100 Years of Synthetic Rubber
Press Kit
2009-03-18 | Press Releases, Financial & Business, Standorte national, Company News
High-tech rubber keeps the world moving
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100 years of synthetic rubber – an artificial rubber material keeps the world moving / LANXESS establishes the first ever World Rubber Day / New website www.worldrubberday.com offers a whole host of interesting facts about the elastic all-rounder
Interesting and intriguing facts about synthetic rubber
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Keyword – Automotive: Without rubber, the automotive industry as we know it would not exist. Without the synthetic rubbers used in tires, doors, trunks, window seals, toothed belts and hoses, our cars would not be as fast, powerful, and reliable as they are today.
Sealing, damping, and transporting – 100 years of synthetic rubber
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The fascinating history of synthetic rubber started with an idea patented 100 years ago – and is far from over yet. In 1909, the chemist Fritz Hofmann succeeded in producing the elastic substance methyl-isoprene, and thus paved the way for the development of synthetic rubber. Hofmann conducted his research at the laboratories of “Elberfelder Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedr. Bayer & Co.” – a company whose tradition is continued today by the specialty chemicals group LANXESS.
Technical Rubber Products business unit (TRP)
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The Technical Rubber Products business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is one of the leading providers of special elastomers for the rubber processing industry.
Performance Butadiene Rubbers (PBR) business unit
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The Performance Butadiene Rubbers business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is an important manufacturer of versatile polybutadiene and very high-performance styrene butadiene rubbers (SSBR) that are produced using state-of-the-art solution polymerization processing (SSBR = “solution SBR”). The product portfolio of the Performance Butadiene Rubbers business unit also includes the “general purpose” rubber ESBR (“emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber”).
Butyl Rubber business unit (BTR)
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The Butyl Rubber business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of butyl rubber.
Rubber Chemicals business unit (RUC)
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The Rubber Chemicals business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of rubber chemicals.
Rhein Chemie (RCH) business unit
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The Rhein Chemie business unit of specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG supplies active ingredient preparations and specialty chemicals to many different industries. It is wholly owned by LANXESS, but is run as an independent enterprise.
Friedrich Hofmann: A life dedicated to progress
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100 years ago, the German chemist developed synthetic rubber / Ever since, tires made from artificial rubber have been rolling out worldwide
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