2012.04.09

The new national standard for rubber aging inhibitors is expected to be implemented within the year.


The National Rubber Standardization Technical Committee's Chemical Additives Subcommittee recently revealed that the new national standard for rubber antioxidants (RD) is expected to be implemented in the fourth quarter of this year. According to Du Jianguo, the deputy director of the Chemical Additives Subcommittee, the new national standard will add three indicators: ethanol insolubles, effective ingredient content, and diphenylamine isopropyl. This aims to effectively improve the intrinsic quality of the products. It is reported that the new national standard for rubber antioxidants was submitted in January.

2012.04.04

The rubber industry research base has been established.


Recently, during the China Rubber Industry Annual Conference, a rubber industry production, education, and research demonstration base jointly established by the China Rubber Industry Association, the Qingdao Sifang District People's Government, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, and Soft Control Co., Ltd. was officially inaugurated. Li Yongwu, president of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, pointed out that creating a demonstration base for production, education, and research in the rubber industry is of great significance for accelerating the "structural adjustment and transformation" of China's rubber industry. Experts introduced that the rubber industry production, education, and research demonstration base is a high-end rubber industry cluster supported by industry associations, government, universities, research institutions, enterprises, and intermediary service organizations. Its operational concept includes "three major characteristics, six major functions, and five major centers." The three major characteristics are achieving low-cost and high-efficiency operation of the industrial chain through a platform for research, talent, information, and an intermediary service system, as well as the development model of the industry ecosystem. The six major functions integrate research and education, intermediary financing, entrepreneurship incubation, cultural exhibitions, business exhibitions, and information platforms, forming a highly concentrated rubber industry ecosystem of trade, technology, talent, culture, information, and services. Meanwhile, with the five major centers of the global rubber product trading center, research and technology center, exhibition and cultural exhibition center, talent exchange and training center, and information center, the base can gradually establish its core positioning as a high-end industrial cluster.

2012.03.29

Green tires will become the development goal of the domestic tire industry.


In recent years, China's tire exports have faced technical barriers such as tire labeling laws and trade frictions. Many countries have raised their requirements for tire performance, and more and more countries are either planning or have already implemented tire labeling regulations. For example, Japan has been implementing a voluntary tire labeling system since 2010, the United States passed regulations including tire labeling requirements six years ago, and the European Union and South Korea will start their regulations from November 1 of this year.

2012.03.22

The rubber additive industry is launching a green initiative.


China's rubber additive industry, which plays a crucial role in the international market, is fully tackling the clean production processes of products such as accelerator M. "Only by accelerating the replacement of toxic and harmful products can we be considered world-class," said Xu Chunhua, Vice President of the China Rubber Industry Association and Chairman of the Rubber Additives Professional Committee, at the 2010 China Rubber Industry New Materials Technology Forum held last week. He pointed out that achieving clean production remains a pressing issue for the rubber additive industry.