Author: RubberWorld

By 2023, the market for plastic-rubber composites is expected to be valued at USD 2,170.9 million. The market is projected to grow at a 5.3% CAGR and reach USD 3,638.5 million by 2033 according to Future Market Insights. When compared to single materials, these composites offer better performance attributes. These composites improve the overall performance, safety, and comfort of cars by combining the advantages of both plastic and rubber, such as impact resistance, durability, noise reduction, and vibration dampening.

Sumitomo Rubber Industries’ new synchrotron radiation technique is capable of measuring 0.1- to 100-nanosecond motion. Combining the innovative technique with conventional processes has made it possible to measure atomic or molecular motion in a wide time domain. It has been developed using SPring-81, a large synchrotron radiation facility, for the first time. Furthermore, the use of CITIUS2, the latest two-dimensional x-ray camera, has enabled them to measure not only the timescale of a moving object but its spatial scale at the same time. They succeeded in measuring molecular chain motion in rubber in a wide time domain of 0.1 to 100 nanoseconds by applying the developed technique to rubber material

ith the establishment of its own subsidiary in Romania in April 2024, Arburg has taken another important step in further increasing its local presence in the emergent economic region of South Eastern Europe. The new subsidiary is based in Bucharest and is headed up by Interim Managing Director Dr Daniel Orel, who is responsible for the Arburg subsidiaries in Czechia and Slovakia. The intention with this step is to bring Arburg products and services even closer to customers.

“Now is the time for politicians with core economic policy expertise,” said Michael Klein, President of the German Rubber Industry Association (wdk) on the outcome of the European elections in Frankfurt am Main. “As a result, we and the new EU Commission now have the unique opportunity to replace the ideologically dominated EU decisions of recent years with a European policy with a realistic economic policy foundation.”

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, will be presenting a selection of silicone products for battery technology and electromobility at this year’s Battery Show Europe. The focus will be on the potting compounds ELASTOSIL® CM 181 and ELASTOSIL® CM 185. The latter is a recent development which will be premiered at the show. Both products boost battery safety in electric vehicles. They ensure the reliable operation of battery cells and prevent fire from spreading in the event of thermal runaway in a cell. Battery Show Europe will be held in Stuttgart, Germany, from June 18 to June 20.

Continental and Rheinmetall have signed a letter of intent to cooperate. The aim of the agreement is to partly cover Rheinmetall’s fast-growing personnel requirements in the coming years with Continental employees affected by the transformation. Rheinmetall expects sales growth of up to 40 percent in the current fiscal year alone compared to the previous year, with correspondingly high personnel requirements in the longer term.

Firestone announced the launch of its first winter truck tire range, the Firestone Roadhawk Winter Drive and Firestone Roadhawk Winter Steer. Engineered for small to large European fleets seeking reliability and reduced ownership costs from their tires year-round, the Firestone Roadhawk Winter range is the smart choice from a brand with a 120-year legacy in the tire industry.

Yokohama Tire’s all-new GEOLANDAR A/T4™ G018, engineered for trucks, SUVs and CUVs, is now on sale in the U.S. Over 50 LT-metric sizes are expected to be available by year end and more than 130 Euro-metric and LT-metric sizes ranging from 15- to 22-inch wheel diameters are planned for the line.