Our specialitiesCompounding away from the rubber mainstream As experts in speciality compounds, RADO produces numerous mixes to our own or our customers' formulations. Based on our many years of…
Service – at RADO the customer takes centre stage Here at RADO, customer satisfaction is our highest priority. Meeting your specific needs and requirements is our primary objective and the engine…
Polymer characteristics of ethylene acrylic rubber AEM rubbers were introduced into the market by DuPont in 1975 under the trade name Vamac. Ethylene acrylic rubber is a mixed polymer of ethylene…
Production of acrylic rubber Polyacrylate elastomers are based on various monomers, such as ethyl acrylate (EA), butyl acrylate (BA), methoxyethyl acrylate (MEA) and ethoxyethyl acrylate (EEA).…
Types of epichlorohydrin rubber There are three types of epichlorohydrin rubber: Epichlorohydrin homopolymer (CO) produced in solution Copolymers of epichlorohydrin and ethylene oxide (ECO),…
Introduction to acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber Nitrile rubber was first produced in 1930 by copolymerising acrylonitrile (ACN) and butadiene (vinyl ethylene). Industrial production of the synthetic…
The unstoppable rise of chloroprene rubber The idea behind chloroprene rubber came from the American botanist and chemist Julius Arthur Nieuweland, who worked alongside Wallace Hume Carothers, head…
Composition and production of ethylene-propylene-diene rubber EPDM rubber belongs to the elastomers group. These are dimensionally stable, but are elastically deformable under load. The elasticity…
Pigment masterbatches bring the world of rubber to life Without colour, the world would be a dull and monotonous place. The same is true of products in the rubber-processing industry, since in their…
