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Trelleborg’s iCast LSR speeds small batch product development

April 26, 2022 RubberWorld 1207 Views

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is supporting manufacturers with iCast™ LSR, a new fast and flexible digital manufacturing process for product development and small batch production of Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) parts.
Trelleborg’s unique iCastTM LSR process offers a cost-effective way for manufacturers to develop product variations or try out different design concepts before investing in serial production tools. In addition, the process enables the start of pre-series and series production with small batches, to close the gap between low and high-volume production.

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ACE Products & Consulting changes name to ACE Laboratories

April 25, 2022 RubberWorld 1670 Views

ACE Products & Consulting, an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited rubber laboratory service provider, is changing its name to ACE Laboratories, effective April25. The change reflects ACE’s significant growth and the expansion of its extensive testing, consulting, research and development capabilities

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Yokohama Rubber develops internal tire sensor to monitor tread wear

April 22, 2022 RubberWorld 1028 Views

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it has developed a technology that detects the wear condition of passenger car tires by analyzing sensing waveforms transmitted by a proprietary signal processing technology from a sensor attached to the tire’s inner surface that is being jointly developed with Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

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Global rubber market expected to reach $51.21 billion by 2027

April 21, 2022 RubberWorld 1059 Views

utomotive industry owing to its insulation property, and will propel the growth of the market during the forecast period, states Fortune Business Insights, in a report, titled “Rubber Market Size, Share and Industry Analysis, By Type (Natural, and Synthetic), By Application (Tire, Non-Tire Automotive, Footwear, Industrial Goods, and Others), and Regional Forecast, 2020-2027.” The market size stood at USD 40.77 billion in 2019

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Rubber Division’s upcoming in-person and virtual learning opportunities

April 20, 2022 RubberWorld 998 Views

in-person. CEUs are available on many of our courses. All Rubber Division, ACS courses are free for undergraduate Student Members (discount for masters & graduate Student Members).

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Silicone fluid market poised to grow by $1.35 billion by 2026

April 19, 2022 RubberWorld 1010 Views

silicone fluid market and it is poised to grow by $ 1.35 bn during 2022-2026 progressing at a CAGR of 5.24% during the forecast period. Our report on the silicone fluid market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

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Teijin Frontier develops eco-friendly polyester nanofiber for reinforced rubber

April 18, 2022 RubberWorld 613 Views

Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group’s fibers and products converting company, announced that it has developed an eco-friendly staple polyester nanofiber that offers excellent performance to reinforce rubber uses in products including automotive tires, hoses and belts. Teijin Frontier will start production in 2023 and expects sales to reach JPY one billion (nearly USD 8.2 million) by the fiscal year ending in March 2028.

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Nokian Tyres to expand capacity in Europe to replace lost Russian production

April 15, 2022 RubberWorld 1187 Views

Last week Nokian Tyres announced that the company starts to expedite its plans to invest in new production capacity in Europe. Therefore, the Board of Directors changed the proposal to the Annual General Meeting regarding the dividend payment, cutting the total dividend payable to shareholders by EUR 106 million to fund the new capacity

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Bridgestone and LanzaTech partner to develop end-of-life tire recycling

April 14, 2022 RubberWorld 1186 Views

Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) announced an exclusive partnership with Carbon Capture and Transformation (CCT) company, LanzaTech NZ, Inc. (LanzaTech) to address end-of-life tire waste. The two companies will co-develop the first dedicated end-of-life tire recycling process leveraging LanzaTech’s proprietary CCT technology, creating a pathway toward tire material circularity and the decarbonization of new tire production.

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Shin-Etsu announces global price increase for silicone

April 13, 2022 RubberWorld 2196 Views

-Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. announced that it is going to increase the sales prices of all of its silicone products by ten percent globally effective May 2022.