Rubber Review | Issue - 27 | 2025 | December 8-14

Featured Articles

• Cover Story : This issue features Dr. Hans-Joachim Graf, a distinguished consultant, educator, and innovator whose four-decade career has profoundly shaped modern rubber compounding and processing. From pioneering the use of statistical methods in molding to advancing accelerator chemistry, process optimization, and digital formulation tools, Dr. Graf continues to inspire the global rubber community with his technical depth, practical wisdom, and commitment to knowledge sharing.

• Business News : Trelleborg opens a new medical manufacturing facility in Costa Rica to strengthen global supply and nearshore production. | Guill launches the 800 Series Hybrid extrusion tooling, improving layer balance, weld-line elimination, and processing accuracy. | Sumitomo Rubber (SRI) secures exclusive DUNLOP trademark rights in Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei from 2026. | ENEOS Materials expands SSBR production at its Yokkaichi Plant by 10,000 tons to meet rising high-performance tire material demand. | Prinx Chengshan breaks ground on a new tire manufacturing facility in Malaysia to boost global capacity and supply chain resilience.

• IRMRI Spotlight : IRMRI opens registrations for its One-Year Online Certificate Course in Rubber Materials Science & Technology (RMST). | Dr. Debdipta Basu delivers an invited lecture on “Redefining Rubber Compounding: The Sustainability Revolution in Additives” at a major Mumbai conference. | ARISE Incubation Centre supports startups with mentorship, training, funding access, and industry collaboration.| ARISE Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) equips participants with skills in HR, funding, sales, and legal compliance.

• Business Directory : India, China, Sri Lanka

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