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  • Protest delays mask order by Avon
    LONDON (Feb. 3, 2012)—Avon Rubber P.L.C. said it will delay deliveries of protective masks to the U.S. military following a legal challenge from a competitor which lost out in the bidding process.
  • EU court rejects appeal on price-fixing fines
    BRUSSELS (Feb. 3, 2012)—The European Union General Court has rejected appeals by DuPont Co., Dow Chemical Co., and Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. against fines imposed by the EU for their participation in a cartel to fix prices of polychloroprene rubber.
  • Wisconsin considers banning lead wheel weights
    MADISON, Wis. (Feb. 3, 2012)—Wisconsin will become the seventh state to mandate a statewide ban on lead wheel weights if a bill currently before the Wisconsin legislature becomes law, according to a top executive for a wheel weight manufacturing firm.
  • Official sees stable NR prices in India
    KOTTAYAM, India (Feb. 3, 2012)—Natural rubber prices in India won't fluctuate much in the coming months, according to the chairman of the India Rubber Board.
  • Yokohama raising consumer tire prices
    FULLERTON, Calif. (Feb. 3, 2012)—Yokohama Tire Corp. said it will hike aftermarket consumer tire prices sold in the U.S. by as much as 8 percent on March 1.
Flame Retardant Handbook
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Harwick Standard Distribution Corporation has prepared this flame retardant handbook to help development chemists and rubber compounders who are looking for basic information on flame/fire retarding systems.

It highlights differences between halogenated and halogen-free compounds, methods for retarding combustion, functions of various flame retardants, and lists of associated literature.

The Flame Retardant Handbook also gives recommendations and typical usage levels for various flame-retardant materials. Read More....
 
Compounding EPDM with Peroxides. Part I
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Our website technical session begins with a 3-part series on compounding EPDM with peroxides. We begin with the polymer itself, Keltan EPDM DSM Elastomers. Read More....
 
Compounding EPDM with Peroxides, Part II
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Our 3-part technical series on compounding EPDM at our website began with the polymer series on compounding EPDM with peroxides. We started with the polymer and now we will discuss peroxides. Geo Specialty Chemicals Peroxides Read More...
 
Compounding EPDM with Peroxides, Part III
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Our 3-part technical series on compounding EPDM at our website began with Part 1 - Polymer  EPDM then on to Part 2 - Peroxides.  We will now discuss compounding and the cure associated with peroxides for EPDM/EPR namely, but with peroxide cured polymers in general. Read More...