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As measured by the global turnover, butadiene rubber (BR) is the second most important rubber after styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR).

Modern, efficient plastic windows perform important tasks such as automated ventilation, thermoregulation, or burglar control within the context of "smart homes".

Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) is the best-selling synthetic rubber and for decades, has been indispensable for many applications. In everyday life, SBR is mainly found in vehicle tires.

Carbon Black is utilized as a filler in tires and numerous other products made of rubber. In plastics, printing inks, paints, and coatings, carbon black is used as a black pigment.

Solvents play a major role in industrial production: They can dissolve, dilute, and, in a very fine distribution, absorb other substances without changing them chemically.

Polyurethane coatings offer excellent optical properties, such as high gloss and brilliance.

How can manufacturers of printing inks hold their own in their shrinking market? The rapid ascent of online printing plants has revolutionized the printing industry in recent years.

Fillers do not only make numerous products cheaper, often, they also greatly improve the properties of the filled materials.

Ceresana analyzed the global market for adhesives and sealants based on polyurethane in detail.

Because of the ban on imports of European plastic waste impeded by China at the beginning of the year, Europeans urgently need to find another solution.