BEIJING — Linglong Group Co. Ltd., citing China's dependency on imported natural rubber (NR), has pledged to invest $450 million to help set up a company in China dedicated to developing a ...

Continental officially inaugurated its research laboratory named “Taraxagum Lab Anklam” in Anklam, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, and presented it to the public. After the ground-breaking ...

ANKLAM, Germany — Continental A.G. has inaugurated its laboratory in Anklam for research into the production of rubber from the Russian dandelion, one year after breaking ground on the 323,000-sq.-ft.

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 ...

A fast-growing, resilient species of dandelion that could serve as a domestic source for natural rubber for tires is the focus of accelerated commercialization backed by the Department of Defense and ...

At the International Motor Show Commercial Vehicles, Continental showcased the Conti EcoPlus HD3,truck tires made from natural rubber derived from dandelion roots. As an agricultural crop, dandelions ...

Just last month, Bridgestone received a grant from the Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute to research a drought-reistant shrub capable of producing natural rubber outside of the world's ...

WOOSTER, Ohio—Katrina Cornish has taken on many roles in more than 30 years as a world-renowned researcher in alternative sources of natural rubber. As of Feb. 28, Cornish added a new role: scientific ...

HANOVER,Germany—A team of scientists from Continental A.G., Fraunhofer IME and the University of Munich have been nominated for the "federal president's award for technology and innovation 2021" for ...

MUENSTER Germany (Reuters) - Dutch biologist Ingrid van der Meer often meets with disbelief when she talks about her work on dandelions and how it could secure the future of road transport. The ...

This release is available in German. Anyone who has picked dandelions as a child will be familiar with the white liquid that seeps out of the stalks as you break them off. Viscous, sticky – and a much ...