Tire recycler Prism Worldwide, based in Kirkland, Washington, and Sherwood Industries, a family-owned sheet extruder of thermoplastics based in Niles, Illinois, partnered to introduce Prism’s ...

Nagoya University and the Zeon Corporation have developed a new thermoplastic rubber material, based on a type of ionically-functionalized block polymer called “i-SIS”, with a high impact resistance – ...

Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are showing up in more and more places these days. The array of polymers that fall under the TPE umbrella, not to mention the color, texture, and property options they ...

Prism's high-performance materials derived from recycled end-of-life tires, to be incorporated into Sherwood's extruded rubber sheets for use in industries ranging from automotive to household goods ...

MANSFIELD, Texas (Feb. 9)—Solvay Engineered Polymers has acquired Thermoplastic Rubber Systems Inc., a Shirley, Mass.-based supplier of thermoplastic elastomer compounds, to strengthen its presence in ...

Kirkland, Wash.—Prism Worldwide L.L.C. has commercially launched a thermoplastic elastomer featuring 50 percent post-consumer recycled content from end-of-life tires. AncoraTM C-1000 TPE maintains ...

ENGEL will demonstrate how thermoplastic composite rotor blades for drones can be manufactured efficiently, with consistent quality and fully automated in series production. The globally active ...

Yokohama Rubber has patented a thermoplastic resin composition for refrigerant piping, featuring high barrier properties and flexibility. It includes a thermoplastic resin matrix with a melting point ...

Solvay Engineered Polymers Inc. is buying Thermoplastic Rubber Systems Inc., a thermoplastic vulcanizate maker in Shirley, Mass. No purchase price was disclosed. Auburn Hills, Mich.-based SEP had held ...

Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) have two big advantages over the conventional thermoset (vulcanized) types -- processing ease and speed. Other compelling reasons for considering the TPEs are ...

Schematic molecular-level illustration of SIS and i-SIS. Credit: Atsushi Noro Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs—sometimes called thermoplastic rubbers) are a chemically-bonded combination of multiple ...