Beachy grows Kultevat, looks to raise $25 million20131004183159
Beachy grows Kultevat, looks to raise $25 million
October 4, 2013
By E.B. Solomont, Biz Journals Roger Beachy, founding president of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, is bringing a new venture to St. Louis: a...
Dandelion tires? It’s not a Beatles lyric, it’s biotech20130604183120
Dandelion tires? It’s not a Beatles lyric, it’s biotech
June 4, 2013
By Nick Glass and Tim Hume, CNN Wageningen, The Netherlands (CNN) — The dandelion’s bright yellow bloom and fuzzy, parachute-like seeds ar...
Kultevat continues work on Russian dandelion20130425182935
Kultevat continues work on Russian dandelion
April 25, 2013
RubberNews.com, April 25, 2013 CARLSBAD, Calif.—Kultevat L.L.C. appears to be ready to spread its wings after almost five years of building its operat...
KeyGene and Kultevat enter into a collaboration to develop commercial rubber production from Russian dandelion20130408183032
KeyGene and Kultevat enter into a collaboration to develop commercial rubber production from Russian dandelion
April 8, 2013
SeedQuest, April 8, 2013 Today the US based biotech company Kultevat and KeyGene, a biotech company from the Netherlands announced that they entered i...
Rubber news.com – latex news20130204183242
Rubber news.com – latex news
February 4, 2013
By Miles Moore NR prices on an upward spiral Natural rubber prices hit all-time high. That’s been a common headline throughout the past month, as NR p...
LIFE MAGAZINE, October 23, 194420120124183401
LIFE MAGAZINE, October 23, 1944
January 24, 2012
This tire is made out of dandelions Kok-saghyz, means “the root that can be chewed.” At least it does to a Russian. It’s first cousi...
Russian dandelion20120104183319
Russian dandelion
January 4, 2012
Among other species, especially Russian dandelion (Taraxacum koksaghyz Rodin), produces highly promising amounts and qualities of rubber. T. koksaghyz...
Tires Treading on Being Eco-Friendly20101016183440
Tires Treading on Being Eco-Friendly
October 16, 2010
Green solutions magazine, October 16, 2010 Want to save some gas? Well, how about using a low-rolling-resistance (LRR) tire that generates about 5 per...
Bridgestone, Goodyear Face Worst Rubber Shortage in Four Years20100921183722
Bridgestone, Goodyear Face Worst Rubber Shortage in Four Years
September 21, 2010
Bloomberg, September 21, 2010 Bridgestone Corp., the largest tiremaker by sales, is raising European prices for the second time this year and Goodyear...
Green Vehicle Tires Created from Plants20100628183525
Green Vehicle Tires Created from Plants
June 28, 2010
Peachy Green, June 28, 2010 When it comes to building a greener, more eco-friendly car, manufacturers have incorporated a number of measures (increasi...