When it comes to sourcing sustainable raw materials, major players across the rubber industry are looking to butadiene. You read that right. While over 96 percent of butadiene is produced as a ...

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) is a popular thermoplastic used in various applications, including automotive and consumer products, due to its strength and durability. One of the key ...

Chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a sustainable method to electrosynthesize 1,3-butadiene, a feedstock used for synthetic rubber production, from acetylene.

Bridgestone's goal for the plant is to develop a new approach for using ethanol to create a rubber — or polymer — ingredient called butadiene, said Dr. Mark Smale, Bridgestone's executive ...

Following the upgrades, the plant's maximum sustained daily rate (MSDR) increased by 20% for butadiene production, bringing the total nameplate capacity to 1.1 billion pounds/year (500ktpa), said TPC ...