Mesnac affiliate expands liquid phase mixing capacity

Qingdao, China – Mesnac controlled Ecombine Advanced Materials is to build facilities with 300 kliotonnes of annual capacity for wet-mixed compounds using liquid synthetic rubber in Qingdao, Shandong province.
 
Another Mesnac affiliate, EVE Rubber Institute, developed the material; Ecombine facilitated the commercialisation process, Mesnac said in a statement.
 
Tires made with such compounds – dubbed EVE rubber – can meet EU tire label’s class A standards in wet grip and meet class B standards in rolling resistance, said Mesnac. The materials can also improve abrasion resistance by 20% on average compared with conventional tires.
 
Over 200,000 unit passenger car tires have been made with such compounds and supplied to Chinese and overseas automobile makers. They outperform OE tires in a range of parameters, said Mesnac.
 
The material can markedly boost all season tires’ performances, raising abrasion resistance by up to 40% and lowering rolling resistance by 30%. Its ice performance has reached "the world’s highest level," said Mesnac.
 
The project is expected to sell 10 billion yuan (€1.2 billion) worth of the rubber material when fully on-stream.