Rubber World back issues from April 2009:
Bearing witness.(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2009; ... It has become apparent that the year 1909 was quite significant in the rubber industry. Not only is the Rubber Division, ACS, turning 100 years old this year, but synthetic rubber was discovered a century ago, and Goodyear made its first aviation tire in 1909. India Rubber World ...
Dow starts up SSBR plant in Germany.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Dow Europe (www.dow.com) announced the start up of a solution styrene butadiene rubber (SSBR) plant in Schkopau, Germany. The facility includes a capacity rights agreement with JSR, based in Japan. Dow owns and operates the new asset. This plant is a world-scale facility with a production ...
Dow Chemical, Midland, MI, has reached agreements with Rohm and Haas and certain of its shareholders that permit Dow to close the acquisition of substantially altered financial terms resolving the litigation initiated by Rohm and Haas against Dow last January.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Dow Chemical, Midland, MI, has reached agreements with Rohm and Haas and certain of its shareholders that permit Dow to close the acquisition of substantially altered financial terms, ...
Lanxess AG.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG (www.lanxess. corn), Leverkusen, Germany, officially launched an independent sales company in Moscow to manage the company's business in Russia and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The Russian Lanxess office will ...
Hughes Polymer Additives.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Apr 01, 2009 ... In an effort to futher consolidate its portfolio and focus on core businesses, Lanxess has sold its ...
Filtrona (www.filtronaextrusion.com) announced that its subsidiary, Filtrona Extrusion, has entered into a conditional agreement with Extrusion LLC, a subsidiary of Saw Mill Capital Partners, L.P., to sell all the issued and outstanding common stock of the Filtrona Extrusion Holding Companies to Saw Mill for an aggregate maximum consideration of $115 million on a cash and debt-free basis.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Filtrona (www.filtronaextrusion.com) announced that its subsidiary, Filtrona Extrusion, has entered into a conditional agreement with Extrusion LLC, a subsidiary of Saw Mill Capital Partners, L.P., to sell all the issued and outstanding common stock of the Filtrona Extrusion ...
Sibur Holding (www.sibur.ru) is pulling out of a deal to acquire the debt of tire holding Amtel-Vredestein N.V. and has suspended talks with the group's creditors because Russia's Sberbank has not decided on its involvement in the transaction.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Sibur Holding (www.sibur.ru) is pulling out of a deal to acquire the debt of tire holding Amtel-Vredestein N.V. and has suspended talks with the group's creditors because Russia's Sberbank has not ...
Wacker Chemie AG.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Wacker Chemie AG (www.wacker.com), Munich, Germany, has mid-term plans to construct a new hyperpure polycrystalline silicon facility in the U.S., and has purchased land in Tennessee for this purpose. The purchase price was almost $20 million. Wacker expects a mid-term investment in the ...
Specialty chemical producer Rhodia (www.rhodia.com) has completed its acquisition of the Mclntyre Group Ltd..(Acquisitions, expansions)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Specialty chemical producer Rhodia (www.rhodia.com) has completed its acquisition of the Mclntyre Group Ltd., after ...
Lewis-Goetz (www.lewis-goetz.com), Pittsburgh, PA, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Transport Parts.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Lewis-Goetz (www.lewis-goetz.com), Pittsburgh, PA, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Transport Parts, a ...
BASF.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BASF (www.basf.com) is starting up a new plant for the insulation material Neopor in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Neopor is an expandable ...
General Motors (www.gm.com) is expected to agree to buy back its former Saginaw Steering Gear business from Delphi.(Acquisitions, expansions)
Apr 01, 2009 ... General Motors (www.gm.com) is expected to agree to buy back its former Saginaw Steering ...
PolyOne, Zyvex develop polymer materials.(Contracts, licenses)
Apr 01, 2009 ... PolyOne (www.polyone.com), Cleveland, OH, a provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, and Zyvex Performance Materials, Columbus, OH, a specialist in carbon nanotube-enhanced applications, announced a joint development agreement to provide carbon nanotube-filled ...
Genencor (www.genencor.com), a division of Danisco A/S, announced the first transfer of BioIsoprene product to Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Akron, OH.
Apr 01, 2009 ... Genencor (www.genencor.com), a division of Danisco A/S, announced the first transfer of BioIsoprene product to Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Akron, OH ....
Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer (www.sartomer.com), Exton, PA, has joined the Chemidex Plastics & Elastomers Cybrary, a free online search engine specifically for engineers.(Contracts, licenses)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer (www.sartomer.com), Exton, PA, has joined the Chemidex Plastics & Elastomers ...
Long-standing cooperation partners Dieffenbacher and Fraunhofer ICT have intensified their collaboration in the development of innovative fiber-composite solutions, creating a research and development alliance that takes into account new and constantly developing technologies.(Contracts, licenses)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Long-standing cooperation partners Dieffenbacher and Fraunhofer ICT have intensified their collaboration in the development of innovative fiber-composite solutions, creating a research and development alliance that ...
The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society (www.rubber.org) and The Tire Society have entered into an agreement for 2009 in which the administrative functions of The Tire Society will be evaluated for possible future support by the Rubber Division administrative staff.(Contracts, licenses)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society (www.rubber.org) and The Tire Society have entered into an agreement for 2009 in which the administrative functions of The Tire Society will be evaluated for possible future support by the Rubber Division administrative staff. Other ...
Trelleborg Wheel Systems (www.trelleborg.com) and GPX International Tire have entered into a strategic alliance under which Trelleborg will become the exclusive distributor of Galaxy brand farm, forestry, agri-industrial and OTR tires in Europe.(Contracts, licenses)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Trelleborg Wheel Systems (www.trelleborg.com) and GPX International Tire have entered into a strategic alliance under which Trelleborg will become the exclusive distributor of Galaxy brand farm, forestry, agri-industrial and OTR tires in Europe. The agreement ...
Alternative Rubber & Plastics (www.altrubber.com), Amherst, NY, has partnered with Hangzhou Keli Chemical.(Contracts, licenses)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Alternative Rubber & Plastics (www.altrubber.com), Amherst, NY, has partnered with Hangzhou Keli ...
Guill Tool & Engineering (www.guildd.com), West Warwick, RI, has appointed 360 Control Technologies as its representative.(Contracts, licenses)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Guill Tool & Engineering (www.guildd.com), West Warwick, RI, has appointed 360 Control ...
Carbon nanotubes from Arkema (www.arkema.com) are to be sold in the U.K.(Contracts, licenses)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Carbon nanotubes from Arkema (www.arkema.com) are to ...
Bridgestone (www.bridgestone.com) will discontinue offering its tires to the AMA Supercross and Motocross series.(Contracts, licenses)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Bridgestone (www.bridgestone.com) will discontinue offering its tires to the AMA ...
Quality registrations.(Contracts, licenses)
Apr 01, 2009 ... In compliance with the new EU REACH chemicals regulation, Huber Engineered Materials (www.hubermaterials.com), a division of J.M. Huber, announced as a member of the Silica and ...
VMI wins award for innovation, excellence.(Corporate, financial news)
Apr 01, 2009 ... VMI (www.vmi-group.com) won the award for Innovation and Excellence in Tire Manufacturing at the Tire Technology Expo in Hamburg, Germany, for its VMI Maxx tire build ing machine. An international jury cited the breakthrough in fully automatic tire building as one of the reasons to choose ...
Flexsys America L.P., a subsidiary of Solutia (www. solutia.com), St. Louis, MO, is moving forward with its patent infringement case against Sinorgchem Ltd., Korea Kumho Petrochemical, Kumho Tire and Kumho Tire U.S.A. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.(Corporate, financial news)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Flexsys America L.P., a subsidiary of Solutia (www. solutia.com), St. Louis, MO, is moving forward with its patent infringement case against Sinorgchem Ltd., Korea Kumho Petrochemical, Kumho Tire and Kumho Tire U.S.A. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The suit ...
Excel Polymers LLC.(Corporate, financial news)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Excel Polymers LLC (www.excel-polymers.com), Solon, OH, will be making a change in its Dyersburg, TN, ...
Goodyear Tire & Rubber.(Corporate, financial news)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Goodyear Tire & Rubber (www.goodyear.com), Akron, OH, will lay of 225 workers at ...
Fortune.(Corporate, financial news)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Goodyear has once again been recognized as one of the most admired companies in ...
RMA predicts 7% drop in tire shipments.(Market Focus)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Tire shipments are projected to drop more than 7% in 2009 following a nearly 9% drop in 2008, according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association. Total 2009 tire shipments are projected to decline approximately 21 million units to 261 million, a level last experienced in 1993 and ...
Pneumatic tire and method of scrapping the same.(Patent News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... U.S. patent: 7,501,040 Issued: March 10, 2009 Inventors: Jun Matsuda and Yoshiaki Hashimura Assigned: Yokohama Rubber Key statement: A pneumatic tire which facilitates separation of a rubber layer and is excellent in recyclability and ...
Steam pyrolysis as a process to enhance the hydro-gasification of carbonaceous materials.(Patent News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... U.S. patent: 7,500,997 Issued: March 10, 2009 Inventors: Joseph M. Norbeck and Colin E. Hackett Assigned: University of California Key statement: A process and apparatus for producing a synthesis gas for use as a gaseous fuel or as feed into a ...
Low permeability elastomeric-metal phosphate nanocomposites.(Patent News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... U.S. patent: 7,498,381 Issued: March 3, 2009 Inventors: Yves Fernand de Puydt, Herman Robberechts and Andy H. Tsou Assigned: ExxonMobil Chemical Key statement: The present invention provides a nanocomposite of an isobutylene-based elastomer and ...
Crown reinforcement for a radial tire.(Patent News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... U.S. patent: 7,500,501 Issued: March 10, 2009 Inventors: Stephane Callamand and Lucien Bondu Assigned: Michelin Key statement: A tire includes comprising a radial carcass reinforcement surmounted radially by a crown reinforcement including a ...
Modified polymers and compositions containing the same.(Patent News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... U.S. patent: 7,498,387 Issued: March 3, 2009 Inventors: Takaaki Matsuda, Shigeki Takayama, Toshinori Shiraki, Shigeo Nakajima and Yasuhiro Kusanose Assigned: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Key statement: A first-order modified, hydrogenated polymer ...
Abrasion-resistant sheet material.(Patent News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... U.S. patent: 7,498,278 Issued: March 3, 2009 Inventors: John E. Holland, Connie W. Holland and Huy X. Nguyen Assigned: Honeywell International Key statement: An abrasion-resistant skirt material for use with air cushion vehicles having at least ...
FKM micropowder effects on fuel vapor permeation.(Tech Service)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Permeation is the migration of molecules through the various elastomers that are part of a vehicle's fuel system. Permeation of hydrocarbon fuels through elastomeric vehicle components is known to be a significant source of hydrocarbon emissions, contributing to air quality problems in ...
Gear pumps for the rubber industry.(Process Machinery)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Gear pumps have been used on thermoplastic extrusion lines since 1978. Typical application areas include plastic sheet, profiles, and cast and blown film. Today, they are typically considered as must-have equipment for these applications, and are routinely included as part of the package ...
Improving the performance of fiber reinforced pressurizable products.
Apr 01, 2009; ... The design of pressurized filament wound structures is a widespread and well-understood subject (refs. 5 and 8). A classical item produced by means of filament winding is the well-known isotensoid pressure vessel. It has found applications in LPG tanks and inflatable bodies to jack up ...
The introduction of fuel resistant ACM.
Apr 01, 2009; ... The development of polyacrylate rubber (ACM) was started in the early 1940s at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Eastern Region Laboratory and at the University of Akron's Government Laboratories. The efforts made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture were intended to result in a ...
How to simultaneously offer sustainability and high performance.
Apr 01, 2009; ... Peba materials are block copolymers prepared with polyether and polyamide building blocks. The discovery of the efficiency of the tetra-alkoxide catalyst family by Deleens (ref. 1) allowed the production of high molecular weight materials and their introduction to the market in 1981 under ...
IISRP holds 50th AGM in New York.(Meetings)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) will hold its 50th Annual General Meeting May 11-14 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City, NY. This year's meeting theme is "Building on our past ... shaping a successful future." Mark Emkes, president and CEO ...
RMA examines rubber recycling.(Meetings)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), Clemson University's Asphalt Rubber Technology Service, the Rubber Association of Canada and Empire State Development will sponsor Scrap to Profit 3 - Using Ground Rubber in Rubber and Plastic Products on June 3-4 at the Hyatt Hotel in Buffalo, ...
Brazilian Association of Rubber Technology.(Rubber Group News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Brazilian Association of Rubber Technology (ABTB) will hold a conference on "Advances in rubber process technology" on April 29 at the Universidade Feevale in Brazil. The ...
Chicago Rubber Group.(Rubber Group News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Chicago Rubber Group will hold its spring technical meeting on May 12 at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, WI. Further information is available from Brian Olson (brian_olson@ hmroyal.com). ...
Connecticut Rubber Group.(Rubber Group News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Connecticut Rubber Group will hold its spring technical meeting on April 23. The CRG will hold its annual golf and tennis ...
Energy Rubber Group.(Rubber Group News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Energy Rubber Group will hold its spring technical meeting on May 28 at the Hilton ...
Ohio Rubber Group.(Rubber Group News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Ohio Rubber Group will hold its spring technical meeting April 21 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Twinsburg, OH. The ORG will hold a golf outing on ...
Quebec Elastomers Group.(Rubber Group News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Quebec Elastomers Group will hold its annual golf outing on June 4 ....
West Michigan Rubber Group.(Rubber Group News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The West Michigan Rubber Group will hold a golf and salmon fishing outing on May 28 at the Grand Haven Golf ...
Pharmaceutical extrusion discussed.(Meetings)
Apr 01, 2009 ... American Leistritz Extruder will host the 4th Annual Pharmaceutical Extrusion Seminar on June 3-4 in Somerville, NJ. Classroom sessions will be combined with hands-on twin screw extrusion demonstrations. Topics to be discussed will include advantages of continuous extrusion as ...
Paper calls.(Meetings)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Society of Plastics Engineers, Automotive and Composites Divisions. A call for papers has been issued by the organizing committee for the SPE Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition, to be held at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy, MI, September 15-17. ...
Calendar.(Calendar)
Apr 01, 2009 ... American Society for Testing and Materials, course on "Rubber testing: Selecting, performing and interpreting ASTM rubber test methods," University of Akron Polymer Training Center, Akron, OH, Scott Murphy (610) 832-9685; www.astm.org--April 16-17. Fort Wayne Rubber ...
Rubber granulator.(Suppliers Showcase: Equipment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Vulcanator is a specially designed granulator with the ability to reduce whole bales of synthetic or natural rubber into small bits at one time without significant heat rise. This unit can drastically reduce dissolving or processing time, resulting in significant savings, according to ...
Carbon black batching.(Suppliers Showcase: Equipment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... This gain-in-weight bulk bag unloading station was designed for a technical rubber products manufacturer requiring a clean, accurate method of batching out specific amounts of various carbon black materials. Frequent changes of carbon blacks led engineers to design an interchangeable-frame ...
Injection molding.(Suppliers Showcase: Equipment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The XS injection molding machine features a clamping force of 100 kN. This specialist in injection molding machines with clamping forces below 1,000 kN completes the lower range of its product line with the XS. This machine is also available as an insert-molding machine with vertically ...
Dry ice blasting system.(Suppliers Showcase: Equipment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Aero Series of dry ice blast cleaning systems is said to provide an advanced cleaning method utilizing dry ice, which offers an environmentally friendly cleaning for the ...
Falling ball viscometer.(Suppliers Showcase: Instruments)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The falling ball viscometer is an instrument that provides dynamic viscosity measurement of transparent Newtonian fluids. The falling ball viscometer utilizes the simple but precise Hoppler principle to measure viscosity. The basic concept is to measure the elapsed time required for the ...
Tensile tester line.(Suppliers Showcase: Instruments)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The EJA Vantage 2 tensile tester is said to be the ideal solution for those applications that are slightly over the capacity of the Vantage 1 (1 kN/225 lb.), but do not require the full 5 kN capacity of the Vantage 5 (5 kN/1,125 lb.). The Vantage 2 is said to keep the same footprint and ...
Diameter scanners.(Suppliers Showcase: Instruments)
Apr 01, 2009 ... CSS (calibrated single scan) technology for the company's ODAC diameter scanners has been introduced to further enhance accuracy and repeatability while increasing measurement rates. With scan rates of 2,400 scans per second and beyond, each scan is identified and individually calibrated ...
GPC/SEC system.(Suppliers Showcase: Instruments)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The photodiode array (PDA) detector for the TDAmax gel permeation chromatography (GPC/SEC) system from the company is said to provide a powerful and flexible tool for the rapid analysis of both polymers and biopolymers. The PDA is said to be ideal for the analysis of blends used to produce ...
EPDM sponge product.(Suppliers Showcase: Materials)
Apr 01, 2009 ... A low density, closed-cell EPDM spong product has been developed for continuously extruded profiles. The compound is said to be capable of maintaining a 6-8 pound per cubic foot density. The material can be processed through both LCM salt bath and microwave/hot air extrusion lines. This ...
Thermoplastic olefins.(Suppliers Showcase: Materials)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Elastomers from the company are said to exhibit the superior end-use performance of thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs), while providing dramatically improved surface properties and processability. These compounds are said to be the first vulcanizate products in the Telcar OBC family of ...
Performance rubbers.(Suppliers Showcase: Materials)
Apr 01, 2009 ... This company offers Buna CB and Taktene grades of polybutadiene rubber, Buna VLS solution styrene buadiene rubber and emulsion styrene butadiene rubber. These rubber grades are said to account for about 65% of the synthetic rubber produced around the world. About 70% of this is used in ...
Automotive TPVs.(Suppliers Showcase: Materials)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Santoprene thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) 8291-85TL is said to bond directly to metal to simplify weatherseal fabrication. This grade is said to be suitable for virtually any automotive weatherseal application where metal and TPV surfaces can be joined in a co-extrusion process ....
Firestone Building Products promotes Jannasch.(People in the News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Firestone Building Products promoted Jim Jannasch to director of product development. In his new role, Jannasch will manage the direction, strategic planning and implementation of product management at Firestone for its EPDM, TPO, insulation, metal and asphalt business units. Bill Tippins, ...