Dutch synthetic rubber producer Arlanxeo launched recently its first handbook for synthetic rubber. The Arlanxeo Handbook of Synthetic Rubber is an integrated, complete, and stand-alone reference in the rubber industry.
The handbook has over 400 pages, 17 chapters and offers a sound understanding of rubber chemistry and technology to seasoned professionals, academia, curious readers, and specialists at companies across the polymers’ supply and value chain. It highlights Arlanxeo’s scientific knowledge presents the company’s product lines and the typical applications, and concludes with a realistic outlook on future challenges and opportunities in the synthetic rubber industry.
According to Arlanxeo CEO, Donald Chen, the publication of the said handbook marks an outstanding achievement, made possible by the individual commitments of, and excellent teamwork amongst, rubber chemistry and technology specialists, who all had access to the collective knowledge gathered by its (former) colleagues during the past 100 years. “Offering this book to our customers and industry partners is an expression of our gratitude for their loyalty and trust, “ he added.
Arlanxeo further explained that the scope of the rubber book is to comprehensively explain rubber chemistry and technology in terms of structure/property relationships, in a bid to educate and inspire the readers, “and thereby contribute to an innovative and sustainable future for the rubber industry”.