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SUSTAINABILITY - Chemical engineers at Arlanxeo in the Dutch city of Geleen have proven that the rubber production based on sugar cane has a much lower CO2 footprint than that of petroleum-based rubber. Read More... | 5925 bytes more
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Maastricht / Geleen - ARLANXEO’s Keltan business has successfully hosted a two-day event during which scientists, experts and students discussed the future challenges of Keltan® EPDM. The 2018 Keltan Innovation Challenge was held in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and was attended by professors and students of four research and educational institutions: German Institute of Rubber Technology (Hannover), Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Maastricht University and University of Twente, who were invited to debate and share ideas on key aspects of the EPDM value chain. A tour of the Keltan EPDM production facility in Geleen was included in the program as well as a presentation by Martin Clemesha, Technical Account Manager at Braskem, on Braskem’s “I’m green™” program, under which the company produces polyethylenes based on sugar cane in a dedicated plant with an annual capacity of 200,000 metrical tons. Braskem is a major South American petrochemical corporation and operates plastics production plants in Brazil, Mexico, the United States and Germany. The event also marked 50 years of Keltan EPDM Innovation. Over the years, continuous innovation with an ever-increasing focus on sustainability, has led to key developments, such as the introduction of Keltan® Eco, the world’s first commercial EPDM produced from bio-based feedstock, and of Keltan ACE™ catalyst technology for producing EPDM with less energy and fewer emissions. According to Gerard van Doremaele, Head of Research and Development at Keltan, this event was not only organized to look back on Keltan’s key developments, but also to cultivate sustainable innovation for the next 50 years. “For us the key question is: how can Keltan continue to contribute to a more sustainable world? We invited this audience to help us challenge established ideas and provide new perspectives on the future of EPDM.” Niels van der Aar, Head of Technical Service and Application Development at Keltan, adds: “We staged the event as a competition to give motivation, focus, and some fun to the topics of sustainability and innovation. The program was rather intense, but it delivered a variety of good ideas. Some of these were very practical and short-term, others were long-term and ambitious. All shared our vision for a greener world and a greener product. During the Innovation Challenge, we tracked all these ideas and we are reviewing them now. New ideas continue to help us drive the business forward.” Niels van der Aar concluded: “While sustainable innovation was the key topic for this particular event, we also focus on premium quality, best service and global partnership. This is recognized and appreciated by our customers.”
Maastricht – ARLANXEO increases its prices for its Buna® and X_Butyl® products globally effective May 1, 2018. The price increase is driven by the overall market situation. ARLANXEO has contacted its customers individually regarding the price increases. ARLANXEO’s rubber products distributed under the brand names Buna® and X_Butyl® are used in the tire industry and for several non-tire applications like medical and pharmaceutical, plastic modification, gum or technical rubber goods. About ARLANXEO ARLANXEO at the Tire Technology Expo 2018 February 20 to 22, Deutsche Messe Hanover
Maastricht / Dormagen – ARLANXEO, a leading global manufacturer of synthetic elastomers, has developed a rubber compound that can be used in the future to seal tires. This solution for so-called self-sealing tires replaces the spare wheel and also presents an alternative to a repair kit or run-flat tire. An appropriate rubber compound from ARLANXEO, which is applied on the interior of the vehicle tire, enables holes occurring in the tire to be automatically sealed, so the driver can continue driving. “With our development, we are giving an important impulse for the mobility of tomorrow,” says Frank Lückgen, Global Marketing Director Tire in the Business Unit Tire & Specialty Rubbers (BU TSR) at ARLANXEO. “As a spare tire and the corresponding tools are no longer required, the weight of the vehicle and subsequently also its energy consumption are further reduced. In the case of electric vehicles, this can result in a longer range, for example,” explains Lückgen. The compound developed by ARLANXEO is applied on the interior of the tire. If, for example, a nail or other sharp object causes a hole in a tire, the rubber compound can seal the defect automatically. The tire is sealed immediately, regardless of the location and environment, while the car is moving. “To ensure that our compound can guarantee optimal sealing in any climate zone regardless of the speed a vehicle is traveling, we are currently carrying out further tests under extreme conditions following successful laboratory tests,” says Matthias Gotta, Head of Global Sales and Marketing in BU TSR. “Even in the case of strongly fluctuating external temperatures, the tires should be sealed in the same quality.” ARLANXEO conducts the corresponding tests with various partners under real-life conditions. Once the tests have been successfully completed, the compound will be launched on the market in the course of 2018. The ARLANXEO Business Unit Tire & Specialty Rubbers (BU TSR) offers a wide range of versatile synthetic rubbers, primarily for applications in tire production. The rubbers are used in the inner liners (airtight layers in the tire), tread, and sidewalls of tires, as well as in other tire components. Apart from tires, other sample applications include chewing gum, sporting goods, and golf balls, as well as hoses and conveyor belts. ARLANXEO at the Tire Technology Expo, stand number 4014, hall 20.
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