Advanced perfluoroelastomers: The preferred sealing solution for oil and gas
The technology for sealing has considerably advanced since it was first developed in the late 1800s. It is crucial to
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Styrenic block copolymer additives enabling circularity of packaging
by Aparajita Bhattacharya and Yuliya Streen, Kraton The flexible packaging industry is working on multiple fronts to achieve its set
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Unique features of plasticizer-free soft TPU made with bio-based polyol from 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol and sebacic acid
by Shun Okura, Kunio Mayahara and Hoan Tran, Kuraray Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is a multiblock copolymer that consists of a
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Patents for September
Patent News as collected by the editors of Rubber World for September 2024 Tackifier for elastomer compoundsU.S. patent: 11,873,366Issued: January
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Freudenberg Sealing Technologies launches two new product lines for prismatic battery cells
By 2030, well over 100 million electric cars are expected to be on the roads worldwide. To make electromobility more efficient in the future, nearly all manufacturers are working to increase range and reduce charging times. High-performance batteries are one of the priorities in this development. Freudenberg Sealing Technologies assists manufacturers by providing innovative solutions that increase cell reliability – solutions that contribute to a longer cycle life, greater design flexibility and advances in cell design. With its cell caps and cell envelopes, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies now has two products ready for series production.
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Bridgestone, Grupo BB&G and Versalis create closed-loop system for tire recycling
Bridgestone EMEA (Bridgestone), Grupo BB&G (BB&G) and Versalis (Eni) announced the signing of an agreement aimed at establishing a closed-loop ecosystem to transform end-of-life tires into new tires. The agreement will bring together the innovation, experience and technological skills of all three companies. The partnership aims to develop a model for the creation of a scalable and increasingly sustainable supply chain.
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Mitsubishi Chemical to study generating carbon black from end-of-life tires
The Mitsubishi Chemical Group announced that it has launched studies to perform chemical recycling of end-of-life tires (“ELTs”) by utilizing the coke ovens at its Kagawa Plant (Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture). The MCG Group aims to begin marketing sustainable carbon black made from ELTs by March 2026.
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U.S. Medical Glove acquires South Carolina polyisoprene facility to become the only U.S based end-to-end manufacturer
U.S. Medical Glove Company (USMGC) is the world’s first end-to-end manufacturer of nitrile and polyisoprene surgical and exam gloves, headquartered in its 1.8 million-square-foot facility in Harvard, IL. USMGC oversees on American soil every stage of production—from raw materials, to machine manufacturing, to deploying AI technology in the development of its proprietary ERP, to the distribution of the final products.
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Driving towards equivalent performance and beyond: Monolith carbon black properties and use in Goodyear tires
Three grades of Monolith carbon black are introduced that are made through the utilization of a novel thermal plasma process, and which offer colloidal characteristics as well as performance in rubber that are very similar to furnace black.
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FDA compliant Zetpol HNBR non-black compounds
Use of response surface methodology (RSM) to optimize the percentage hydrogenation in the hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR), filler surface area, plasticizer loading and peroxide loading to create a statistical model that can be used to meet rubber compound specifications for non-black applications is examined.
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