Wacker intensifies collaboration with Silspek Rubber
The group is entitling the Polish silicone compounder to market ready-to-use silicone rubber compounds based on Wacker raw materials.
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Lanxess increases prices for NBR
Specialty chemicals group increased prices for nitrile-butadiene rubber by 100 euro per tone.
Solutions for the Automated Process Chain in Elastomer Engineering
Six partner companies from Austria and Italy display a “transalpine” process chain for elastomer sealing parts at K 2013 under the name “Carousel”.
Lanxess runs a new butyl rubber plant
World's leading manufacturer of synthetic rubber is officially opening a new butyl rubber plant in Singapore on June 4.
Liquid silicone rubber with radiation-shielding properties
Shin-Etsu has developed Radibarrier, a liquid silicone rubber material, which acts as a shield against radiation.
Lanxess opens new headquarters for rubber
Lanxess will operate its global EPDM rubber business from new headquarters in Sittard-Geleen in the Netherlands.
Evonik expands substantially in precipitated silica for high-quality car tires
Evonik Industries continues to drive its growth strategy for these products.
Lanxess is building the world’s largest plant for EPDM synthetic rubber in China.
Lanxess is building the world’s largest plant for EPDM synthetic rubber in China. The German specialty chemicals company is investing EUR 235 million in the plant in Changzhou (Jiangsu Province). This is the largest investment the company has made in China to date.
Lanxess starts up new nitrile butadiene rubber plant in China
German specialty chemicals company Lanxess has started up on schedule a nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) plant in Nantong, China, as part of its 50:50 joint venture with Taiwan's TSRC Corporation.
PolyOne adds Cariflex Polyisoprene rubber solutions for healthcare
PolyOne Corporation, a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced the addition of Cariflex polyisoprene rubber, manufactured by Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., to PolyOne Distribution’s healthcare portfolio.
Lanxess to invest 200-million-euro in second synthetic rubber plant
German specialty chemicals firm Lanxess has announced that it will proceed to invest another 200-million-euro to build a second new neodymium polybutadiene rubber (Nd-PBR) plant in Singapore on September 11 this year.
ExxonMobil affiliate to expand halobutyl rubber capacity at JBC Kashima plant
ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha (EMYK) announced that Japan Butyl Co. Ltd. (JBC) will expand the capacity of its halobutyl rubber manufacturing plant at Kashima to 80,000 tons per year. The expansion is planned to be completed in 2012.
Sumitomo Chemical holds groundbreaking ceremony for New S-SBR plant in Singapore
Sumitomo Chemical announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony and a celebration reception for the new solution styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) manufacturing plant to be constructed in Singapore by its group company Sumitomo Chemical Asia PTE LTD.
Interview with Luis López-Remón, head of the Lanxess Rubber Chemicals business
China today is the world’s largest automotive market. The number of vehicles sold grew in 2010 to more than 17.1 million. However, greater mobility goes hand in hand with increased emissions and higher resource consumption. Luis López-Remón, head of the Lanxess Rubber Chemicals business unit, describes solutions for more eco-friendly mobility.
Lanxess to produce first bio-based EPDM rubber in the world
Lanxess is strengthening its commitment to produce premium synthetic rubbers from bio-based raw materials.
Global synthetic rubber demand to reach 13.4 million metric tons by 2015
The global market for synthetic rubber is projected to reach 13.4 million metric tons by the year 2015. Global demand for synthetic rubber is closely linked to the trends in various end-use markets, particularly automotive and tire industries.
New therminox-V EPDM gear pump from Maag
For technical requirements in particular, plastics are being used more and more and undergoing constant development in order to satisfy ever-growing demands.
Lanxess steps up commitment to biobased raw materials
Lanxess is strengthening its commitment to produce premium synthetic rubber from biobased raw materials. As part of this commitment, Lanxess has increased its minority shareholding in Gevo, Inc. that focuses on renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels.
Bayer MaterialScience has developed a unique concept for a “green shoe”
In microcellular polyurethane elastomer systems for outer soles and midsoles alone, renewable raw materials reaches 70%.
How to make a super light football shoe
Average football shoe is about 300 gram, see how to make one that is only 164 gram - the new Adidas F50 Adizero. Shoe companies are competing in innovations to provide the best high performance products - see how the production goes
Michelin oils the wheel by adding sunflower oil to tyre
Engineers at Michelin North America have incorporated kitchen-grade sunflower oil in the firm’s new luxury touring tyre, the Primacy MXM4.
Michelin has developed the world’s biggest tire, the MICHELIN XDR 59/80R63
The world’s largest tire, the MICHELIN XDR 59/80 R 63 will welcome visitors to BAUMA 2010. It will be on display in the atrium between Halls A3 and B3. The 63-inch tire measures more than 4 meters high, weighs 5.3 tonnes and can carry loads of up to 100 tonnes. This record-breaking tire has enabled equipment manufacturers to design and produce the latest generation of giant trucks used today in mines around the world.
Lanxess: high performance on the green
Golf balls with increased flight distance thanks to new Lanxess Nd-BR rubber grade Buna CB21.
Lanxess launches elastomers for biofuel vehicles
Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG has developed a series of HNBR rubbers with extremely high acrylonitrile (ACN) content, thus making them suitable for use in vehicles that are run on biofuels.
New high transparency AEROSIL produced by Evonik
AEROSIL fumed silicas from Evonik serve as reinforcing fillers in silicone rubber applications improving mechanical properties such as tensile strength, tear resistance and, almost incidentally, ensures that the rubber has good transparency.