US: Dow, Lehigh collaborate on tyre materials

The Dow Chemical Company and Lehigh Technologies, a manufacturer of ‘micronised’ rubber powders (MRP), announced on 22 August that they had partnered to make tyres more sustainable. Dow and Lehigh will combine proprietary technologies to modify the rubber particles. The programme will combine Dow's expertise in latex polymer chemistry with Lehigh's Subscribe to Automotive World … Continued

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• August 24, 2011