Chiloroprene Rubber Compound Manufacturers

Human and elephant conflicts have remained a challenge in southwest China's Yunnan Province, with more of the wild elephants taking on a journey to look for new food resources, as their previous habitats have transformed to grow rubber trees.

Hanover, Germany – Continental pursues a holistic approach to make the complex and fragmented supply chains for natural rubber more sustainable: The latest digital technologies, local involvement in the cultivation of rubber, and close cooperation with strong partners are aimed at creating more transparency along the entire value chain. “We actively take responsibility in our supply chains. Only when natural rubber is responsibly sourced, we consider it a sustainable material,” says Claus Petschick, Head of Sustainability at Continental Tires. As of today, completely seamless traceability of natural rubber is technically impossible due to the high complexity of the supply chain. With its commitment, Continental is working at full speed on a blueprint for the sustainable and responsible structuring of supply chains.

Tokyo, Japan – The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that on December 1 it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PT Kirana Megatara Tbk, a major natural rubber supplier in Indonesia, to cooperate in efforts to provide economic support for Indonesian natural rubber farmers and to improve traceability to ensure transparency and soundness of the natural rubber supply chain. The MOU with Kirana Megatara is the latest concrete action taken under Yokohama Rubber’s “Procurement Policy for Sustainable Natural Rubber.” In conjunction with the signing of the MOU, the two companies held a seminar event targeted at improving the quality and productivity of natural rubber in Indonesia. The event, attended by about 50 small-scale farmers affiliated with Kirana Megatara and local government officials, featured a tapping contest and a quiz on agricultural technology. The farmers attending the event received a complementary supply of fertilizer and natural rubber coagulants.

Tie rods and tie rod end ball joints are what connect the steering rack gearbox to the steering knuckles so the turning input from the driver makes its way to the wheels. Tie rods thread onto the steering rack to also allow for steering alignment adjustments to be made. Ball joints are protected by rubber boots. It may only be necessary to replace a cracked or torn tie rod end ball joint boot instead of the entire joint. Let’s take a closer look at some of the signs that your tie rod ends are beginning to fail.

With the deepening of reform and opening up, all industries in China have developed rapidly, and the rubber industry is no exception. However, some enterprises often limit their development due to the lack of necessary technical personnel and skilled operators. Therefore, it is imperative to quickly train the technical personnel of these enterprises and improve the production skills of the operators.