Consortium Receives $8-Million Grant for Rubber Technology

Robinson Brothers (West Bromwich, UK) is leading a consortium that has received $8 million in European Comission (EC) FP7 framework funding to research and develop new 'safe rubber' technology, the company announced today. The technology involves new accelerator curative molecule to replace ethylene thiourea (ETU) based accelerators in synthetic rubber processes. The consortium includes a dozen members from six European countries. The consortium must hit certain milestones in order to continue to qualify for funding, and must demonstrate that the rubber can be...

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