Among the new products Wacker Silicones presented at K 2022 were Elastosil eco silicone rubbers, which are produced in a mass-balanced process using plant-based and thus non-fossil methanol in a…
Rampf Polymer Solutions is presenting its electro casting resins for electrical and electronic components in the automotive, energy, automation, and household industries at electronica 2022 from 15 – 18 November 2022 in Munich,…
According to Smithers, carbon black is the dominant filler used in tires, but many in the industry see this changing on account of sustainability issues as well as preference for…
On 26 October 2022, Dow announced its launch of the world’s first recyclable silicone self-sealing tire solution. The solution has been successfully utilized in Bridgestone’s newly released B-Seals, a recyclable…
On 19 October, the Dr. Richard Escales Award was presented for the ninth time, for the first time in two categories: Kurt Gebert received the award in the category "Industry"…
At K 2022, Sigma Engineering presented the new version 6.0 of its simulation solution Sigmasoft Virtual Molding. The new version 6.0 has a completely fresh user interface and besides other new…
Prism Worldwide, a clean technology company based in Kirkland, WA, USA, that produces sustainable polymers made from end-of-life tires, recently acquired CRC Polymer systems, a custom compounding company supplying compounds,…
In September 2022 Asahi Kasei Europe became member of a joint project on blockchain technology for the ISCC PLUS certification. Led by the Dutch software provider Circularise and the Japanese…
On the 26 October the world`s No. 1 trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry – K 2022 – closed its doors after eight vibrant days. In total 176,000…
According to the Duisburg-based German company Brabender GmbH & Co. KG, 600,000 tons of used car tires are disposed of in Germany every year. Worldwide, around 1.8 billion used tires are disposed of…