London, UK – Virdis Chemicals Ltd has been appointed as sole UK Distributor for the Intercure® range of elastomer ...

A new method could enable stretchable ceramics, glass, and metals, for tear-proof textiles or stretchy semiconductors.

Growth in synthetic rubber demand is forecast for all regions ... As a result, consumption of ethylene propylene rubber (EPDM) and solid acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) increased in 1995 by 2.2% ...

DUBLIN, Ireland—The leader of a Taiwan-based maker of thermoplastic elastomers and other chemicals, along with a professor at a Chinese university, were honored at the International Institute of ...

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Rubber tires are built to last, but that durability makes them a nightmare to recycle. Now researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) have developed a mild, ...

Chewing gum's base ingredient is synthetic rubber, which is a type of plastic. A stick of gum is a relatively small source of microplastics, but a chewing habit could add up. Microplastics are ...

Also unchanged is the electric powertrain and its output, with the single front motor continuing to produce 204 PS (150 kW) and 310 Nm of torque, allowing the SUV to get from zero to 100 km/h in 7 ...

German speciality chemicals producer Lanxess (Leverkusen; www.lanxess.com) has completed conversion of its largest production line for “Keltan” EPDM synthetic rubber to ACE technology. The company ...

Chemist Charles Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber, which is natural or synthetic rubber improved by treating it with sulfur, among other chemicals, and heat. Unique properties like elasticity, ...