I. R. Tubes – Helping Footwear Industries Understand Safety Standards For Manufacturing Footwear
The problem: Issues using Traditional Accelerators Traditional rubber accelerators, such as thiazoles (MBTS/MBT) and thiurams (TMTD), have been identified to leave toxic residues in shoe soles and also generate highly toxic nitrosamines during the manufacturing process. These chemicals pose a hazard to the individual wearing the shoes such as: Type IV Allergy concerns Nitrosoamine (NoX) […]