Synthetic rubber

...give the credit for that stronger heel to ABS, or Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, a polymer developed by a U.S. government team working on synthetic rubber after World War II. "The most important innovation in high heels is the ABS molded...

In this article: Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, Roger Vivier, London, Sandwich, and Small business

...condoms (FC1 & FC2) reached an all-time high of nearly 35 million units. The second-generation FC2 Female Condom is made with a synthetic rubber polymer called nitrile, while the first-generation FC1 Female Condom is made with polyurethane.

In this article: HIV, New York City, Food and Drug Administration, United States, Nitrile, Hiv/aids, and Sexually transmitted disease

...basis. As bulk of the industry raw materials are derived from petroleum, including carbon black, tyre cord, rubber chemicals and synthetic rubber (a substitute for natural rubber), low petro prices led to a 25% fall in the industry raw...

In this article: Natural rubber

...Texas, Texas Petrochemicals Inc. sells products into a wide range of performance, specialty and intermediate markets, including synthetic rubber, fuel additives, plastics and detergents. The Company has manufacturing facilities in the...

In this article: Texas and Capital expenditure

...2007 Siemens AG Gas switchgear 396,562,500 2008 Pilkington Car glass 370,000,000 2008 Sasol Ltd Candle waxes 318,200,000 2006 Eni SpA Synthetic rubber 272,250,000 2002 Lafarge SA Plasterboard 249,600,000 TEN HIGHEST CARTEL FINES BY SECTOR...

In this article: EU, Vitamins, Akzo, Chemtura, Eni SpA, E.ON, and ThyssenKrupp

...during decomposition, the golf balls dissolved to release a high quantity of heavy metals. Dangerous levels of zinc were found in the synthetic rubber filling used in solid core golf balls. When submerged in water, the zinc attached itself to...

In this article: Litter, Zinc, Patrick Harvie, Loch Ness, United States, Alan Shepherd, UK, and Scotland

...than old school rubbers and fragrantly less offensive. Durex is pitching a new condom called Avanti Bare made of polyisoprene, a synthetic rubber, offering "greater softness and elasticity," according to product literature. Here's where...

In this article: Latex, Durex, Polyisoprene, and Eastern Virginia Medical School

...the combustion chamber, where the HTP is decomposed into superheated steam and oxygen. The oxygen is used to burn the solid fuel - a synthetic rubber hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB), which is also used in aircraft tyres. We want to...

In this article: Oxygen, Space Shuttle, Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene, Nitrogen, Eurofighter Typhoon, Peroxide, and Britain

...in Shanghai, the Nikkei business daily said on Monday. They plan to manufacture high-performance materials for resins and synthetic rubber used in automobiles and consumer electronics, the Nikkei said. Sanyo Electric Co <6764. T>

In this article: Japan, U.S., Tax, Resona Holdings, CIT Group, Panasonic Corp, Sanyo, and Daiwa Securities Group

...official. The project, a 300,000 barrel-per-day refinery and one million tonne-per-year ethylene complex that produces plastics, synthetic rubber and fibre, first picked Nansha, at the heart of densely populated Pearl River Delta. But...

In this article: Kuwait, Zhanjiang, China, OPEC, Beijing, Ethylene, and Dow Chemical Co