Articles from Rubber World (June 1, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Agitator bead mills.			90
ASTM develops standard reference test tire specs.			112
Automotive LIMS line.			164
Automotive LIMS.			56
Bandag (www.bandag.com) shareholders approved the sale of the retread tire manufacturer to a subsidiary of Japan-based Bridgestone.			23
BASF.			21
Best Manufacturing, Menlo, GA, a manufacturer in the hand and arm protection sector, and DuPont, a provider of science-based services and products, are teaming up to provide cut-resistant hand and arm protection for the world's workforce.			65
Best paper, symposium awards presented.			101
Bosch Rexroth.			26
Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (www.bridgestone-firestone.com), Nashville, TN, and Ryder System have renewed their long-term agreement that began in 1990.			64
Calendar.		Calendar	544
Cambodia hosts rubber conference.			629
Chasing niches.	Smith, Don R.		367
Chicago Rubber Group.			60
Connecticut Rubber Group.			50
Continental AG (www.conti-online.com), Hanover, Germany, is set to acquire a 51% stake in the rubber and conveyor belt business of Matador Group.			26
CPI, UTECH organize polyurethane event.			449
Cryogenic deflasher.			39
Desma's (www.desma-usa.com) parent company, Kloekner Werke AG.			21
Dow Chemical (www.dow.com), Midland, MI, and Chevron Phillips Chemical LP have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding relating to the formation of a joint venture involving assets from their polystyrene and styrene monomer businesses in the Americas.			59
Dow Corning.			19
Dow Corning.			13
Dow Polyurethanes (www.dowpolyurethanes.com), a business group of Dow Chemical, Midland, MI, has completed the acquisition of British Vita's polyurethane systems business, Hyperlast Ltd.			52
Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex.			38
DSM China.			24
Dual shaft lab mixer.			86
Extrusion tooling.			140
Feed roll assembly.			184
Flexible fabric from fibrous web and discontinuous domain matrix.			126
French Oil Mill Machinery.			19
Gasket inspection.			188
Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer (www.sartomer.com), Exton, PA, plans to open a 356-square-meter (1,160-square-foot) technical center and office space in Yokohama, Japan, in December.			47
Goodyear Tire & Rubber (www.goodyear.com), Akron, OH, and the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) are investigating the possible construction of a one-of-a-kind tire performance research laboratory in Danville, VA.			69
Goodyear Tire & Rubber.			20
Handbook of Plastics Testing and Failure Analysis, Third Edition.			97
Internet resources for early U.S. patents.	Laursen, Christopher J.	Website overview	400
Jeffrey Herring.			15
John Mohl.			10
Kumho Tire USA.			20
Lanxess (www.lanxess.com), Leverkusen, Germany, announced that its polybutadiene rubber business unit and the South Korean tire manufacturer Hankook Tire have concluded a long-term supply contract.			56
Lanxess.			36
Leistritz.			30
Lord.			11
Luperox SP2 technology: the ultimate scorch protection for peroxide crosslinking.	Palys, Leonard H.		5417
Metso acquires B.E.S.T., to form Metso BEST.			77
Midwest Rubber Group.			23
Molecule analysis.			127
New opportunities for using silicone rubber.	Andersen, Thomas Emil		1655
NuSil Technology (www.nusil.com), Carpinteria, CA, a manufacturer of silicone-based materials for healthcare, aerospace, electronics and photonics, has appointed Huntsman Quimica Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Huntsman, as its exclusive distributor of products for the electronics industry in Brazil.			67
Ohio Rubber and Plastics Group.			73
Oilgear.			11
Pae plans to build on Hankook's NA success.		Interview	1087
Pelmar Engineering USA.			8
Performance Fibers.			10
Portage Precision Polymers.			60
PU mold release agent.			72
Quality registrations.			84
Rubber chemicals.			71
Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using the same in tread.			87
Rubber Division, ACS, seeks award nominations.			272
SI Group names Large president.			292
Silicone coatings.			141
Silicone rubber: The material of choice to meet new challenges.	Wolf, Hans Peter	Cover story	5317
Silicone trade balance remains bullish.			687
Silicone-modified EPDM.			105
Size matters.	Walinskas, Karl		1361
Skellerup Holdings Ltd. (www.skellerupholdings.co.nz) has entered into an agreement to purchase Tumedei SpA.			33
Songwon names R.T. Vanderbilt its distributor.			64
Spring business & awards meeting highlights.			130
Stabilizing high-vinyl polybutadiene.			91
Stedman.			7
Tandy Brands Accessories has signed an agreement to become a licensee of Goodyear Tire & Rubber for selected gifts and automotive accessories.			54
Teknor Apex (www.teknorapex.com) is carrying out startup procedures for a plant in Suzhou, China, that will produce compounds that comply with international standards for the appliance, automotive, building, electronics, medical device, wire and cable, and other markets.			109
The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers.			55
The Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation concerning Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.			38
The web tells some interesting silicone history.	Byers, John		763
Tire marking system.			184
Tire Society plans September meeting.			422
Tire tread.			76
Tire with non-linear anchoring of the reinforcement structure.			116
TPU elastomers.			121
Tread rubber composition and pneumatic tire employing the same.			172
Ultrasonically treated isoprene rubber.	Sun, Ximei		4741
Universal testing machines.			98
Volvo is set to become the first truck manufacturer in Europe to fit self-repairing tires to its products after the company entered into a supply deal with Goodyear.			43
VTC TPE Group Ltd.			58
West Michigan Rubber Group.			32
Willkomm Consulting, LLC.			30