rss1

The Rubber Division announced the following virtual and in-person training opportunities

KRAIBURG TPE is offering its latest THERMOLAST® R RC/PCR/AP and RC/FC/PCR/AP sustainable TPE compounds for universal industrial and consumer applications.

Michelin has crossed a new barrier, by being the first to design a tire integrating up to 58% sustainable materials and approved for road use. A further demonstration of its technological leadership in the materials field.

HF MIXING GROUP held a ribbon cutting and inauguration of their new administration building. The modern administration building has been planned and built in Freudenberg, Germany, and is a huge milestone in terms of comfort and architecture. The elegant black building with its high proportion of glass shows the intention to offer employees and applicants an environment of „new work”. The new environment supports not only internal, but also external cooperation and new ways of communication with customers, suppliers and partners.

Celanese Corporation announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement with the polymer distributor, Ravago. Effective on January 1, 2023, Ravago is appointed as Celanese’s exclusive distributor for its Santoprene® and Geolast® TPV portfolio in North American countries including the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

The Rubber Division, ACS announces a new Polymer Fridays webinar series, in which you will hear from eight different industry experts who will provide a two-hour dive into eight different polymers: Nitrile, Chloroprene, Silicone, Butyl, VAMAC, FKM, SBR and Natural Rubber. Each webinar will cover:
The history (when, how, who, why); Chemistry breakdown (how it works, functionality, grade options); Key applications (where & why it is best used, performance advantages); Future of the polymer (new material development, enhancements in application, growth or demise).

Elkem Silicones showcased its latest product innovation, enlarging its portfolio of silicone solutions of the AMSil™ and AMSil™ Silbione™ ranges for Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing, at the upcoming Formnext show in Frankfurt Germany from November 15th to 18th 2022.

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. has developed the industry’s first silicone film-forming emulsion for fiber-treatment applications. Such a product has not existed up until now, and it was developed in response to customers’ requests.

Produced with renewable feedstock, Nynas’ biobased tire oil NYTEX® BIO 6200 has been ranked as one of the most important sustainability projects by the European Rubber Journal (ERJ). Extensive studies at Nynas’ Rubber Compounding Lab have provided promising results for the performance of key properties, confirming that the biobased oil will perform at least as well as conventional mineral tire oils, while adding significant value with regard to raw material sustainability.

ASF, Mercedes-Benz, Pyrum Innovations AG and WITTE Automotive successfully closed a material cycle to produce automotive components from mass-balanced plastics. Pyrolysis oil from scrap tires and biomethane from organic waste can replace fossil raw materials in manufacturing plastics with virgin material properties