Arlanxeo announced on February 29 plans to build a hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) plant in Changzhou, China. The plant will have an annual production capacity of 5,000 tons, and the first phase of construction will produce 2,500 tons of high-quality rubber per year. Operations are scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2025. Marketed by Arlanxeo under the...
The functional rubber material e-NBR, which is being jointly developed by 922 Research Institute and Miyasaka Rubber, continues garnering attention. The material has a tensile strength of 20.0 MPa, equivalent to that of hydrogenated nitrile rubber (H-NBR), but is less expensive than H-NBR. It also has ozone resistance equivalent to 100 years (theoretical value) and does not require plasticizers, fillers,...
Zeon said that it will raise the selling price of synthetic rubbers starting from deliveries on July 1. The price increase applies to HNBR (hydrogenated nitrile rubber), ZSC (hydrogenated nitrile rubber alloy), and CM (rubber compound). The price increase for HNBR and ZSC is 40 yen ($0.28) per kilogram, while the price for CM will be revised in accordance with...
Zeon announced on Nov. 30 that it will in the U.S. increase its production capacity of Zetpol, a hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR). Construction will begin in November, with production scheduled to start in January 2025. The company has been strengthening its Zetpol supply system in recent years by increasing production capacity at its Texas plant in 2020 and its Takaoka...
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) is planning to enhance the drying capabilities of its Kawasaki Plant, where the company produces a special vulcanized hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR) sold under its Zetpol brand. This improvement to the plant’s drying capacity will allow Zeon more flexibility in manufacturing both dry and latex versions of its special-grade Zetpol products, and will also boost production efficiency....
Zeon Corp.’s (TYO:4205) synthetic rubber business is doing well at present. As for specialty rubber not used in tires specifically, rising operation rates of oil wells thanks to renewed shale gas production have been a boon for hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) and nitrile rubber (NBR). Zeon is opening the Asia Technical Support Laboratory (ATSL) in Singapore this month to...
