Everyday items like car tires, plastic bags and foam cushions come from materials called polymers that can take years to develop and test. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) – In partnership with Bridgestone Americas Inc, researchers from the University of Arizona are developing a new, more sustainable variety of natural rubber. Guayule (pronounced ...

DENVER -- Imagine a field of bright yellow sunflowers basking in warm summer sun, leaves thick and deep green, and brimming with enough natural rubber to fashion a set of high-performance tires. In a ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A unit of Chinese oil and chemicals conglomerate Sinochem Group offered to buy a majority stake in Singapore's Halcyon Agri Corp in a deal that will combine their rubber assets ...