Why Outsourcing Latex Dispersions Makes More Sense Than Producing In-House
There’s a common belief in the manufacturing world: if you produce it yourself, it will be cheaper. And while that...
The Real Costs of manufacturing In-House dispersions
When comparing the raw material costs of in-house production with the purchase of ready-made water-based dispersions, one might initially assume that manufacturing...
VINYL Silanes for the Plastics & Rubber Industry
In July 2023 we focused on sulphur silanes. This month our focus will be on vinyl silanes. We did cover...
Silanes: SULPHUR Silanes for the Plastics & Rubber Industry, Industrial Coatings, Adhesives & Sealants, Filler Treatments
This month we focus on silanes and more especially sulphur silanes. In the forthcoming month we will focus on vinyl...
Raw materials in short supply? Look at Alternative Accelerator Blends
There seems to be no end in sight, at least in the immediate future for an end of the Russia-Ukraine...
Selected Processing Aids in NBR and CR compounds: How do you know your processing aid is working
Last month we brought to you Why one should use Dispergum Zinc soaps as a processing aid. As a follow on to...
Why use a processing aid like Dispergum zinc soap (Part 1)
In this two-part article, we bring to you why one should use processing aids like Dispergum zinc soaps for NBR and...
Alleviating the downside of using CaO in EPDM Rubber Profiles
The permissible standard for Calcium Oxide is 5 milligrams of CaO per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour...
Accelerators to Control Blooming in EPDM (Part 2)
‘Smartly’ use pre-mixed accelerator blends to control blooming Ethylene a-olefin elastomers, particularly ethylene-propylene-diene (EPDM) rubbers, are excellent all-purpose rubbers. Environmental...