David Hardy

technical service and development manager

David graduated from the London School of Polymer Technology in 1987. He has 43 years experience in the rubber industry, with the last 18 years for Arlanxeo. He provides technical support to the SBR / BR and Butyl customers in Europe and translates their requirements into new products through working closely with R&D.

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Presentation

Multi-functionalized, highly coupled SSBRs allowing for improved sustainability in tires

Current requirements for tire treads are increasingly focused on improved wear resistance to reduce TRWP and increased use of sustainable materials. Polymers such as NdBR and functionalized S-SBRs play a crucial role. Arlanxeo’s new functionalization technology allows for multi-functionalization to gain strong interaction with fillers and exceptionally high coupling for good processability despite the high molecular weight required. These occur simultaneously. It will be shown how bio-circular and circular feedstocks can be employed to produce monomers which in turn can be converted into new elastomers with a significantly lower product environmental footprint for improved sustainability.