Rubber Review issue 39 is now online
Bangkok, Thailand – In the latest issue of Rubber Review we feature Michael Clayton, Co-Founder of The Rubber Initiative and Executive Chair of the International Rubber Conference Organisation. This
Cover Story sits alongside our August 2025 cover with cofounder Dr Matthew Thornton (Issue 16). Where that conversation set out the strategic and innovation half of TRI, this one picks up the operational and people side of the work.
Michael’s path into the rubber industry began with postgraduate research at the University of Queensland’s Centre for High Performance Polymers, working on the rheology and thermodynamics of biodegradable polymer systems.