Latex

Butadiene has been indispensable for a range of important industrial and consumer products for decades. Even though maybe invisible to the eye of the consumer, this preliminary product of the petrochemical industry can be found in computers, carpets, and various rubbers. Its use in tires causes buta more

Styron Europe GmbH announced a reduction in the manufacturing capacity for  Styrene Butadiene (SB) latex in Europe. Styron reduced production by 70,000 dry metric tonnes. The capacity reduction was completed over the past several months across Styron production facilities in Hamina, Finland; Rheinmu more

Researchers from France have developed a new type of sunscreen. The sunscreen is made from latex that traps a UVB filter chemical within its structure. The team designed the sunscreen to protect wounded skin, which conventional sun creams are ineffective for. The sun-shielding films were able to blo more

As the original inventor of single use nitrile gloves, SHOWA has continued over the last two decades to bring further innovation to the market more

Sensors, Vol. 18, Pages 1853: Elastic MCF Rubber with Photovoltaics and Sensing on Hybrid Skin (H-Skin) for Artificial Skin by Utilizing Natural Rubber: Third Report on Electric Charge and Storage under Tension and Compression † Sensors doi: 10.3390/s18061853 Authors: Kunio Shimada In more

Direct force measurements involving amidine latex (AL) and sulfate latex (SL) particles in aqueous solutions containing multivalent ferrocyanide anions are presented. These measurements feature three different pairs of particles, namely SL–SL, AL–SL, and AL–AL. The force profiles are quantitatively more

The coagulation of oppositely charged latexes, prepared from the soap-free emulsion polymerisation of styrene using water as the reaction medium, resulted in the obtainment of colloidal gels that were porous in nature and held together by electrostatic interactions. Chemical crosslinking, involving more

GBI Research’s report, “Butadiene Market In Asia Pacific To 2020 - Asia Pacific Rubber Industry Drives The Global Demand”, provides an in-depth analysis of the Asia-Pacific butadiene industry. The research presents detailed analysis and forecasts of the major economic and market trends affecting the more

GBI Research’s report, “Butadiene Market in Europe and Middle East to 2020 - European Demand Expected To Recover While Exports Drive Middle East Production”, provides an in-depth analysis of the Europe and Middle East butadiene industry. The research presents detailed analysis and forecasts of the m more

ATOMIX CO., LTD. (Atomix) is a Japan-based paint company which is engaged in the production and sale of various paints. It offers architectural paints, floor paints, house paints and traffic marking paints. The architectural paints offered by the company includes interior wall paint, siding paint, a more