LANXESS has decided to convert production of emulsion styrene butadiene rubber (ESBR) used in standard tyres to solution styrene butadiene rubber (SSBR) used in high-performance “Green Tyres” at its site in Triunfo in southern Brazil, in lieu of a feasibility…
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