MUNICH-based chemical firm, Wacker Chemie AG, will be presenting a tin-free catalyst for condensation-curing silicone rubber grades at the upcoming K 2013 show in Düsseldorf, Germany this October. According to the company’s press release, the ELASTOSIL Catalyst NEO, was tailored…
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Pirelli explains tyre failures at Grand Prix in Silverstone
A series of different causes led to the tyre failures at Silverstone: Rear tyres mounted the wrong way round; low tyre pressures; extreme cambers and high Kerbs, says the Italian tyre maker.
SafeRubber to develop thiourea-based accelerators substitute
THE SafeRubber project has received EC funding under the FP7 framework to develop a new, safe, multifunctional accelerator curative molecule, which can replace thiourea-based accelerators in the vulcanisation process. Thiourea-based accelerators are used in the vulcanisation of polychloroprene rubber, primarily…
Quingdao rubber inventory down by 3%
RUBBER inventories in China’s bonded warehouses dropped close to 3% in the past weeks as commercial banks refuse lending money to tyre makers forcing the latter to cut down imports and buy domestic stocks instead. Rubber at Qingdao has also…
ContiTech takes over Legg
CONTITECH Conveyor Belt Group acquires Kansas-based conveyor belt manufacturer Legg Company Inc., as part of its expansion move in the North America. Legg focuses production of conveyor belts for industrial applications , such as in cement plants, paper mills, and…
RP tyre market could be worth US$2.8 billion by 2018 – report
Car ownership in the country is expected to increase in the near future given that the Philippine government is taking several initiatives such as easy availability of loans and promoting growth of rubber production that could also encourage the growth of the tyre market.
Continental tyres are almost half non-oil based, says unit head
Dr. Boris Mergell, Head of Material and Process Engineering for Continental tyres commented that achieving “green tyres” is not simple as “Not all raw materials in tyres can simply be replaced by renewable materials. “
US firm develops new formulation for EPDM materials
US FIRM Minnesota Rubber and Plastics has developed a new technology to improve chloramine resistance of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) materials for use in plumbing applications. According to its latest press release, these new compounds have no signs of…
BASF upgrades phenolic resin facility in Verbund
SPECIALITY chemicals firm BASF is increasing by 50% its production capacity of Kerosin, a branded phenolic resin used as a tackifier for tyre manufacturing, at Ludwigshafen, Verbund in Germany. The company has been producing Koresin from acetylene and t-butylphenol at…
Rhein Chemie opens rubber additive facility in Russia
SPECIALITY chemicals firm Lanxess’s subsidiary Rhein Chemie has officially opened its first Russian production facility in Lipetsk. The company will produce Rhenogran (pre-dispersed, polymer-bound additives) for the rubber processing industry. The product range includes accelerators, sulphur donors, antioxidants, and crosslinking…