Nizhnekamskneftekhim starts sale of thermoplastic elastomers

Nizhnekasmk, Tatarstan – Russian rubber and petrochemicals manufacturer PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNH) has started selling thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) produced at its new divinyl styrene production unit for DSSK rubber production facility.

The styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer (SBS) is suitable for application in road surfaces, shoe-soles and roofing materials, NKNH announced 8 April.   

NKNH said the TPEs are manufactures in a ‘fully automated’ process and are available in granules.

The TPEs, it said, offer “high mechanical strength” and can be processed multiple times “without harm to the environment.”