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Mitsui Chemicals Succeeds in Development of EBT Latex

on August 5, 2024 in Innovation

Mitsui Chemicals and Sumitomo Seika have successfully developed the world’s first EBT latex based on Mitsui Chemicals’ EPT (ethylene-propylene rubber) and EBT (ethylene butene diene). In this collaboration, Mitsui Chemicals’ synthetic rubber technology was combined with Sumitomo Seika’s latexification technology. Sample work has already started for market exploration. Mitsui Chemicals expects EBT latex to have a wide range of applications,...

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Eneos Materials to Hike Prices on Elastomer and Latex Products

on May 2, 2022 in Materials

Eneos Materials Corp. is set to raise its prices on elastomer and latex products starting with June 1 deliveries. Starting with a look at products from Eneos Materials itself, prices will rise by at least 20 yen ($0.15) per kilogram on emulsion-polymerized styrene–butadiene rubber (E-SBR), nitrile rubber (NBR), butadiene rubber (BR), the company’s RB line, high-styrene rubber (HSR) and nitrile...

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Kraton Develops Unvulcanized TPE With High Levels of Softness, Strength

on January 23, 2019 in Innovation

Kraton Corp. recently developed a new type of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) latex under the name Cariflex IR2GL1. Taking the form of a new styrene block copolymer TPE latex, the product is aimed toward use in the likes of surgical gloves. Cariflex IR2GL1 foregoes the conventional need for vulcanization while exhibiting strength, softness and flexibility. In addition, it is free from...

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Zeon Reports FY 2015 Results, Synthetic Rubber Sales Volume Up 2%

on May 9, 2016 in Materials

Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) has announced its consolidated net sales declined by 4 percent year-on-year to 295.6 billion yen ($2.8 billion), and its net income decreased by 5 percent to 18 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 2016. Price drops in export thermoplastic elastomers and rubbers, led by general-purpose rubbers, negatively affected the earnings for the period. Meanwhile, consolidated...

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