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Bridgestone reveals first passenger tires made from guayule
Japanese Bridgestone Corporation announced that it built passenger tires with 100 percent of its natural rubber-containing components derived from guayule, a desert shrub that grows in arid regions. By future research the company will evaluate applications in a wider range of tire types and rubber compounds.Weiterlesen...
Ionic modification turns commercial rubber into a self-healing material
Scientists von Germany and Finland described a simple approach to convert commercially available and widely used bromobutyl rubber (BIIR) into a highly elastic material with extraordinary self-healing properties without using conventional cross-linking or vulcanising agents.Weiterlesen...
Trelleborg acquires marine fender systems company in North America
Swedish Trelleborg Group has, through its business area Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, signed an agreement to acquire Maritime International, Inc., a U.S. based privately owned marine fender systems company. The company designs and manufactures marine fender systems and other quay accessories.Weiterlesen...
TPE market projected to grow 8.0% and reach US$ 27.8bn by 2020
The market research store Research and Markets, based in Dublin, Ireland, hat added a new market research study about thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) to it’s website. The study says, that the market for TPE is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.0% to reach US$27.8 bn by 2020.Weiterlesen...
Contitech is testing engine mounts made from dandelion rubber
At the International Motor Show IAA in Frankfurt, Contitech presents promising research results for mounting elements based on the so-called „Taraxagum“, a natural rubber extracted from dandelions.Weiterlesen...
Lanxess and Saudi Aramco to create joint venture for synthetic rubber
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess, Cologne, and Saudi-Arabian oil and gas producer Saudi Aramco plan to establish a joint venture for synthetic rubber detailed in an agreement signed today. Saudi Aramco is to pay approximately € 1.2bn in cash for its 50 percent share after deducting debt and other financial liabilities.Weiterlesen...
Strainer-Technology to increase Quality and Capacity
The roll-ex strainer cell, supplied by Uth, Fulda, Germany, is an integrated, highly automated system for straining compounds independently of existing mixing lines. It consists of a gear extruder with screw feeder and strainer head, a strip cooler and a packing/stacking unit.Weiterlesen...
ARBC concerned about protracted low rubber prices
The Asean Rubber Business Council (ARBC), which is accounting for around 76.2% of the world‘s total natural rubber production, is very concerned over the current protracted low rubber prices. Published by the International Rubber Council Ltd. (IRCo) a few days ago, ARBC discussed this topic at length on it’s meeting in Bali on 29 August 2015.Weiterlesen...
New technology for biomass-derived synthetic polyisoprene rubber
Japanese chemical company Zeon Corp. in joint research with the National Research and Development Agency RIKEN and Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has succeeded in synthesizing isoprene from biomass (biotic resources).Weiterlesen...
Sliding Wear and mechanical Properties of Alumina/Glass Fabric/Epoxy Composites
In this study, laminates of neat glass fabric/epoxy composite (GEC) and three levels of Al2O3 filled glass fabric/epoxy composites, designated as 3AGEC, 6AGEC and 9AGEC (micro particulates of Al2O3 – by 3, 6 and 9 wt. % of resin respectively) were prepared using hand lay-up method.Weiterlesen...