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JSR launches new SBR for high performance tires
Added: 19 Sep 2019
Tokyo - JSR Corp. has developed a new styrene butadiene copolymer rubber (SBR) for automotive tires…

Cabot exec sees limits on use of rCB in tires
Added: 18 Sep 2019
It is important to consider all available opportunities for tire recycling, Kalkstein set out in a …

Sibur, Sinopec revive NBR project, extend partnership
Added: 18 Sep 2019
St Petersburg, Russia – Sibur Holding and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) are extending …

Lanxess unveils PU wheels for challenging applications
Added: 18 Sep 2019
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG has launched a new polyurethane solution, based on an MDI polycaprola…

Hutchinson acquiring German aerospace parts maker
Added: 18 Sep 2019
Paris - Hutchinson SA has agreed to buy PFW Aerospace GmbH, a German supplier of tubes, ducts, as w…

DuPont: Advanced plastics and elastomers for engine systems
Added: 17 Sep 2019
DuPont has published a new white paper to explain how replacing metals with high-performance polyme…

Laser technology dedicated to mould cleaning
Added: 17 Sep 2019
For years, the use of laser technology has been growing in all industrial sectors. At the request o…

Vesta: Silicone rubber materials and fabrication
Added: 17 Sep 2019
Selecting a high-quality elastomer for critical applications, particularly medical devices, can be …

Trelleborg: Noise and vibration isolation in buildings:
Added: 17 Sep 2019
All buildings and structures are subjected to ground vibration, or forcing frequencies, which can n…

How To Improve Process Quality, Productivity & Performance
Added: 17 Sep 2019
Continuous Improvement has been around for decades. Building blocks of the concept began in the 193…

Tandem process is revolutionising the tire industry
Added: 17 Sep 2019
The tandem process has already improved the mixing process considerably. In the future, the machine…

TANIQ advances rubber plant of the future
Added: 17 Sep 2019
Using a robotic arm, in combination with a digital design environment, can overcome the shortcoming…

Zeon: Improving long-term performance of HNBR compounds
Added: 17 Sep 2019
Zeon Corp. is seeking to enhance the long-term properties of hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR) to …

Compound optimisation: From formulation to application
Added: 17 Sep 2019
By Izaak Watson BSc (Hons) Rubber Technologist at Clwyd Compounders Ltd
Fundamental aspects of co…

Tires under the microscope
Added: 17 Sep 2019
Prof James Busfield and Lewis Tunnicliffe of the soft matter group at Queen Mary University of Lond…

Kiwa guiding TPE seals into drinking-water applications
Added: 17 Sep 2019
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are an established alternative to vulcanised rubbers in sealing app…

Chemical plant projects present increasing challenges for engineers
Added: 17 Sep 2019
The chemical industry is a booming sector for industrial plant manufacturers. Among other things, t…

Kumho Polychem advances semi-single site catalysts for production of new EPDMs
Added: 17 Sep 2019
Technical paper from Korean petrochemicals group shows how system can deliver high levels of cataly…

Plastics and rubber machinery – Best practice in resource efficiency
Added: 17 Sep 2019
For NPE 2015, VDMA has issued a brochure shows a number of case studies of what resource efficiency…

Where Industry 4.0 is an issue - and where it is not
Added: 17 Sep 2019
84 percent of German manufacturers and users believe that Industry 4.0 will provide a new frame wor…