Trelleborg has finalised the acquisition of the US-based privately-owned manufacturer of high-precision silicone components for medical technology original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Silicone Fabricators Inc. (SSF). SSF is a significant player in the important and high growth US life sciences market,…
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Cabot Corp plans to establish new Asia Technology Centre in Shanghai
Cabot Corporation recently announced plans of opening a new application innovation laboratory in Shanghai, China. It will serve as the Asia Technology Centre with infrastructure and labs supporting all businesses within the region.The new facility will be pivotal to Cabot’s…
New aerial conveyor system from Sempertrans, Agudionow operating in Brazil
The Sempertrans segment of the international Semperit Group and the Agudio brand of the Italian ropeway manufacturer Leitner Ropeways have developed a completely new system for bulk transportation over long distances. Called the Flyingbelt, the new system is a combination…
Rutgers engineers use silicone rubber motors and wheels for versatile robots
Engineers from the Rutgers University, New Jersey have created a small, squishy vehicle equipped with soft wheels rolls over rough terrain and runs under water. According to them, future versions of this versatile vehicle might be suitable for search and…
Global rubber processing market to grow at almost 10% CAGR until 2020
According to the latest report of Technavio, a leading global technology research and advisory company, the global rubber processing equipment market is expected grow at a CAGR of nearly 10% during 2016 to 2020. The report covers the market outlook…
New highly transparent liquid silicone rubber to be presented by Wacker
A new generation of highly transparent liquid silicone rubbers for lighting technologies will be presented by Wacker Chemie AG at the 20th International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber K 2016.Producing crystal-clear optical lenses and coupling elements for high heat…
Continental Tyre Malaysia introduces new date-of-purchase warranty
Continental Tyre PJ Malaysia SdnBhd (CTM) officially introduced a new five-year warranty programme applicable from the tyre’s date of purchase instead of the date of manufacture, as was the case previously. Other tyre companies provide warranty programmes that are only…
Wacker to reveal new silicone rubber dispersion in K 2016
An innovative electrically conductive silicone rubber dispersion will be launched by Wacker, a Munich-based chemical group, at the 20th International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber K 2016.Powersil 403 was developed for manufacturing the outer conductive film on cable accessories…
Top Glove considers going into condom business
Top Glove, the world’s largest latex glove makerwhich makes one of every four pairs of rubber gloves the globe uses, may go and diversify into the condom business. Although the latex glove industry has a 6% to 8% annual growth,…
Silicones market to reach US$20.78 bn with 4.9% CAGR by 2022 –report
Allied Market Research (AMR), a full-service market research and business-consulting wing of Allied Analytics LLP, recently published a report titled “World Silicones Market”. According to this report, the silicones market is expected to reach US$20.784 billion by 2022, growing at…