Arlanxeo said that it is strengthening its position as the world’s leading manufacturer of synthetic rubber.
Over the next three years, Arlanxeo will invest euro mid-double-digit million to modernize its production sites in Triunfo, Brazil and La Wantzenau, France.
Triunfo facility in Brazil
In Brazil Arlanxeo is investing in its facility in Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul, to make the production of polybutadiene rubber (PBR) more flexible. Currently, emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (E-SBR), which is mainly used in car and truck tires, is produced there.
As a result of the upgrade, the company will also be able to produce the more advanced PBR types Nd-BR (neodymium butadiene rubber) and lithium butadiene rubber (Li-BR) for tire and non-tire applications in Triunfo in the second half of 2020. This follows the growing need of the local tire manufacturers for high performance tires.
At the same time, Arlanxeo is relocating part of its existing E-SBR production in Triunfo to its facility in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, where E-SBR is already produced. This should allow for better economics going forward.
Polybutadiene rubbers under the Arlanxeo brand name Buna are primarily used in the tread and sidewalls of tires.
In addition to tires, they are also used to modify plastics in the production of HIPS (high impact polystyrene) for injection moulding applications. Other areas of application include golf balls, running shoes, and conveyor belts.
Arlanxeo said that it is strengthening its position as the world’s leading manufacturer of synthetic rubber.
Over the next three years, Arlanxeo will invest euro mid-double-digit million to modernize its production sites in Triunfo, Brazil and La Wantzenau, France.
Triunfo facility in Brazil
In Brazil Arlanxeo is investing in its facility in Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul, to make the production of polybutadiene rubber (PBR) more flexible. Currently, emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (E-SBR), which is mainly used in car and truck tires, is produced there.
As a result of the upgrade, the company will also be able to produce the more advanced PBR types Nd-BR (neodymium butadiene rubber) and lithium butadiene rubber (Li-BR) for tire and non-tire applications in Triunfo in the second half of 2020. This follows the growing need of the local tire manufacturers for high performance tires.
At the same time, Arlanxeo is relocating part of its existing E-SBR production in Triunfo to its facility in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, where E-SBR is already produced. This should allow for better economics going forward.
Polybutadiene rubbers under the Arlanxeo brand name Buna are primarily used in the tread and sidewalls of tires.
In addition to tires, they are also used to modify plastics in the production of HIPS (high impact polystyrene) for injection moulding applications. Other areas of application include golf balls, running shoes, and conveyor belts.
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