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Solution Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SSBR)
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Asahi Kasei's modified SSBR is used as a base material for silica compound tires in order to achieve both high driving performance and sustainability (pursuing fuel efficiency and extending product life by improving wear resistance).
Feature
- Excellent balance between high efficiency of fuel and grip performance of tire
- Strength and wear resistance of tire
Usage
- Tire
By using it as a raw material for tires, it contributes to fuel saving and tire wear resistance.
By using it as a raw material for tires, it contributes to fuel saving and tire wear resistance.
Excellent balance between high efficiency of fuel and grip performance of tire
Fuel-saving performance (low rolling resistance) and wet grip performance are generally reversed. Asahi Kasei's SSBR denaturation technique enables the efficient dispersion of silica in the tread compound of tires, thus improving this counter performance in a well-balanced manner. Asahi Kasei continues to develop this balance at night and day to achieve higher levels.
Strength and wear resistance of tire
The wear resistance and strength of tire treads are crucial to the popularization of EVs with high torque and heavy vehicle weights and the trend toward sustainability (longer tire life).
Asahi Kasei's continuously polymerized process-modified SSBR will contribute to this need trend.
Contribution to the environment
In December 2020, the Synthetic Rubber Kawasaki Manufacturing Department won the "Gold" rating, equivalent to the top 5% of all assessments in EcoVadis's sustainability survey.
https://www.asahi-kasei.com/news/2020/e210112.html
Asahi Kasei to produce solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber using butadiene derived from plastic waste
https://www.asahi-kasei.com/news/2021/e211124.html
Product Q&A
QDo you make tires?
QIs Tufdene™ a continuous polymerization process or a batch polymerization process?
QDo you have any technical data and can I get samples?
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