Tire tread depth affects traction, heat, rolling resistance, comfort, and safety more than most drivers realize.

DORAL, Fla. — Retreading product supplier Vipal Rubber Corp. has released a new tread designed for high performance in snow and mud conditions The new product, the VT250, "has excellent traction and ...

PEREZ, Argentina — Retread materials manufacturer Vipal Rubber Corp. has commissioned production of tread rubber at a new plant in Perez, the company's first plant outside of Brazil. The ...

My car got a flat tire this past Sunday and I suspect my initial reaction was different than most anyone facing the same situation. Believe it or not, the first thing that came to mind was this: "Wow.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber patented a method for forming composite treads by coextruding different compounds onto a tire building drum. The resulting tire tread has varying ratios of compounds for ...

Take a look at the tread pattern on your tires sometime. They are quite complex and have details that, when observed closely, show several different patterns and shapes that make up the ...

The potential of liquid farnesene/butadiene rubber (LFBR) was evaluated in a silica tread formulation for passenger car radial (PCR) tires. The LFBR was evaluated at 5 phr of LFBR in place of 5 phr of ...

We know gas cars are bad for the environment. EVs are cleaner, but all cars have tires — and tire pollution is a source of toxic microplastics and chemicals.