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JSR launches new SBR for high performance tires

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…

London – There are major technical challenges to overcome before recycled carbon black (rCB) can be used as an effective alternative filler in tire compounds, believes Bart Kalkstein, president, reinforcement materials at Cabot Corp.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…