Omya Performance Polymer Distribution has appointed Sara Ghione as President for Rubber Polymers and Additives, effective January 1. Based in Oftringen, Switzerland, and reporting to CEO Carsten Harms ...

A novel green recyclable rubber polymer developed by Australian scientists can help to reduce the ever-growing environmental impact of the traditional non-reusable synthetic and mineral materials used ...

Australian scientists have created a new kind of rubber polymer that could make for more sustainable building materials. This versatile new material can be used on its own like regular rubber, or ...

TOKYO — Bridgestone Corp. has developed a material it's describing as the "world's first" polymer that bonds rubbers and resins on the molecular level. Named Susym — a combination of the words ...

Providers of rubber recycling technology say they can help tire makers meet sustainability goals. The promoters of GEC technology say the catalyst can help boost the recycled rubber content in tires.

HOUSTON, Texas—Kraton Corp. is launching a new hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer (HSBC) polymer which it says enables improved flow for higher manufacturing efficiency. Kraton G1646 offers "all ...

The biodegradation of natural rubber by microbial species represents a promising, environmentally sustainable approach to managing waste from industrial and consumer rubber products. Natural rubber, ...

Revolutionary 'green' types of bricks and construction materials could be made from recycled PVC, waste plant fibers or sand with the help of a remarkable new kind of recently discovered rubber ...

Showing how rubber might be the answer for components in critical applications, the company’s 10-page booklet - Rubber Polymer & Material Selection Guide – provides technical information on over 15 ...

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TOKYO—Bridgestone Corp. has developed a material it's describing as the world's first polymer that bonds rubbers and resins on the molecular level. Named Susym—a combination of the words "sustain," ...