CCJ

With tire prices soaring, Goodyear seeks domestic rubber alternative

In a multi-year, multi-million-dollar program supported by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Goodyear, the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) and BioMADE will work with Ohio-based Farmed Materials on ...
Agri-Pulse

From weeds to wheels: Goodyear hopes to make rubber out of dandelion

The roots of Taraxacum kok-saghyz, a species of dandelion known as TK that has proven to be a valuable alternative to natural rubber trees. Photo credit: Farmed Materials. A tire company is ...
Motor Trend

Rubber Match: What Happens if the Rubber For Our Tires Stops Growing on Trees?

Microcyclus uleivirtually wiped out the Brazilian rubber industry, and while strict quarantine measures adopted in 1955 continue to protect the rubber industry in southeast Asia (which supplies 93 ...
The Hill

Hydroponic dandelions hold the key for a critical resource

In today’s world, natural rubber is a critical component of developed economies — it remains impossible to drive a car, fly a plane or fight a war without it. However, because it is ubiquitous in our ...
Truckinginfo

Will Future Truck Tires Be Made From Dandelions and Rice Husk Ash?

Part 1 of The Quest for Greener Truck Tires examined why it is so important for tire makers to develop environmentally friendly truck tires. But how, exactly, are they going about doing so? Optimizing ...
Digital Journal

Thai farmers tap into sustainable rubber industry

Thailand is the world's largest producer of natural rubber, the vast majority of it from small-scale farmers - Copyright AFP Jack TAYLOR Thailand is the world's ...