Butadiene rubber (BR) is the second most important rubber after styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR). BR is formed by the polymerisation of butadiene. Products made of BR offer very high resilience, good insulation properties, abrasion resistance, and remain flexible at low temperatures.…
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Rubber tracks for defence/security market to reach US$144 mn
The global rubber tracks for the defence and security market is expected to follow gradual growth over a ten-year forecast period 2017-2027 and is poised for a CAGR of 3.9% over the assessment period and reach US$144.5 million by 2027, up from…
Dow introduces octylphenol-free rubber-to-metal bonding agent
Rubber-to-metal bonding is essential for automotive under-the-hood, powertrain and chassis anti-vibration applications. Part of a product family from US chemicals supplier Dow that includes Megum and other Thixon rubber-to-substrate bonding agents, are new Thixon P-11-F and P-22 primer systems that…
Achieving plastic/rubber bonding without adhesives
German machinery company LWB Steinl and chemical firm Evonik Industries say they are combining their experience to manufacture a rotation-symmetrical plastic/rubber composite part. Evonik supplies its polyamide 612 Vestamid DX9325 for adhesive-free bonding with EPDM, and LWB Steinl supplies its…
Cooper Standard to acquire two companies to further non-auto markets
US-headquartered automotive systems provider Cooper Standard is to acquire two US firms: Lauren Manufacturing and Lauren Plastics, subject to regulatory approvals and related parties’ consent. The two companies will allow Cooper Standard to further expand markets served by its Industrial and Specialty…
Trelleborg acquires tyre distributor in New Zealand
Swedish seal technology firm Trelleborg has, through its Trelleborg Wheel Systems business area, signed an agreement and finalised the acquisition of the New Zealand company TRS Tyre & Wheel Ltd, owned by Bapcor Group. Terms were not disclosed. The company is a…
Zeon to up capacity for HNBR in Japan; focus on high-heat HNBR portfolio
Zeon Corporation, Japan, represented by the European subsidiary Zeon Europe GmbH at the on-going German rubber exhibition DKT (2-5 July 2018) says that it’s focus is on HNBR (Hydrogenated nitrile rubbers) and other elastomers. Meanwhile, Zeon says that it will…
Arlanxeo invests in SR facilities in Brazil and France; to modernise and produce more grades
German speciality chemicals firm Arlanxeo says it is strengthening its position as the world’s leading manufacturer of synthetic rubber (SR). Over the next three years, it will invest EUR mid double-digit million to modernise its production sites in Triunfo, Brazil,…
Aditya Birla completes name change of carbon black business to Birla Carbon
India’s Aditya Birla Group, which started unifying its global carbon black business under one common umbrella known as Birla Carbon six years ago, to create an organisational structure that will attempt to cut costs and take advantage of its worldwide leadership position in the…
Bridgestone breakthrough in hybrid polymer for tyres boasts higher capabilities than NR
Japanese tyre/rubber company Bridgestone Corporation says it has successfully developed the world’s first polymer to bond rubber and resins at a molecular level. This new polymer is said to boast what Bridgestone says is “unprecedented durability with crack resistance that is…