Rubber World back issues from December 2001:
Not even a good year for Charles. (Editorial).(2001, difficult year for rubber industry)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Dec 01, 2001; ... You would think that anytime you have the ability to reflect on the previous twelve months it must have been a good year. But even those who think the glass is half-full realize that Y2K+1 hasn't been very favorable to the rubber industry. It's hard to find a segment of the industry that ...
ACC Molding Systems Ltd. begins operation in England. (Acquisitions, expansions).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... ACC Molding Systems Ltd., a provider of molding equipment and engineering services, announced the establishment of operation in Shepperton, Middlesex, England. ACC Molding Systems Ltd. is an affiliate of ACC Automation, Akron, OH, a technology and machinery firm with over 40 years of ...
Quest Specialty Chemicals.(acquires Uniroyal Adhesives & Sealants)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Quest Specialty Chemicals has acquired the Uniroyal Adhesives & Sealants business of Uniroyal ...
Michelin.(add 200 jobs after Lexington County, South Carolina plant expansion)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... French tire maker Michelin will add 200 jobs as a result of a $200 million expansion of a tire plant in Lexington County, SC. The expansion will be at the company's earth-mover tire ...
GenCorp.(to reacquire 40% stake in Aerojet Fine Chemicals from NextPharma Technologies USA)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... GenCorp announced a definitive agreement to reacquire a 40% ownership position in Aerojet Fine Chemicals from NextPharma Technologies USA for approximately $13 million in cash and the return of GenCorp's interest in NextPharma's parent. The acquisition ...
Conoco.(global expansion for Conoco Cevolution)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Conoco, Houston, TX, announced further global expansion for Conoco Cevolution, the company's emerging carbon technology business, with several new developments that underscore the company's continued commitment to carbon fibers. These include two new regional offices and the ongoing and ...
Clariant Masterbatches.(three new global Centers of Excellence for Additive Masterbatches)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Clariant Masterbatches, Muttenz, Switzerland, a global supplier of color and additive masterbatches, announced the creation of three global Centers of Excellence for Additive Masterbatches (enhanced polymer products) based in Europe. Clariant's Ahrensburg, Germany facility will host two of ...
Cincinnati Test Systems.(three new service centers in Australia, South Korea and the United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Cincinnati Test Systems, Village of Cleves, OH, announced the opening of three factory authorized service centers in Australia, South Korea and the United Kingdom. CTS ...
Atifona Chemicals.(increased capacity at Carrollton, KY plant)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Atofina Chemicals, Philadelphia, PA, has significantly increased capacity at its Carrollton, KY facility for production of stannous compounds. The expansion ...
Spell Capital Partners, LLC.(acquisition of McKechnie Plastic Components )(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Spell Capital Partners, LLC, a private equity and buy-out firm, announced the acquisition of McKechnie Plastic Components of Minneapolis, MN, in partnership with McKechnie executive management. Spell Capital acquired McKechnie ...
Degussa and Engineered Carbons combine businesses. (Contracts, licenses).(50/50 joint venture of North American carbon black businesses)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... The management board of Degussa and the board of directors of Engineered Carbons announced the signing of a letter of intent to combine the North American carbon black businesses of each company. A 50/50 joint venture is scheduled to begin operating in January under the name Degussa ...
Crompton.(Chinese joint venture, Crompton-CNCCC Danyang Chemical Ltd.)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Crompton, Greenwich, CT, announced the formation of a joint venture that will operate an accelerator finishing plant in Danyang, China. Crompton-CNCCC Danyang Chemical Ltd. will supply a variety of accelerators used in rubber manufacturing. Rubber chemicals to be ...
DSM Elastomers.(with GLS Corp. forms Alliance Alloys)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... DSM Elastomers, based in Heerlen, the Netherlands, and GLS, based in Arlington Heights, IL, have formed Alliance Alloys as a partnership to develop and market new thermoplastic elastomer alloys. Branded as Versalloy for consumer applications and Keltalloy for industrial and automotive, ...
Chem Polymer.(buys new plastics compounding equipment from NFM/Welding Engineers)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Chem Polymer, Ft. Myers, FL, a QS-9000 certified compounder of quality engineering thermoplastics, added a new compounding extrusion line to help ...
Alternative Rubber & Plastics.(appointed as a distributor for Enichem Americas)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Alternative Rubber & Plastics, Tonawanda, NY, was appointed a distributor for Enichem Americas, ...
Yokohama Rubber.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Yokohama Rubber, Tokyo, Japan, obtained an approval from the Chinese government for the establishment of a joint venture company in Hangzhou City, Chekiang Province. The company will manufacture and market radial tires for passenger cars in China. In the first stage, it will begin ...
Hull/Finmac.(license to manufacture)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Hull/Finmac, Warminster, PA, announced that Murray, Buffalo Grove, IL, has granted an exclusive license to Hull to manufacture the ...
VMI Americas.(signs worldwide marketing contract with Cima Impianti)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... VMI Americas, Stow, OH, has signed a contract with Cima Impianti, Italy, for the worldwide sales and manufacture of a state-of-the-art ...
Dow Corning and Gummiwerk Kraiburg GmbH.(marketing agreement for silicone rubber throughout Germanic countries)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Dow Corning and Gummiwerk Kraiburg GmbH, Dusseldorf, Germany, signed a partnership agreement under which Kraiburg will become a distributor of Dow Coming's Silastic brand silicone rubbers in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Under the ...
Bridgestone/Firestone pays $41.5 million in settlement. (Corporate, financial news).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Bridgestone/Firestone, Nashville, TN, will pay $41.5 million in a settlement to head off lawsuits by states over defective tires the company recalled more than a year ago. Each of the 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands will get $500,000. Bridgestone/ ...
[0] Crompton.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Crompton's manufacturing facility in Geismar, LA has been designated as a Star Facility in the Voluntary Protection Program of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. In addition, the site was also recognized for having best practices in industrial ...
Goodyear Tire and Rubber.(after experts predicted increased profits, stock price increased)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Shares in Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Akron, OH, rose 12% November 15 after a Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown analyst said the ...
China Enterprises Ltd.(lawsuit against Goodyear Tire and Rubber allowed to proceed)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... The board of China Enterprises Ltd., Hong Kong, announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has unanimously granted its appeal of the U.S. District Court's ruling which had dismissed its case against Goodyear Tire and Rubber in August 1999. This decision allows ...
Quality registrations.(Air Liquide Electronics)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001 ... Air Liquide Electronics' Dallas Chemical Center and its onsite Total Gas and Chemical Management centers across the United States have been awarded ISO 9002 certification based on a comprehensive review of administrative, support, production and distribution processes. Chung Tai ...
Polyurethane volume in North America up 4.6%. (Market Focus).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Dec 01, 2001 ... The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API) market survey of the polyurethanes industry in North America indicates polyurethanes industry volume for 2000 was 6,373 million pounds. In the U.S., volume was 5,548 million pounds, up from 5,327 million pounds in 1998. Canadian volume was ...
Electrically heated paving screed. (Pantent News).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: Re. 36,981 Issued: December 5, 2000 Inventor: Ralph D. Birtchet Assigned: Universal ...
Eletromagnetic disk brake with rubber friction disk braking surface. (Patent News).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,161,659 Issued: December 19, 2000 ...
Elastomeric stator for eccentric spiral pumps. (Patent News).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,162,032 Issued: December 19, 2000 Inventor: ...
Low nitrosamine systems for rubber vulcanization. (Patent News).(Robinson Brothers Limited)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,162,875 Issued: December 19, 2000 ...
Paintable, surface-damage resistant compounded grade thermoplastic olefin (TPO). (Patent News).(Visteon Global Technologies)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,166,139 Issued: December 26, 2000 Inventor: Rose Ann Ryntz ...
Elastomer blend and use in tires. (Patent News).(Goodyear Tire & Rubber)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,166,140 Issued: December 26, 2000 Inventors: Paul Sandstrom, Edward Blok, David John Zanzig, Howard Colvin and Michael Senyek ...
Pneumatic tire for passenger cars having specified harshness factor. (Patent News).(Sumitomo Rubber Industries)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,167,932 B1 Issued: January 2, 2001 Inventors: Akio Yamamoto, Mitsushige Idei, Kenji Tagashira and Fumikazu Yamashita ...
Pneumatic radial tire with helical belt layer. (Patent News).(Bridgestone)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,170,547 B1 Issued: January 9, 2001 ...
Thermal conductive silicone rubber compositions and method of making. (Patent News).(Shine Etsu Chemical)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,169,142 B1 Issued: January 2, 2001 Inventors: Akio Nakano and ...
Process for producing fluorinated oligomer having COOH groups at both ends. (Patent News).(Nippon Mektron, Ltd.)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,174,928 B1 Issued: January 16, 2001 Inventors: Fumiyo Mizuide, Hamyoshi Tatsu, Sergey Sokolov, Michail Zhuravlev, Igor Kokotin and Olga Blagodatova ...
Rubber crawler. (Patent News).(Bridgestone)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,170,925 B1 Issued: January 9, 2001 ...
Rubber compositions and products devoid of zinc. (Patent News).(Sumitomo Chemical and Tokai Rubber Industries)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,171,671 B1 Issued: January 9, 2001 Inventors: Sadayuki Nakano, Eilichi Daikai and Ayumu Ikemoto ...
Reinforced elastomer preparation, elastomer composite and tire having component thereof. (Patent News).(Goodyear Tire & Rubber)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,172,138 B1 Issued: January 9, 2001 Inventors: Thierry Materne, Giorgio Agosfini ...
Spheroidal silica particulates useful as reinforcing fillers for elastomers. (Patent News).(Rhone-Poulenc Chimie)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,171,699 B 1 Issued: January 9, 2001 Inventors: Michel Deleuil and Francois Parmentier ...
Clear, resilient polyurethane elastomers. (Patent News).(Uniroyal Chemical)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,174,984 B1 Issued: January 16, 2001 ...
Rubber compounds containing polymeric bis-succinimide polysulfides. (Patent News).(Goodyear Tire & Rubber)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,174,989 B1 Issued: January 16, 2001 Inventors: Richard ...
Pneumatic tire. (Patent News).(Sumitomo Rubber Industries)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,176,284 B1 Issued: January 23, 2001 Inventor: Yoshiyuki Takada ...
Rubber shear spring add-on assembly for leaf spring and method relating thereto. (Patent News).(MOR/Ryde International)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,176,478 B1 Issued: January 23, 2001 ...
Tire having an improved carcass. (Patent News).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,179,029 B1 Issued: 6,179,029 B1 Inventors: Pedro Pereira, Jacques Barraud, Jean-Yves Denoueix, ...
Chewing gum base stabilized with carnosic acid. (Patent News).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,180,144 B1 Issued: January 30, 2001 ...
Inner periphery driving type rubber crawler. (Patent News).(Bridgestone)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,176,557 B1 Issued: January 23, 2001 ...
Rubber composition for seismic isolation laminates. (Patent News).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,180,711 B 1 Issued: January 30, 2001 Inventors: Jun ...
Heat gellable latex composition and method of making same. (Patent News).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,187,829 B1 Issued: February 13, 2001 Inventor: Alan P. Sellers Assigned: ...
Core material for noise filter. (Patent News).(Daido Tokushuko Kabushiki Kaisha)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,183,657 B1 Issued: February 6, 2001 Inventors: Akihiko Saito, Michiharu Ogawa, ...
Rubber composition and method of manufacturing rubber composition. (Patent News).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,184,295 B1 Issued: February 6, 2001 Inventor: Hideyuki Okuyama Assigned: ...
Sealant composition. (Patent News).(Toyoda Gosei)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,187,850 B1 Issued: February 13,2001 Inventors: Masato Kawamura, Akira Mabuchi, Koji Wakabayashi, Etsuro Mod ...
Metalized elastomers. (Patent News).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,190,737 B1 Issued: February 20, 2001 Inventors: Thomas Roche, Anthony ...
Sealing device having an annular space between sealing lips. (Patent News).(NOK)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,182,975 B1 Issued: February 6, 2001 Inventors: ...
Cured tread processing for tire retreading. (Patent News).(Inventors: David DuMars and Anita DuMars)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,190,479 B1 Issued: February 20, 2001 ...
Fluorinated triallyl isocyanurates, vulcanizable elastomer compositions containing the same and method for vulcanization. (Patent News).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,191,233 B1 Issued: February 20, 2001 Inventors: Mitsuru Kishine, Yutaka ...
Wiper blade. (Patent News).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,195,833 B1 Issued: March 6, 2001 Inventors: Robert Geilenkirchen and Eric Impens ...
Scorch extending curing/crosslinking compositions. (Patent News).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,197,213 B1 Issued: March 6, 2001 Inventors: Michael Novits, Edward Hibbard and Chester Kmiec ...
Rubber compositions containing organo-nitriles. (Patent News).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,197,867 B1 Issued: March 6, 2001 Inventors: Paul Sandstrom and Lawson ...
Rubber composition for tire tread. (Patent News).(Sumitomo Rubber Industries)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,201,054 B1 Issued: March 13,2001 Inventors: Seiji Hara and Kiyoshige Muraoka Assigned: ...
Heat-conductive rubber composition material and heat-conductive rubber sheet. (Patent News).(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2001; ... U.S. patent: 6,211,276 B1 Issued: April 3, 2001 Inventors: Toshio Miyahara, Naoki Kimura ...
Efficient sealing of cooling water in mixing, milling and calendering operations. (Process Machinery).
Dec 01, 2001; ... In the rubber industry, the precise control of temperature is an essential part of ensuring production quality in mixing, milling and calendering operations. In the earliest days of the industry, production managers used a crude concept called a spill box to control temperature to the ...
Novel concepts in environmentally friendly recycling. (Tech Service).(rubber industry)
Dec 01, 2001; ... This is the second of a two-part series. The first installment appeared in the November issue. Novel concepts If it is accepted that current economic and technical approaches do not meet the environmental, social and legislative pressures being brought to bear on the ...
Mold fouling during rubber vulcanization.
Dec 01, 2001; ... Mold fouling is a commonly seen phenomenon in the rubber processing industry. During vulcanization, a layer is deposited on the wall of the mold which builds up gradually with each subsequent production cycle. This layer impedes an adequate heat transport, is the source of release problems ...
The new micronized talcs: new functions for extrusion and molding applications.(rubber production)
Dec 01, 2001; ... The new micronized talcs provide compounders with a unique combination of characteristics in the field of semi-reinforcing mineral fillers for extruded and molded parts. Their lamellar structure acts as an internal lubricant and enables relatively low viscosities to be attained ...
Post cure thermo-oxidative effects on HNBR.(rubber production)(Statistical Data Included)
Dec 01, 2001; ... HNBR is widely recognized as a high-performance elastomer due to its superior mechanical properties and resistance to chemicals, ozone and heat. One of the primary applications of HNBR is seals in which both heat resistance and low compression set are major requirements. Generally, high ...