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Rubber additives market estimated at $6.98 billion by 2027
The rubber additives market will reach an estimated valuation of $6.98 billion by 2027, while registering this growth at a rate of 5.50 percent for the forecast period of 2020 to 2027, according to Data Bridge Market Research. The rubber additives market report analyzes the growth, which is currently being owed to the focus of advancements adopted by the industries because of the significant viscosity shown by rubber additives.
USTMA endorses infrastructure research provisions being considered by Congress
The House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee began the mark up of H.R. 3684, the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act of 2021.” Several provisions within the legislation directly align with the sustainability policy objectives of the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) and help fill important research gaps in the scrap tire circularity market.
Arkema receives American Chemistry Council’s 2021 Sustainable Leadership Award for Societal Contributions
Arkema’s commitment to advanced bio-circular polyamide 11 has been honored with a Sustainable Leadership Award for Societal Contributions by the American Chemistry Council (ACC). The prestigious award recognizes products, processes or initiatives that illustrate a commitment to innovating for a sustainable future for society.
Goodyear to present at Deutsche Bank virtual investor conference
Darren R. Wells, executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, will provide a business overview. A live webcast of the presentation will be available at 11:50 a.m. EDT on the company’s investor relations website: http://investor.goodyear.com. A replay of the webcast will be available following the event.
Researchers automate the fabrication of fiber and silicone composite structures for soft robotics
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed novel techniques, known as automated fiber embedding (AFE), to produce complex fiber and silicone composite structures for soft robotics applications.
Tokai Carbon CB Ltd. to increase prices on carbon black in North America
Tokai Carbon CB Ltd. announced it will increase carbon black prices $150 per metric ton on all products manufactured in North America effective July 15, as allowed by contracts and agreements in place at this time. This price increase allows Tokai Carbon CB to continue investing in projects that sustain and improve mechanical reliability, as well as cover rising operational and raw material costs. Additionally, the price increase helps to cover higher costs being realized with on-going consent decree projects. Tokai Carbon CB maintains its commitment to answer the call for its customers’ needs and appreciates the long-standing partnerships.
Global rubber bonded abrasives market forecast at $1.59 billion by 2026
The global rubber bonded abrasives market is accounted for $1.13 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $1.59 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 3.9 percent during the forecast period. Growing application in transportation and electrical and electronics industries is one of the major factors boosting the market growth. However, the shifting base of pollution causing producers may hamper the market growth.
Featured Articles
CO2-switchable materials for the rubber industry
Recent developments in stimuli-responsive or “smart” materials offer the opportunity for major advances in material design that could impact markets for latexes. One of the lesser known, but simpler technologies includes polymers and latexes whose properties can be dramatically, and reversibly, switched simply by adding or removing CO2. The processes used offer advantages in sustainability without requiring expensive materials or catalysts, and are based on currently used materials and production methods. This article will give a general overview of three examples relevant to latexes and coatings
Mixing
Keltan 2470E EPDM Grade for Excellent Electrical Performance in Wire and Cable
Ethylene propylene diene polymers (EPDM) are the most widely used rubbers in the range of available synthetic rubbers for non-tire applications. Due to the unsaturated backbone, EPDM can be employed in various applications in which characteristics such as resistance to ozone, heat and moisture, flexibility at low temperatures, a wide range of tensile strength and hardness levels, and excellent electrical insulating properties are important
Extrusion
CPE: A unique polymer for rubber and plastics extrusion
Chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) polymers were developed by DuPont in the late 1950s by a simple chlorination of polyethylene (PE) in a solution process using a solvent. In 1971, Dow Chemical Company introduced Tyrin CPE using a more efficient and cost-effective aqueous suspension chlorination known as the slurry process. The polyethylene feedstock is in a powder form and the final CPE product remains in powder form. The chlorination process can be modified to produce amorphous (non-crystalline) products or products that contain residual crystallinity
Silicone
Researchers automate the fabrication of fiber and silicone composite structures for soft robotics
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed novel techniques, known as automated fiber embedding (AFE), to produce complex fiber and silicone composite structures for soft robotics applications.
Oil, Gas & Energy
Sealing solutions offered for air and sea
In aerospace, demand has increased for actuator designs that meet and exceed more rigorous performance standards, while providing unprecedented safety and reliability. Some of these requirements, such as the fire and flammability resistance defined in ISO 2685 and RTCA DO-160, go beyond the use of standard hydraulic seal designs. These high temperature, challenging requirements significantly impact commercial aircraft engine safety, and often force the use of heavy, bulky, easily damaged and costly external fire shielding. As a result, Greene Tweed developed the Fireproof Hydraulic Seal (FPH Seal), which has been specifically engineered to meet this need and establish a shielding alternative.
Testing & Instruments
Smithers adds high load universal testing machine to Akron testing laboratory
Smithers announces the addition of an Instron 5985 universal testing system to its materials physical testing laboratory in Akron, OH.
The machine offers expanded testing capabilities and parameters for tensile, compression, bend, peel, shear, tear and cyclic tests. Its high-force load frame has a load capacity up to 250 kN and vertical test space of 1,430 millimeters (56.3 inches).
Molding
Injection molding training in Ireland moves ahead with Engel
Injection molding is an important sector of the manufacturing industry in Ireland. With the demand for plastics components, particularly in the medical sector, set to grow in the future, companies are giving significant thought to their ability to access a sufficiently well-trained workforce moving forward.
Thermoplastic Elastomers & Urethanes
Total Cray Valley industrializes sustainably sourced Krasol diols
Total Cray Valley is expanding its hydroxyl-terminated diene resin portfolio with the industrial introduction of sustainably sourced farnesene-based resins, Krasol F3000 and Krasol F3100. The Krasol product line is known in the market as a source of well-defined hydroxyl-terminated liquid poly(butadiene) diol and monol grades. These materials are used in a variety of end-use applications as components in urethane, epoxy and UV-cured adhesive and sealant formulations for the automotive and electronic markets. The diene backbone incorporates hydrophobic quality and chemical resistance, as well as elastomeric softness and low-temperature performance.
Latex and Natural Rubber
CO2-switchable materials for the rubber industry
Recent developments in stimuli-responsive or “smart” materials offer the opportunity for major advances in material design that could impact markets for latexes. One of the lesser known, but simpler technologies includes polymers and latexes whose properties can be dramatically, and reversibly, switched simply by adding or removing CO2. The processes used offer advantages in sustainability without requiring expensive materials or catalysts, and are based on currently used materials and production methods. This article will give a general overview of three examples relevant to latexes and coatings
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