Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd has expanded its rubber recycling programme to include production scrap from Toyoda Gosei East Japan’s Miyagi Kurihara plant, marking the first time the company is collecting rubber scrap from another entity within the broader Toyoda Gosei…
German rubber compound specialist Gummiwerk Kraiburg has installed a new rubber mixing line at one of its German plants, featuring an HF Group IM190E internal mixer as part of a brownfield production upgrade. The project replaced an existing K5 mixer…
Univar Solutions has finalized the acquisition of HM Royal, a century-old US distributor specializing in rubber, plastics, and adhesive additives, the company confirmed on 3 August 2026. The deal, announced by Downers Grove, Illinois-based Univar, is designed to bolster its…
French supplier Hutchinson has entered a strategic partnership with Chinese humanoid robot developer Leju Robotics to develop technologies and applications for embodied robots in industrial manufacturing. The agreement positions Leju as Hutchinson’s key embodied intelligence partner in China. Hutchinson will…
The European rubber compounding sector shows tentative signs of recovery in 2026 after two consecutive years of decline, according to the latest ERJ Compounding Survey. While overall sales among respondents dipped in 2025, the downward trend appears to be easing,…
Sena has launched its first adventure helmet, the Outlander, packing the brand’s own integrated communications hardware and LED lighting into a single shell. Priced at $599 MSRP, the helmet is available now through Sena’s website and authorized dealers in five…
Two former Volkswagen engineers, Michael Stamp and Marcus Plank, have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and securities fraud charges related to alleged insider trading on a $5 billion joint venture between Volkswagen and Rivian Automotive. Prosecutors claim the defendants made…
MINI is set to make its debut in the 2026 Rebelle Rally, a 1,500-mile off-road navigation competition in the western United States, with a new rugged model variant. The rally, which is the nation’s premier all-women off-road navigation competition, will…
A Mississippi-based dealership chain, Holmes Motors, has agreed to pay $137,348 to resolve allegations that it illegally repossessed vehicles from active-duty servicemembers and failed to refund security deposits and prepaid lease amounts after early terminations. The settlement stems from violations…
Waymo’s co-CEO, Dmitri Dolgov, argues that camera-only cars can match human driving abilities but will never reach the safety levels required for full autonomy. He believes that lidar and radar provide crucial protection when cameras fail, citing examples from Waymo’s…