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Unlike low pressure machines, the high pressure Elastoline HP machines can save material, according to the company. It also does away with the need to clean with solvents between jobs, Hennecke said.

Hennecke launches machine for PU elastomers moulding

Added: 23 Sep 2019

St. Augustin, Germany – Hennecke Inc. has developed a high-pressure machine to mould polyurethane e…

Dow fluorosilicone rubber for turbocharger hoses

Dow fluorosilicone rubber for turbocharger hoses

Added: 20 Sep 2019

London - The Sept/Oct edition of European Rubber Journal magazine includes a Dow-sponsored article …

Paris – PSA Group has rationalised its policy for the approval of rubber parts used on its vehicles, two of the company’s polymer materials specialists explained in a recent presentation.

Car maker PSA simplifies rubber approvals policy

Added: 20 Sep 2019

The simplified approach ensures ‘robustness and durability,’ while making it easier for suppliers t…

Huebner expanding Hungarian production site

Huebner expanding Hungarian production site

Added: 20 Sep 2019

Nyíregyháza, Hungary – German supplier of gangway systems and elastomer door sealings for buses and…

Rubber shares tracker: Positive run

Rubber shares tracker: Positive run

Added: 20 Sep 2019

London – Shares of all major rubber goods companies covered by ERJ’s European and US stock market r…

EU passenger car demand up and down over summer

EU passenger car demand up and down over summer

Added: 20 Sep 2019

Brussels – Passenger car registrations fluctuated over the course of the summer, with July seeing a…

ECHA sports-pitch proposal ‘unlikely to impact’ tire-rubber use

ECHA sports-pitch proposal ‘unlikely to impact’ tire-rubber use

Added: 20 Sep 2019

Brussels – A recent approval by the scientific committees of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) wi…

Tire Cologne on track for 2020

Tire Cologne on track for 2020

Added: 19 Sep 2019

Almost all “well-known key accounts from the focus segments” have signed up for the second staging …

Goodyear to pay €6.5m in wrongful death case

Goodyear to pay €6.5m in wrongful death case

Added: 19 Sep 2019

Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana — A judge in a Louisiana state court ordered 10 Sept that Goodyear pa…

DRAFT Cinaralp: PAHs approval not to impact ELT infills in pitches

Added: 19 Sep 2019

Brussels - A recent approval by the scientific committees of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) wi…

JSR launches new SBR for high performance tires

JSR launches new SBR for high performance tires

Added: 19 Sep 2019

Tokyo - JSR Corp. has developed a new styrene butadiene copolymer rubber (SBR) for automotive tires…

London – There are major technical challenges to overcome before recycled carbon black (rCB) can be used as an effective alternative filler in tire compounds, believes Bart Kalkstein, president, reinforcement materials at Cabot Corp.

Cabot exec sees limits on use of rCB in tires

Added: 18 Sep 2019

It is important to consider all available opportunities for tire recycling, Kalkstein set out in a …

Sibur, Sinopec revive NBR project, extend partnership

Sibur, Sinopec revive NBR project, extend partnership

Added: 18 Sep 2019

St Petersburg, Russia – Sibur Holding and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) are extending …

Lanxess unveils PU wheels for challenging applications

Lanxess unveils PU wheels for challenging applications

Added: 18 Sep 2019

Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG has launched a new polyurethane solution, based on an MDI polycaprola…

Hutchinson acquiring German aerospace parts maker

Hutchinson acquiring German aerospace parts maker

Added: 18 Sep 2019

Paris - Hutchinson SA has agreed to buy PFW Aerospace GmbH, a German supplier of tubes, ducts, as w…

DuPont: Advanced plastics and elastomers for engine systems

DuPont: Advanced plastics and elastomers for engine systems

Added: 17 Sep 2019

DuPont has published a new white paper to explain how replacing metals with high-performance polyme…

Laser technology dedicated to mould cleaning

Laser technology dedicated to mould cleaning

Added: 17 Sep 2019

For years, the use of laser technology has been growing in all industrial sectors. At the request o…

Vesta: Silicone rubber materials and fabrication

Vesta: Silicone rubber materials and fabrication

Added: 17 Sep 2019

Selecting a high-quality elastomer for critical applications, particularly medical devices, can be …

Trelleborg: Noise and vibration isolation in buildings:

Trelleborg: Noise and vibration isolation in buildings:

Added: 17 Sep 2019

All buildings and structures are subjected to ground vibration, or forcing frequencies, which can n…

How To Improve Process Quality, Productivity & Performance

How To Improve Process Quality, Productivity & Performance

Added: 17 Sep 2019

Continuous Improvement has been around for decades. Building blocks of the concept began in the 193…