Globally, the industry produces over 1.6 billion tires annually and consumers retire around 1 billion waste tires. Current ...

We've broken it down with examples of popular models. Vulcanization refers to a heat-treatment of rubber to make it more ...

It was the mass production and availability of rubber condoms and diaphragms in the 1920s and 1930s, made possible by the 1839 invention of vulcanized rubber, which eventually forced the Church to ...

In 1839, Charles Goodyear revolutionized the rubber industry when he made vulcanized rubber. He mass produced rubber condoms, intrauterine devices, douching syringes and diaphragms. Despite ...

Chances are, if you think of a Vans sneaker, you're likely picturing a shoe equipped with a relatively thick vulcanized rubber sole. It's the type of bottom that's been used on the brand's most iconic ...