IK4-CIDETEC is taking part in the European SHINE project for developing self-repairing materials for sectors such as transport, construction and renewable energy. The use of these self-repairing materials will increase the useful life of roads, expansion gaps, anti-vibration systems or materials for construction, for example, thus reducing the generation of waste and the risk of accidents.
Metabolix, an innovation-driven bioscience company focused on delivering sustainable solutions for plastics, chemicals and energy, today announced that new biobased PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate) copolymers significantly improve the mechanical and environmental performance characteristics of polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
Today Styron leaders joined employees, Dr. Reiner Haseloff, Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt Germany and other dignitaries to celebrate the opening of Styron’s new SSBR (Solution Styrene Butadiene Rubber) production line.
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) contract by LANXESS Butyl Pte. Ltd. for a new neodymium polybutadiene (Nd-PBR) rubber plant to be built on Jurong Island, Singapore.
Asia’s weakened demand for synthetic rubbers, commonly used in tire production, is expected to recover following this year’s drop in car production, says a new report from petrochemical experts GBI Research.
Michael Fraley, CEO of PanAridus, announced at the International Tire Exhibition and Conference held on September 26, 2012 that the company would be providing the first samples of the domestically grown guayule rubber to manufacturers of tires and other rubber-based products.
Lehigh Technologies, a company that provides sustainable materials, has entered into a partnership with Spanish recycler, HERA Holdings to introduce micronized rubber powder (MRP) from Lehigh Technologies into the tire, coatings and consumer and industrial plastics markets of Europe.
Alvin Products has launched a new product labeled Rubber in a Can which is a rubberized black liquid spray paint that can permeate holes and cracks to repair basement walls, roofs, gutters, flashing, RVs, landscape ponds, boats, trucks and many more structures by providing a leak proof seal.
DuPont Performance Polymers has inked definitive agreements with China National Chemical (ChemChina)’s subsidiary, Chenguang Chemical Research Institute, to create a 50/50 joint venture for manufacturing and commercializing fluoroelastomer gums and precompounds in the Chinese region.
Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) announced the acquisition of Quadion Corporation, d.b.a. Minnesota Rubber & Plastics (MR&P).
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