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Kordsa & Continental make adhesion system for textiles

16 Aug '17

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Courtesy: Continental

Kordsa, a leading global supplier of textile reinforcing materials for the tire industry, and the tire division of technology company Continental, are making a sustainable adhesion system for bonding textile reinforcing materials to rubber based compounds. Continental develops new technologies for sustainable and networked mobility of people and goods.

In the context of their collaboration in the development sector, the two companies have agreed to develop a technology in which the substances resorcinol and formaldehyde are replaced by more eco-friendly chemicals.

Boris Mergell who heads up worldwide research and development of passenger car tires at Continental said, “In Kordsa, we have found a competent development partner for adhesion systems, who can contribute their extensive knowledge in the field of resorcinol- and formaldehyde-free bonding technologies. The high quality of the collaboration between Continental and Kordsa is also reflected in the test results obtained to date, which are very promising both in the laboratory and in test tires.”

“We are, therefore, planning the progressive introduction of this technology in the production of our tires across all segments in what is a further substantial step toward greater sustainability. Numerous suppliers are currently working on solutions of their own and the complexity of the approvals process alone for all of the unique solutions could soon become excessive. That’s why our approach in this collaboration is to make the technology accessible to other suppliers and competitors, thereby laying the foundations for a new adhesion system standard,” Mergell added.

Ibrahim Özgür Yildirim, chief technology officer at Kordsa said, “Being a keen supporter of open innovation practices, we have leveraged our deep knowledge and diverse expertise together with Continental and accomplished to make a change in the formula used in the dipping of tire cord fabrics. The final formulation is an eco-friendly alternative to resorcinol and formaldehyde-based adhesives widely applied for more than 80 years. Reviewing our massive investments into research in this field and the results obtained, we are absolutely convinced that, in collaboration with Continental, we can make the new technology ready for becoming the new industrial adhesion standard for textile reinforcing materials.”

Continental and Kordsa are planning to introduce a free licensing concept for the new adhesion system. The eco-friendly technology in combination with the free licensing concept enables the collaboration of Continental and Kordsa to become a pioneering model of the tire industry to further improve safety, health, and the environment. (GK)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India