Mechanical, dynamic properties of peroxide cured HNBR compounds, part 2: HNBR terpolymers
by Victor Nasreddine and Pete Spanos, Arlanxeo USA LLC This article is the second of a two-part study on hydrogenated
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Sustainable additives for the rubber industry
Efforts to make rubber products more environmentally friendly (green) continue to increase. These efforts have become increasingly important to all rubber companies, large and small. Suppliers that produce rubber additives have increasingly focused efforts to provide products to the rubber industry that help meet the goal of increased sustainability. In this regard, Rhein Chemie (RCH), a business unit of Lanxess, currently has a sizeable portfolio of sustainable additives for rubber compounds, and also continues to explore the development of new products that meet the challenge of increased sustainability. This article will focus on currently available products and future products under development that will aid rubber companies in achieving the goal of more environmentally friendly products.
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Patents for August
Patent News as compiled by the editors of Rubber World Magazine for August 2023. Butyl rubber reactive bonding layer for
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Towards the modern automotive industry: Adhesive innovations with styrenic TPEs
Adhesive innovations with styrenic thermoplastic elastomers In automobile manufacturing, hot melt adhesives have numerous purposes, such as applications in the trunk, roof linings, seat assembly, filter manufacturing, emblems, trim and assembly bonding. The trunks
of modern cars, especially trucks with large storage space, are complex. Individual elements, such as the trunk floor, rear seat backs, rear covers, etc., have been produced for several years with dispersion based adhesive systems, with a growing trend of polyurethane reactive (PUR) systems.
Influence of functionalized terpolymer resin on carbon black reinforced rubber compounds
Influence of functionalized terpolymer resin on carbon black reinforced rubber compounds and corelation with tire performance In recent years, the European Union (EU) has mandated reducing greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide (CO2). Passenger cars are responsible for roughly 13% of the total CO2 emission in the E.U. From 2021, the CO2 emissions of new passenger cars must be reduced by 27% compared to 2015.
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Bridgestone breaks ground on $550 million expansion in Tennessee
Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) celebrated the expansion of its Warren County, Tennessee Truck and Bus Radial (TBR) Tire Plant located in Morrison with an official groundbreaking ceremony today. The $550 million investment will add 380 new jobs and expand the plant’s existing footprint by 850,000 square feet to support increased capacity and to accelerate the use of advanced technologies that support cleaner, safer and more efficient commercial truck and bus fleets. As part of the expansion, Warren County will be one of the first plants globally to add the capability to produce our Enliten technology stack. This tech stack is optimized for rolling resistance and wear.f
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Trendco to open nitrile glove plant in Tuskegee, Alabama
Trendco USA has committed to creating 292 jobs over five years at a facility in the new Regional East Alabama Logistics (REAL) Park off Interstate 85 in Macon County.
Trendco is an early-stage company that has been producing medical-grade examination gloves in Louisiana through a partnership with another company. For the Tuskegee operation, it plans up to install as many as 10 glove production lines at the REAL Park location.
Ashland launches iSolve pharmaceutical customer portal
Ashland has launched iSolve™ pharma, a pharmaceutical customer portal where customers can easily access robust information about the company’s pharmaceutical offerings and other important related business material such as our most recent innovations, literature, product, and regulatory data sheets and more.
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WACKER expands HCl production in Burghausen, Germany
Hydrogen chloride (HCl) has many different applications in the chemical industry. Use of this reaction gas allows manufacturers to turn low-energy raw materials into reactive intermediates for down-stream production steps. WACKER, for instance, uses HCl for manufacturing silicones, pyrogenic silica and polysilicon for the solar and semiconductor industries.
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Shin-Etsu announces it will invest over $700 million in production expansion
Shin-Etsu Chemical announced it would make a new ¥100 billion ($703 million) investment in its silicones portfolio, one of the core parts of its Functional Materials business segment.
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