With much of the professional peloton transitioning from tubular to tubeless wheel and tyre systems in recent years, the humble clincher tyre has often been forgotten. Clinchers had a brief moment in ...

Butyl rubber, also known as polyisobutylene is a synthetic rubber or elastomer. It was first developed in the 1940’s by German chemists and commercialised in 1943. The typical composition of butyl ...

The German industrial chemical maker Lanxess says it has successfully concluded the pilot phase of developing a new process for making butyl rubber. Tested at the firm’s site in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, ...

SARASOTA, Fla., Feb. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IPG (Intertape Polymer Group) today announced the launch of Palisade Butyl-HT PLUS, a high-performance, non-asphaltic, 100% pure butyl underlayment.