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Established in 1971, Rubber News focuses on serving manufacturers in the rubber industry. Its primary audience includes those involved in making tires and inner tubes, rubber and plastic shoes, reclaimed rubber, hoses and belts made from rubber and plastic, custom rubber products, rubber adhesives, as well as wire and cable items.

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Bellofram Elastomers offers flame-retardant EPDM, neoprene foams

6 days ago | rubbernews.com | Patricia Faulhaber

NEWELL, W.Va.—Bellofram Elastomers has added two new foam product lines to its portfolio. The new UL-94 V-0 medium-flame retardant foam and EPDM and neoprene foams are projected to meet customer and market needs while increasing the company's revenue and overall value. Bellofram Elastomers supplies silicone and diaphragm products to major industries such as aerospace, medical, general industry, food service, industrial lighting, rail and transit, automotive and military.
ACC sees 'palpable optimism' in Trump EPA deregulation plans

1 week ago | rubbernews.com | Steve Toloken

WASGINGTON—The American Chemistry Council has a "palpable sense of optimism" that President Donald Trump's administration will bring favorable regulations for chemical and plastics companies, the head of ACC said at a conference April 15. President and CEO Chris Jahn told the Global Chemicals Regulation Conference in Washington that ACC is hoping Trump's leadership can bring clarity they say is needed to regulations for chemical recycling of plastics, among other areas.
Pustay Beaven: Nokian's bold decision makes it stronger

1 week ago | rubbernews.com | Erin Pustay Beaven

The right thing, so very often, is far from the easy thing. And I suppose that's part of what makes it the right thing, the fact that it costs you something in the end, the fact that you have to face challenges and persevere through them. Nokian Tyres P.L.C. knows this well. It has, after all, spent the last three years doing the right thing. And for that, the company is stronger, more agile and more environmentally responsible.
Rubber in automotive opportunities also bring new challenges

1 week ago | rubbernews.com | Andrew Schunk

AKRON—With a global value of about $57.4 billion in 2024, the automotive rubber market’s future is as bright as the challenges are daunting. Rubber use in both tire and non-tire automotive applications is expected to rise through 2030, with tire rubber set at 2.5 percent CAGR over the next five years; and EV tire rubber set at 13.5 percent through 2030, according to a recent report from Smithers, a global testing and consulting firm based in Northeast Ohio.
International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers honors General Award, Technical Award winners

2 weeks ago | rubbernews.com | Bruce Meyer

DUBLIN, Ireland—The leader of a Taiwan-based maker of thermoplastic elastomers and other chemicals, along with a professor at a Chinese university, were honored at the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers' Annual General Meeting in Dublin. LCY Group Chairman Bowei Lee received the 2025 IISRP General Award, while Zhang Liqun, currently a professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University in China, was the Technical Award honoree during an April 8 ceremony.
GlobalData forecast: Tariffs could cost U.S. up to 1.5M units in light vehicle sales

2 weeks ago | rubbernews.com | Bruce Meyer

DUBLIN, Ireland—The U.S. can expect light vehicle sales to drop by between 1 million and 1.5 million units in 2025 if the tariffs put in place by the Trump administration stay intact. That prediction was part of an auto market report delivered by Robert Simmons, responsible for tire and rubber market research for GlobalData, delivered April 9 at the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers's Annual General Meeting in Dublin.
Auto industry needs time, consistency to manage Trump tariffs

2 weeks ago | rubbernews.com | Erin Pustay Beaven

CHICAGO—There's plenty keeping the automotive industry up at night, but when it comes to concerns, tariffs are typically top of mind. That's also true for Kristin Dziczek, a policy advisor with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, who is monitoring the impact that the tariffs could have on automotive OEMs and their supply chains. "The big concern I have right now is for suppliers," Dziczek said during MEMA's Aftermarket Suppliers Vision Conference in Chicago on April 2.
Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs on most countries; auto tariffs still in effect, White House says

2 weeks ago | rubbernews.com | John Irwin

President Donald Trump is pausing reciprocal tariffs on most countries other than China for 90 days and is instead implementing a base tariff of 10 percent on most goods. The pause does not extend to sectoral tariffs, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at an April 9 news conference at the White House. Those tariffs include a 25 percent duty on vehicle imports that went into effect April 3, as well as steel and aluminum levies.
Gert Heinrich, 2025 Charles Goodyear medalist, recounts holistic journey to tires

2 weeks ago | rubbernews.com | Andrew Schunk

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.—Attaining a worldly perspective was a difficult proposition for an aspiring academic in East Germany in the 1960s, the height of the Cold War. From the Soviet Union's perspective, that's exactly what the Berlin Wall was designed to do: prevent top scientific minds from fleeing to the West. Conversely, the wall isolated the East.
Stellantis rolls out tariff cost relief plan for auto suppliers

2 weeks ago | rubbernews.com | Kurt Nagl

Auto maker Stellantis North America officials are telling suppliers that the auto maker will cover their tariff costs as long as they are taking measures to mitigate exposure. The company is considering cost relief requests on a case-by-case, monthly basis, according to people familiar with the plan.