European Rubber Journal articles from June 2002

European Rubber Journal archives from June 2002

EBRD takes stake in Michelin's Russia plant: first Western tyre making venture in Russia gains 20 million [euro] development funding. (Rubber news).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Groupe Michelin has brought in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as a 49-percent stakeholder in its new project near Moscow--the first ever western tyre manufacturing venture in Russia. The London-headquartered bank is to...

Interfloor created from Duralay, Gates units: major new European rubber flooring business created, as sale of Gates' non-core UK division to Rutland Fund is accompanied by merger with Duralay. (Rubber news).(Interfloor Group Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... A new European flooring group with 130-million [pounds sterling] ($185 million) turnover--Interfloor Group Ltd--has been created by merging two UK-based rubber units. After long negotiations and referrals to the UK's Competition Commission, the...

Prudent Avon seeks to build on profit gains: sale of five non-core units leaves Avon in better shape as profits rise. (Rubber news).(Avon Rubber PLC)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Avon Rubber plc's main focus in 2002 will be develop the group's current structure following a series of rationalisation measures announced over the past year, according to Steve Willcox, chief executive of the automotive and industrial rubber...

Avon to develop US military mask.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Avon Rubber & Plastics Inc. has gained the option to develop a next generation chemical-biological protective mask for the US military, the firm's UK parent Avon Rubber plc announced 10 May. The award gives Avon Rubber and Plastics charge of...

Trelleborg, JPS form alliance for roofing: Swedish firm gains access to US market for its EPDM roofing, while US supplier will offer its TPO materials in Europe. (Rubber news).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Roofing manufacturers Trelleborg Building Systems and JPS Elastomerics have formed an alliance designed to widen both firms' product ranges and utilise their partner's sales and marketing strengths. The agreement--effective 1 May--will...

Tyre maps available.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * European Rubber Journal has published the latest version of its tyre plant map of Europe. The mad is designed to be displayed on a wall and measures 900mm x 650mm The new version is complete revised and updated, showing the geographic...

ZF Elastmetall invests 12.5 m [euro] in R&D centre: simultaneous engineering and extensive product development for rubber-to-metal bonded antivibration parts are the focus of a new R&D centre at ZF Friedrichshafen unit. (Rubber news).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... ZF Lemforder Elastmetall AG & Co. KG inaugurated a 12.5 million [euro] ($11 million) development and planning centre at its unit in Damme, 17 April. "With the centre we have created the right conditions to be able to offer our partners...

Boon to join Ansell board.(Harry Boon)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Melbourne, Australia -- Ansell Ltd has appointed Harry Boon to its board of directors Boon, who recently was named ceo of the Red Bank, New Jersey-based latex and synthetic medical glove maker, assumes his new responsibilities immediately....

Regent unveils new powder-free surgical glove.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Norcross, Georgia -- SSL Americas Inc.'s Regent Medical Americas division is expanding its synthetic, powder-free surgical glove portfolio with a new gloving system, Biogel Skinsense N Universal, designed to work alone as a smooth-surface...

Dunlopillo invests, targets US sales growth: UK rubber foamer to attack US luxury bedding market. (Rubber news).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Dunlopillo is investing 4-5 million [pounds sterling] over the next three years to increase its latex manufacturing capacity by a third, as part of a plan to increase sales to North America, the company announced 7 May. The Harrogate,...

AirBoss diversifies into compounds, parts: Reduced dependence on the tyre sector as rubber firm spreads into military goods and custom mixing. (Rubber news).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... AirBoss of America Corp. has strengthened its compound development technologies, added to some lines and repositioned others in an effort to branch out after a successful 2001. The diverse product maker recently enlarged its two...

Goodyear raises stake in Sava operation: six-million-tyres-a-year Slovenian tyre maker now 80-percent controlled by Goodyear. (Tyre news).(Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. now owns 80% of Sava Tires d.o.o.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has paid $38.5 million to acquire an extra 20-percent shareholding in Sava Tires doo, based in Kranj, Slovenia. The US-headquartered tyre maker now holds an 80-percent stake in Sava Tires and also has the right...

Sime Darby to merge and then sell-off tyre units: Trade liberalisation under AFTA is one reason Malaysian group wants to combine and eventually divest its tyre units. (Tyre news).(DMIB Berhad, Sime Tires International (M) Sdn Bhd)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... A proposed reorganisation announced by Sime Darby's board will see the merger of the diversified Malaysian group's two tyre operations--DMIB Berhad (originally Dunlop Malaysia International Berhad) and Sime Tires International (M) Sdn Bhd...

Goodyear to lift retread capacity.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear plans to double its seamless tread production capability at its Social Circle, Georgia. retread operation. The aim is to meet growing North American demand for truck tyre retreading systems, the company said. Through...

Stomil selects new auditor.(Stomil Olsztyn SA, Deloitte & Touche)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Paris -- Deloitte & Touche is to carry out a fresh audit of Stomil Olsztyn SA. according to a spokeswoman for Groupe Michelin, the Polish tyre makers main shareholder. The auditor is to examine claims by Stomil's minority shareholders...

US tyre shipments rebound.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Washington -- US tyre shipments showed strong signs of growth for 2002, with January's total tyre shipment numbers climbing 1.2 percent to 27.6 million units according to data gathered by the US Rubber Manufacturers Association. Canadian...

Toyo ends deal with Conti.(Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd., Continental AG)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd has terminated a 20-year old tyre technology exchange and off-take agreement with Continental AG of Germany. The Japanese firm has also announced the end of similar contracts with subsidiary...

UK tyre recycler for sale.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Manchester, UK -- UK Tyre Processing Ltd. is being offered for sale as a going concern by administrators at Begbies Traynor of Manchester at With two sites near Manchester--al Stalybridge and Ashton-Under-Lyne--the recycler has a capacity to...

Book aids tyre compounders.(Malcom Evans authors report on tire compounding technology)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Shawbury UK -- Rapra Technology Ltd has published a report on the technology of tyre compounding. Author Dr Malcom Evans aims to provide an overview of the factors tyre compounders and engineers must consider when developing tyro compounds to...

Toyota tight-lipped about new tyre technology: Japanese car maker may license novel tyre making system. (Tyre news).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Toyota Motor Corp. has gained ownership rights over a new tyre manufacturing technology, and is considering licensing the system to certain tyre makers in Japan. The position emerged in an interview with a Toyota spokesman over reports that the...

Double happiness, Yantai CSI being sold. (Tyre news).(China Enterprises Ltd. divests tire-making operations)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... China Enterprises Ltd has agreed to sell its Double Happiness and Yantai CSI tyre-making operations and Shandong Synthetic nylon tyre cord plant to undisclosed buyers, and is seeking a buyer for a partially finished radial tyre facility....

Michelin Retread's Mexican franchisee begins operations.(Michelin Retread Technologies Inc. franchisee opens)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Mexico City -- Michelin Retread Technologies Inc.'s first franchisee in Mexico has started operations at a plant in Queretaro. Industrias Michelin SA de CV, a Michelin North America Inc. operating unit in Mexico City, granted the franchise...

Pirelli's US unit posts $9.1 million in 2001 earnings.(Pirelli Tirellc)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... * Milan, Italy -- Pirelli Tirellc, Pirelli SpA's US tyre operating unit, was $9.14 million in the black last year, despite a 9.1-percent drop in sales to $158.5 million, according to information in Pirelli's annual report. The positive net...

Goodyear hit by Q1 losses.(first-quarter, year 2002)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... * Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s planned return to profitability has been hampered by continuing low demand in its main markets, according to the group's first quarter results. "Ongoing industry weakness in retail tyre demand in North...

Michelin advances in Q1.(reports sales for first-quarter, year 2002)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... * Clermont Ferrand, France -- Groupe Michelin reported first quarter sales 4.1 percent up on the same quarter in 2001, at $3430 million. The increase was due mainly to an improved price/mix and exchange rate effects, the tyre maker said. ...

European tyre sales dip, but French market rises: growth in 4x4 tyres is the only positive note, as sales of all other types drop across Europe. (Rubber news).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... European tyre sales were significantly lower in the first three months of 2002 than in the same period last year, according to French rubber group Syndicat National du Caoutchouc et des Polymeres. Sales of car tyres, at 35.1 million units,...

ExxonMobil elastomer plant under construction. (Rubber news).(ExxonMobil Chemical Co.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... ExxonMobil Chemical Co. has started construction of a new 90-kilotonnes-per-annum facility to make metallocene ethylene elastomer products at its Baton Rouge site. The new facilities to produce EPDM, plastomers and other polymers, using...

DSM Elastomers on the rebound.(announces profits for first three months of year 2002)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... * Herleen, The Netherlands -- DSM Elastomers improved its profitability during the first three months of 2002, according to DSM's first quarter results statement. The business, which supplies EPDM and thermoplastic vulcanisates, contributed to...

Italians look to bolster US presence.(Italian Trade Commission marketing program to promote Italian rubber and plastics machinery)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * London -- The Italian Trade Commission has announced a marketing programme designed to expand US sales of Italian-built machinery within manufacturing sectors including rubber and plastics. The multimillion-dollar campaign promotes...

Bayer to close two SR facilities in Sarnia: Slack market and excess capacity force closure of SR units--and Bayer's margins continue to be poor. (Supplier news).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Bayer Inc. plans to close one of its two butyl rubber plants in Sarnia, along with the site's butadiene rubber operation, eliminating 300 jobs. The 55-year-old Butyl I unit will close this summer as the company consolidates butyl production...

Serbian latex firm joins privatisation drive: 90 ktpa SBR latex plant up for sale along with other rubber companies. (Supplier news).(PKS-Latex; Serbia, Yugoslavia)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... PKS-Latex has joined the list of companies earmarked for privatisation by the government of the Republic of Serbia. One of only two latex producers in the Balkans region, the firm has strong export potential, said a statement from CAIB...

F.A.S. adds Carter Bros mixers to its offerings.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Cleveland, Ohio -- Processing machinery supplier F.A.S. Machinery has begun selling mixers made by English manufacturer Carter Bros Ltd, adding to its offerings for the rubber and plastics industries. Rochdale, England-based Carter Bros'...

Used Russian presses go to Turkish profiles maker.(Profil Sanayi)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Dudley, West Midlands -- International Power Presses has sold a consignment of four pre-owned Erfurt presses to the Turkish manufacturer, Profil Sanayi of Bursa, Turkey. The presses were previously owned and operated by Moscovitch in Russia....

Goodyear Chemical aims to boost presence: non-tyre uses will be one focus of rubber and chemicals supplier. (Supplier news).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... The recession made 2001 an especially taxing year for rubber industry companies, and Goodyear Chemical was no exception. Slow demand in the tyre sector and higher energy costs caused the division's operating income to fall 6.2 percent to $60.2...

Ciba appoints rubber sector distributors: chemicals supplier aims for closer links with rubber customer through distributorships across Europe. (Supplier news).(Velox GmbH and Elastomerics to distribute rubber additives for Ciba Specialty Chemicals)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Ciba Specialty Chemicals has appointed Velox GmbH and Elastomerics to distribute its rubber additives in Germany and the UK, respectively. Distributorships for other European countries will follow in the next few months, said a 6 May Ciba...

Solutia completes exit from AES.(Solutia sells Advanced Elastomer Systems stake to ExxonMobil)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * St Louis, Missouri -- Solutia has sold its stake in Advanced Elastomer Systems to ExxonMobil--its partner in the 50/50 joint venture for around $102 million. The deal was completed in the first quarter of 2002, St. Louis-based Solutia said....

Berresse to replace Iraoloa at Columbian.(James Berresse, Manuel Iraola, Columbian Chemicals)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Phoenix, Arizona -- James Berresse will become the new president and chief executive officer of Phelps Dodge Corp's Columbian Chemicals unit at the end of June, He replaces Manuel Iraola, who will retire 30 June. Berresse was previously...

Rhein Chemie sales dip, appoints new leader. (Supplier news).(346 million [euro] for 2001, 8% lower than previous year)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH, which is currently being sold by its parent group Bayer AG, reported global sales of 346 million [euro] for 2001, 8 percent lower than in the previous year. Rhein Chemie blamed weak trading conditions for its...

Stephenson sets up new unit.(Stephenson Group creates specialty chemicals division)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * West Yorkshire, UK -- Stephenson Group has created a speciality chemicals division for its anti-tack agents sold into the rubber industry. Ralph Gerrard, division manager, said "The formation of this division will provide continuity for...

Silicas analysed.(ENC consultancy publishes silicas, silicates and zeolites report)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... * ENC consultancy has published a report into markets and applications for silicas, silicates and zeolites in Western Europe. The report runs to 220 pages and includes over 120 tables and 6 figures. According to the publishers, the total...

TPEs set for growth in automotive sector. (Rubber news).(Freedonia Group Inc. report examines thermoplastic elastomer demand)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... World thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) demand is forecast to expand 6.4 percent per year to 2.15 million tonnes in 2006, valued at more than $10 000 million, according to a new report from Freedonia. The report adds that production is likely to...

Engage used as impact modifier. (Rubber news).(DuPont Dow tests ethylene elastomer products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... DuPont Dow claims its Engage ethylene elastomer is a better impact modifier than competing materials. Jean-Marc Imbert, regional marketing manager for DuPont Dow, said, "We found that Engage provided considerable impact improvement versus other...

Skeist reports on TPEs: thermoplastic elastomers will find more auto applications. (Rubber news).(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Separately, Skeist, Inc. has completed a multi-client study on the United States market for TPEs. They estimate the market at 1400 million pounds (635 ktpa) worth $2600 million. The company said it expects this to increase to 1900 million...

DuPont Dow expects more auto sales. (Rubber news).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Auto sales figures remain surprisingly buoyant, despite economic gloom in other areas, according to DuPont-Dow Elastomers. However, the company said, analysts predict sales will take off once more in 2003 The company said it is finding more...

Phoenix focussing on core business, cost cuts: major German rubber processor Phoenix aims to cut costs by having dedicated plants for certain products, and by limiting speculative R&D, in a year where German car production may drop 10 percent. (Germany focus).(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Phoenix AG's rubber processing business saw sales increase last year by 4 percent. But, for Phoenix, "sales are not the problem, profit is the problem," stressed Konrad Ellegast, chairman of the Phoenix executive board. High raw materials...

Vibracoustic ownership. (Germany focus).(Phoenix and Freudenberg joint venture Vibracoustic)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Phoenix spun off its automotive antivibration systems unit into the Vibracoustic joint venture with Freudenberg, an operation which, "works very well," said Ellegast. It is rated by customers as one of the best JVs in the automotive sector in...

Airspring production unit. (Germany focus).(making airspring sleeves at Phoenix)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The story opposite describes a new way of making airspring sleeves, using injection moulding technology and robots to position single strands of reinforcing fibres. The process ends up with sleeves which are much more flexible than the...

Phoenix revolutionises airspring design: a simple design change gives lighter, smaller airsprings, which are easier to expand. But production of the parts is very sophisticated. (Germany focus).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... In a brand-new, bright and airy facility in Hamburg, Phoenix AG's Vibracoustic joint venture with Freudenberg Dichtungs- and Schwingungstechnik is producing precision rubber tubes for automotive airsprings under almost clinical conditions. The...

Lots of robots--(almost) no people. (Germany focus).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... In the first stage of production, a thin precise layer of rubber is injected into the gap between a cylindrical metal former and a slightly larger hollow cylinder placed over it The compound is based on a standard recipe. The thickness of this...

Krupp forced to take risks. (Germany focus).
June 1, 2002... "The complex machinery used in the field of rubber" means that manufacturers such as Krupp Elastomertechnik GmbH "take financial and technical risks" in production and sales, observed Frank Horch, chairman of the firm's board of management. ...

Future lies within ThyssenKrupp. (Germany focus).(to retain Krupp Elastomertechnik)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Parent company ThyssenKrupp group has recently decided to keep ownership of the rubber processing equipment maker, Horch said. "We--the management of Krupp Elastomertechnik and the owners of Thyssen Krupp"--have decided that the firm should go...

Harder for processors. (Germany focus).(Krupp Elastomertechnik)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Horch commented that machinery suppliers are not in the same position as rubber processors--who may have 30 competitors worldwide for any particular contract, many in much lower-cost regions than Germany. Krupp Elastomertechnik has only...

A two-pronged approach. (Germany focus).(Krupp Elastomertechnik)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Krupp Elastomertechnik has instigated a major strategy change recently, to focus on two major customer groupings: key accounts--mainly those with the major tyre makers--and regional marketplaces. One aim here is to handle markets such as...

LuV buys SMPC plant, sets up JV in China. (Germany focus).(Lehmann and Voss; Specialities et Matieres Premieres du Caoutchouc)
June 1, 2002... Lehmann & Voss & Co., a Hamburg-based chemicals producer and trader, is acquiring the production unit of the French rubber chemicals supplier SMPC SA (Specialites et Matieres Premieres du Caoutchouc). The deal, announced in Hamburg 29...

Throwing light on reinforcing mechanisms: preliminary work using atomic force microscopy to view carbon black surfaces indicates that graphitic "steps" on the surface may be important features in binding to the rubber. (Filler reinforcement).(research by Dave Cooper)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Technical)
June 1, 2002... Rubber filled with carbon black has remarkable physical properties. Most important is the improvement in the resistance to abrasion, as applied in tyre treads. The peculiar dynamic behaviour--the Payne Effect--of black filled rubber was...

Tandem mixer: energy input and fill factors: in this article, the developers of the Tandem Mixing concept suggest ways to optimise the mix cycle. Their research shows that tandem mixing can be cheaper than conventional mixing, provided the whole system is optimised for time and cost. (Tandem mixing).(Statistical Data Included)(Technical)
June 1, 2002... Internal mixers have come a long way. Until the middle of the 1950s, rainless mixing was state of the art. Although a bit slow, ramless mixers could produce compounds of the same quality as roll-milled compounds. The two major draw backs of...

Trelleborg mounts make JCBs quieter. (Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Following the acquisition of the former Dunlop Metalastik operations, the range of CushyFloat mounts is now re-named TrellExtreme. Working with the manufacturer, JCB, to improve the cab environment for the operator, Trelleborg Industrial has...

Butyl rubber pellets. (Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... * Elementis Specialities has produced a new grade of cured butyl rubber pellets for use as a base in sealants and vibration control compounds. The new grade, Kalar 5280, is compatible with most fillers and extenders, according to the supplier...

Technical aid for peroxide cures. (Products).(Sartomer Company continues Cure Concepts booklet series)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Sartomer has released the sixth instalment in its Cure Concepts series. This 14-page booklet is available free to rubber and elastomer compounders. It provides data on peroxide and peroxide coagent cure systems. The booklet covers six main...

UK food standard reissued. (Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * With sales of own-brand food increasing in the UK, the British Retail Consortium has published a third edition of its technical standard designed to help suppliers of own-brand food to meet the Food Safety Act, 1990. In particular, the...

Butyl for industrial applications. (Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... * Goldsmith and Eggleton have extended its butyl rubber line with two products. The company is now offering 34 kg bales of blended polyisobutylene and also bales of halogenated butyl rubber. These materials, like all G & E materials, carry ISO...

DP Seals supply Cosworth engine. (Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * World rally is a tough sport, and the demands on engines and vehicles get tougher every year. DP Seals has developed a seal specifically for the Cosworth Duratec R engine used in the Ford Martini World Rally Car in the 2001 season. The seal,...

Robinson Brothers installs sulphur scrubber. (Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Robinson Brothers Ltd, an independent chemicals manufacturer based in the UK has invested 2 million [pounds sterling] in an abatement plant at its West Bromwich site. The unit is designed to remove sulphur dioxide emissions from the...

Silicone hose for up to 30 bar. (Products).(Samco Silicone Products Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Samco Silicone Products Ltd has extended the temperature and pressure rating of its range of Silgiene hoses. The Silgiene range, designed specifically for food and pharmaceutical applications, can now operate between -60[degrees]C and...

Acordis publishes facts and figures. (Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * A new 36-page, glossy booklet from Acordis provides some data on the company and its markets. The company lists its various activities, based around fibres made from polyester, polyamides and rayon (cellulose), and how they fit into the...

CD-rom teaches about testing. (Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * An educational CD-rom from Ametek Lloyds Instruments aims to help fill the gap in educational material surrounding the methods use and applications of materials testing apparatus. Aimed at students, small businesses and interested...

Hounsfield adds temperature chamber. (Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Hounsfield Test Equipment has developed a range of temperature chambers for use with all major brands of testing equipment. BY using the chambers, operators can check the effects of extreme heat or bitter cold on samples. Hounsfield says its...

Nordel MG to "break new ground". (Products).(DuPont Dow Elastomers offers new grades of Nordel ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Following its acquisition of the former Union Carbide plant at Seadrift, Texas DuPont Dew Elastomers is now offering grades of its Nordel EPDM materials using a gas-phase production process and Dew Chemical's INSITE metallocene catalysis...

Cutter offers higher accuracy. (Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... * Gillard's new Servo-Torq Ultra machine is a rotary cutter with tight control of the material, allowing very accurate speed control and length control. Gillard claims the machine can cut at a predetermined position, with an accuracy of...

Seals for pressure hydraulics. (Products).(Blue Diamond Co.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Blue Diamond has introduced a range of linear and rotary seals designed to handle hydraulic oils up to around 100 bar. The seals can be made in small batches--around 500 units--according to the makers, and require only a tight interference...

Santoprene for epidural syringe. (Products).(Advanced Elastomer Systems' product chosen)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * A leading supplier of goods to the medical industry has selected Santoprene for the material on the tip of the plunger on its latest epidural syringe. One of the objectives was to ensure there was no natural rubber latex in the product,...

Diary.
June 1, 2002... Readers are strongly advised to confirm details with organisers before making any travel arrangements. An updated list of industry events is available on the ERJ website at http://www.crain.co.uk/ MAY * Plastpol 6th international fair...

Rubber still faces substitution. (postscript).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Rubber has always been an expensive option. Back in the earliest days, it was so rare that it commanded prices similar to gold. Some perfluoroelastomers are still in the same range. Even with more normal materials, by the time you take...