Lanxess innovates butyl for antimicrobial coating
German chemicals firm Lanxess has developed a new butyl product called butyl ionomers, which the firm says will launch new applications for butyl rubber.
Apart from sports grips, improved adhesives and sealants, pharmaceutical closures ( or for applications where pure rubbers are needed), and medical adhesives, butyl ionomers are suited for antimicrobial coatings.
At Lanxess’s recent debut of its largest investment-to-date butyl rubber plant in Singapore, Dr Ron Commander, Head of Business Unit Vutyl Rubber discussed how butyl ionomers expand applications for butyl rubber, specifically in the non-tyre segment.
He explained that the antimicrobial application for the butyl ionomers is especially helpful even in everyday requirements such as in rubber handgrips of supermartket pushcarts.
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