Rubber World back issues from June 2008:
Motorist ADD.(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2008; ... It will be interesting to see how the U.S. driving population responds to the soaring gasoline prices. The U.S. driver has an acute case of attention deficit disorder along with an entitlement issue, where they feel that cheap energy is owed to them. How else can you explain the sales of ...
Dynisco announces Tech Pro acquisition.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Dynisco (www.dynisco.com), Franklin, MA, announced the acquisition of Tech Pro, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, a manufacturer of laboratory testing instruments for the rubber industry. Dynisco will add Tech ...
Dow Corning.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Dow Corning (www.dowcorning.com) announced the opening of a multi-million dollar investment in a silicone rubber plant to support growing demand from customers in Asia. Located in Zhangjiagang, in Jiangsu Province, China, the plant is the largest investement Dow Coming has made ...
U.S. Silicones.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Jun 01, 2008 ... U.S. Silicones (www.thistle-group.com), a start-up supplier of compounded silicone rubber materials for the medical, industrial, automotive and home appliance ...
Wacker Dymatic (www.wacker.com), a joint venture of Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany, and Dymatic Chemicals, Shunde, China, opened a silicone emulsion plant in China.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Wacker Dymatic (www.wacker.com), a joint venture of Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany, and Dymatic Chemicals, Shunde, China, opened a silicone emulsion plant in China. The facility, located in the Jiangsu Yangtze River ...
CIT Group, a global commercial finance company, has provided a $39 million senior secured credit facility to Baird Capital Partners to facilitate its acquisition of ATP Engineered Rubber and Plastics Group and KW Medical Specialties Group to form MedPlast (www.medplastgroup.com).(Acquisitions, expansions)
Jun 01, 2008 ... CIT Group, a global commercial finance company, has provided a $39 million senior secured credit facility to Baird Capital Partners to facilitate its acquisition of ATP Engineered Rubber and Plastics Group and KW Medical Specialties Group to form ...
Royal DSM N.V. (www.dsm.com), The Netherlands, announced an agreement to acquire the Polymer Technology Group of Berkeley, CA.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Royal DSM N.V. (www.dsm.com), The Netherlands, announced an agreement to acquire the Polymer Technology Group of Berkeley, CA. ...
Chem-Trend (www.chemtrend.com), Howell, MI, a global manufacturer of release agents and other process chemical specialties for the die casting, rotational molding, general rubber, polyurethane, tire, thermoplastics and composites industries, announced its investment in China.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Chem-Trend (www.chemtrend.com), Howell, MI, a global manufacturer of release agents and other process chemical specialties for the die casting, rotational molding, general rubber, polyurethane, tire, thermoplastics and composites industries, announced its investment in China. The 300,000 ...
Pelmar Engineering Ltd.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Pelmar Engineering Ltd. (www.pelmar.co.il), Ramat Hasharon, Israel, recently purchased two complete plants. One plant is for recycling passenger and truck tires into rubber crumbs as small as 1 mm by also separating ...
Yokohama Rubber.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Yokohama Rubber (www.yrc.co.jp), Tokyo, Japan, will carry out a fourth phase expansion of its Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, plant ...
Bayer MaterialScience, Baule establish JV.(Contracts, licenses)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Bayer MaterialScience AG (www.bayermaterialscience. com), Leverkusen, Germany, and Michal Baule SA, Romans, France, have signed an agreement to merge their respective cast elastomers businesses into a joint venture named Baule SAS, in which each company will hold a 50% interest. It will ...
Chemtura (www.chemtura.com), Middlebury, CT, has entered into an agreement with Baerloeher for the manufacture of certain heat stabilizers used in PVC.(Contracts, licenses)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Chemtura (www.chemtura.com), Middlebury, CT, has entered into an agreement with Baerloeher for the manufacture of certain heat ...
Universal Capital Management (www.unicapman.com), Wilmington, DE, a publicly traded venture capital fund that provides emerging growth companies with management and strategic resources for successful growth.(Contracts, licenses)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Universal Capital Management (www.unicapman.com), Wilmington, DE, a publicly traded venture capital fund that provides emerging growth companies with management and strategic resources for successful growth, announced that Vystar, ...
Cabot (www.cabot-corp.com), Boston, MA, announced that its subsidiary, Cabot (China) Ltd., has signed a joint venture agreement with the China National Bluestar Group to build a facility for the manufacture of fumed silica in China.(Contracts, licenses)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Cabot (www.cabot-corp.com), Boston, MA, announced that its subsidiary, Cabot (China) Ltd., has signed a joint venture agreement with the China National Bluestar Group to build a facility for the manufacture of fumed silica in China. The new joint venture company, Cabot Bluestar ...
Amerityre (www.amerityre.com), Boulder City, NV, a developer of polyurethane tire technologies and tire products, has initiated commercial production of solid polyurethane elastomer tires.(Contracts, licenses)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Amerityre (www.amerityre.com), Boulder City, NV, a developer of polyurethane tire technologies and tire products, has initiated commercial production of solid polyurethane elastomer tires. After successful completion of a ...
AirBoss of America (www.airbossofamerica.com) has received notification from the Canadian Department of National Defense that a standing offer contract has been awarded its defense products division, AirBoss Defense, to supply C-4 gas masks.(Contracts, licenses)
Jun 01, 2008 ... AirBoss of America (www.airbossofamerica.com) has received notification from the Canadian Department of National Defense that a standing offer contract has been awarded its ...
Precise Automation (www.preciseautomation.com), Los Altos, CA, an automation product development specialist, and Dongil Rubber Belt, Busan, Korea, a provider of high-performance rubber products and robot systems.(Contracts, licenses)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Precise Automation (www.preciseautomation.com), Los Altos, CA, an automation product development specialist, and Dongil Rubber Belt, Busan, Korea, a provider of ...
Lanxess (www.lanxess.com), Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, announced a multi-year tenancy agreement with the University of Western Ontario Research Park in London, Ontario, Canada, which will become the new home for the Lanxess Butyl Rubber Business Unit polymer research group.(Contracts, licenses)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Lanxess (www.lanxess.com), Samia, Ontario, Canada, announced a multi-year tenancy agreement with the University of Western Ontario Research Park in London, Ontario, Canada, which will become ...
The Pirelli Group (www.pirelli.com) and the Politecnico di Milano University, Italy, signed an agreement for the creation of a chair in Chemical Foundations of Technology of Rubber and Composites.(Contracts, licenses)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Pirelli Group (www.pirelli.com) and the Politecnico di Milano University, Italy, signed an agreement for the creation of a chair in Chemical Foundations of Technology of Rubber and Composites. The chair aims at the study ...
Rhein Chemie awards Ferris State scholarships.(Corporate, financial news)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Rhein Chemie (www.rheinchemie.com) announced the fourth year of the Rhein Chemie Scholarship Endowment Fund for students at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, MI. Four individual scholarships will ...
Yulex (www.yulex.com), Maricopa, AZ, a company that produces natural rubber found to be safe for medical devices, received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the first medical device made from guayule, a desert crop native to the U.S. southwest.(Corporate, financial news)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Yulex (www.yulex.com), Maricopa, AZ, a company that produces natural rubber found to be safe for medical devices, received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the first medical device made from guayule, a desert crop ...
Flexsys America L.P., a subsidiary of Solutia (www. solutia.com), St. Louis, MO, has filed a new complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against Sinorgchem, Korea Kumho Petrochemical, Kumho Tire and Kumho Tire USA.(Corporate, financial news)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Flexsys America L.P., a subsidiary of Solutia (www. solutia.com), St. Louis, MO, has filed a new complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against Sinorgchem, Korea Kumho Petrochemical, Kurnho Tire and Kumho Tire USA. This complaint asserts ...
Bridgestone Firestone Off Road Tire (www.bridgestone-firestone.com), Nashville, TN, received a supplier quality excellence award.(Corporate, financial news)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Bridgestone Firestone Off Road Tire (www.bridgestone-firestone.com), ...
U.S. rubber trade deficit reduced in first quarter.(Market Focus)
Jun 01, 2008 ... According to first quarter figures from the U.S. Bureau of Census, the trade deficit in rubber products has been reduced. Through the period ending March 31, total export value of U.S. rubber products was $1.91 billion, compared to imports valued at $3.4 billion. The value of exports is ...
Wacker Silicones anticipates diverse silicone growth: an interview with L. James Cottington.(Perspective)(Interview)(Company overview)
Jun 01, 2008 ... L. James Cottington is vice president, Elastomers, for Wacker Chemical. RW: Give a brief overview of the Wacker Group and Wacker Silicones. Cottington: Wacker is a technology leader in the chemical and semiconductor industries, and a worldwide innovation partner to ...
Functionalized siloxy compound, silica reinforced rubber compositions thereof and tire with component comprised thereof.(Patent News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... U.S. patent: 7,368,587 Issued: May 6, 2008 Inventor: Martin Paul Cohen Assigned: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Key statement: The present invention relates to a functionalized siloxy compound which is useful in silica-filled rubber compositions and ...
Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using same.(Patent News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... U.S. patent: 7,368,506 Issued: May 6, 2008 Inventor: Daisuke Kanenari Assigned: Yokohama Rubber Key statement: A peroxide-crosslinked rubber composition having a superior anti-blooming property of a crosslinking agent and a high hardness ...
Rubber compositions comprising unsaturated imidoalkoxysilanes.(Patent News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... U.S. patent: 7,368,490 Issued: May 6, 2008 Inventors: Ben Patel and Brennan Smith Assigned: Momentive Performance Materials Key statement: A rubber comprising a silane, a filler and at least one rubber selected from the group consisting of ...
Surface profile of tread design components of a tire tread.(Patent News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... U.S. patent: 7,367,370 Issued: May 6, 2008 Inventor: Robert Radulescu Assigned: Michelin Key statement: A tread for a heavy vehicle tire, comprising at least one tread design component (3) delimited by at least two grooves, each component ...
Thermoplastic vulcanizate composition.(Patent News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... U.S. patent: 7,365,131 Issued: April 29, 2008 Inventors: Manoj Ajbani, Christopher Kiehl and Thierry Florent Edme Materne Assigned: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Key statement: A thermoplastic vulcanizate composition comprised of (a) thermoplastic ...
Endless track for high speed multi-terrain vehicles.(Patent News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... U.S. patent: 7,367,637 Issued: May 6, 2008 Inventors: Keith E. Gleasman Assigned: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Key statement: The track design for use with a tracked vehicle includes a cantilever cut made down into the outward side of each tread just ...
Rubber composition for tire tread comprising a piezoelectric material.(Patent News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... U.S. patent: 7,365,119 Issued: April 29, 2008 Inventors: Kazuyuld Nishioka, Hiroyuki Kishimoto, Takahiro Mabuchi and Kiyoshige Muraoka Assigned: Sumitomo Rubber Industries Key statement: The present invention provides a rubber composition for a ...
Meeting the design challenges of tomorrow's healthcare industry with high-performance TPEs.(Tech Service)
Jun 01, 2008; ... Medical designers challenged with addressing multiple, and sometimes conflicting, healthcare trends may dream of a super material that can do it all: Comply with expanding regulations; appeal to both consumers and clinicians; look great but withstand tough conditions; deliver higher ...
Selecting the best conveyor for an application.(Process Machinery)
Jun 01, 2008; ... The benefits of four different types of conveyors, flexible screw, aero-mechanical, vacuum and pneumatic, are discussed for conveying a wide variety of dry bulk solids and ingredients in the food, chemical, mineral, ceramic, pharmaceutical, plastics, rubber, water and many other ...
Synthetic silica in silicone rubber for improved clarity.
Jun 01, 2008; ... Silicates are the most abundant minerals on the planet, with silicon making up 25.7% of the earth's crust, and the second most abundant atom behind oxygen. The structure of these naturally occurring materials has been shown to enhance various characteristics of silicone (polysiloxane) ...
System 14 total silicone roof system--saving the planet one roof at a time.
Jun 01, 2008; ... Traditional petroleum-based roofing products have high raw material costs and high environmental impact. Petroleum supplies continue to diminish and prices continue to rise, with the cost of petroleum-based roofing systems increasing, as well. Tons of old roofing materials continue to be ...
New product developments in silicones.
Jun 01, 2008; ... Economical production, reliable seal quality--new silicone products for sealing automotive plug connectors The many electrical plug connectors found in modern cars require permanent reliable protection against moisture. A proven solution has been oil-bleeding sealing dements ...
UWM offers courses on rubber.(Meetings)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will offer several rubber-related courses throughout the summer and fall. All of the courses will be held at the university's facility in Milwaukee, WI. "Design of resilient products" will be held August 19-21. The object of this seminar is ...
Fort Wayne Rubber and Plastics Group.(Rubber Group News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Fort Wayne Rubber and Plastics Group will hold its fall technical meeting ...
Ohio Rubber Group.(Rubber Group News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Ohio Rubber Group will hold a golf outing on August 25 at the Silver Lake Country Club in Stow OH. The ORG's fall technical meeting will be held ...
Mid-Atlantic Rubber & Plastics Group.(Rubber Group News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Mid-Atlantic Rubber & Plastics Group will hold its annual golf outing on Thursday, August 7, at The Architects Golf Course in Phillipsburg, NJ. Details are available from Robert Carroll (609) 695-6211; robertc@recarroll.com. The MARPG will hold its Fall Technical Symposium on Thursday, ...
New England Rubber & Plastics Group.(Rubber Group News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The New England Rubber & Plastics Group will hold a golf outing on August 14 at the Blackstone National Golf ...
West Michigan Rubber Group.(Rubber Group News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The West Michigan Rubber Group will hold a golf/salmon fishing outing on May 28 at the Holiday Inn in Grand Haven, MI. The WMRG will hold its fall ...
Rubber Division seeks nominations.(Meetings)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is accepting nominations for the following six Science and Technology Awards for 2008: * The Charles Goodyear Medal (sponsored by the Rubber Division, ACS); * The Sparks-Thomas Award (sponsored by ExxonMobil ...
Adhesive bonding training provided.(Meetings)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Chemquest is now the exclusive licensee of the Adhesive Bonding Professional Training Course. Since its development in 1994 by the Fraunhofer Institute of Manufacturing Technology and Material Science in Bremen, Germany, over 2,200 people from all over Europe have been trained. ...
Paper call.(Meetings)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Plastics Technology and Polymer Process Communications. Papers are solicited for the Advances in Extrusion Conference, to be held December 9-10 in New Orleans, LA. Technical sessions will cover blown and cast film, pipe and profile tubing, sheet and compounding. This ...
Calendar.(Calendar)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Ohio Rubber Group, golf outing, Avalon Inn, Warren, OH, Mary Puskas (330) 848-8847; mpuskas@littlem.com--June 17. Applied Market Information, Medical Molding and Extrusion 2008, Maritim Hotel, Cologne, Germany, Sally Humphreys, tel.: +44 (0) 1743 873955; fax: +44 (0) 117 311 ...
Division honors Kennedy.(Meetings)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Rubber Division, American Chemical Society, awarded its 2008 Charles Goodyear Medal to Dr. Joseph E Kennedy, distinguished professor of polymer science and chemistry at the University of Akron, at its 173rd Technical Meeting in Dearborn, MI. Other awards included: * ...
Keynoters.(Meetings)
Jun 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Dr. Hiroshi Mouri, director of the tire materials manufacturing technology division of Bridgestone, ...
Hupp earns Distinguished Service Award.(Meetings)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Rubber Division bestowed its Distinguished Service Award on former chair Dick Hupp (2002). Hupp has almost 25 years of service to the Division as an officer and member of various committees. For more on the awards click here: (RW+) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Division ...
Electric walk-in oven.(Suppliers Showcase: Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The No. 825 is a 500[degrees]F electric walk-in oven, currently used for curing latex at a customer's facility. This unit is a modified version of the company's standard model WTH566-500 walk-in oven. Workspace dimensions inside this unit measure 54" wide x 72" deep x 72" high. Incoloy ...
Precision dispensing.(Suppliers Showcase: Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Signature Triple is the company's triple component meter, mix and dispense solution. The firm is said to have developed a technology that allows triple component dispensing with unmatched accuracy. This technology evolved from the company's triple component paint machines, after the ...
High speed disperser.(Suppliers Showcase: Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The company's high speed disperser is designed for vacuum operation and includes a self-contained vacuum pump/condensate recovery system. A 5 hp motor drives the mixer, and the speed is changed by means of a ...
Twin-screw extruder.(Suppliers Showcase: Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The TEM Series is a co-rotating, intermeshing twin-screw line that is said to offer the highest torque-per-free-volume and the highest screw speed of any major twin-screw supplier. It is offered in models from 26 mm up to 240 mm. Typical applications of the TEM Series include engineering ...
Bulk bag dischargers.(Suppliers Showcase: Equipment)
Jun 01, 2008 ... A simple Type 1 support frame bulk bag discharger supports the weight of the bag for safe, secure and controlled discharge of free flowing product, according to the manufacturer. The Type 1 support frame accommodates most types and sizes of bulk bag (flexible intermediate bulk container) ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The wrong address appeared for Tung Yu Hydraulic Machinery in the December, 2007, issue of Rubber World. The correct address is: Tung Yu Hydraulic Machinery Co., Ltd. No 12, Yongsing ...
Static locator device.(Suppliers Showcase: Instruments)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The 983v2 static locator is a lightweight, pocket-sized device that is said to provide an accurate measurement of static electrical charges over a wide range of voltages. This locator has been developed for use by production, maintenance, inspection and quality engineers, and its ...
Non-contact sensors.(Suppliers Showcase: Instruments)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Selcom SLS5000 series of in-process non-contact sensors is said to offer ultra high performance, even in hostile environments. With an extremely fast automatic light control circuit, this sensor measures on varying surfaces, from mat topography to shiny black materials such as rubber ....
Electronic balances.(Suppliers Showcase: Instruments)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The TX/TXB series of top-loading electronic balances is said to meet the recent demand for intermediate-range balances with competitive performance and price. The line of 12 precision balances includes TX electromagnetic force restoration balances equipped with the UniBloc aluminum ...
Creep/relaxation tester.(Suppliers Showcase: Instruments)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The EB 18 can perform automatic creep and relaxation tests. This precise instrument carefully lifts the rigs in and out of the oven, according to the company. It is said to have a very ...
Thermoplastic olefins.(Suppliers Showcase: Materials)
Jun 01, 2008 ... This family of thermoplastic olefin elastomers is said to exceed by a wide margin the performance and softness limitations of conventional TPOs, and exhibits processing and physical property advantages over a wide range of other thermoplastic elastomers, according to the company. ...
Silicone sealants.(Suppliers Showcase: Materials)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The company's 995 structural silicone sealant product is a one-part, neutral-cure adhesive that cures to durable elastomeric rubber. It is said to combine high tensile adhesion strength (150 psi) with superior tear strength (49 psi), and offers excellent, unprimed adhesion to most common ...
Chemtura names DePew global sales vice president.(People in the News)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Chemtura named Rick DePew vice president, Global Sales, Performance Specialties. This includes Chemtura's petroleum additives and urethane businesses. He succeeds Rick Beitel, who is retiring. DePew joins Chemtura from Nova Chemicals, where he served as business director for its ...
Dow Chemical.(Management)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Dow Chemical named Glenn Wright commercial vice president, North American Basic Plastics. Wright will be primarily responsible for ...
Dow Corning.(Management)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Dow Corning named Doug Kempf as Construction Application Engineering & Technical Services (AETS) manager. Kempf will provide leadership to the group responsible for managing the ...