Monthly Archives: Jan 2022

A Tire Export Ban took effect on December 1, 2021 in Australia that now faces a challenge about what to do with the 70,000 tons of tires it used to export each year. Similar import or export bans have been approved at different countries and this makes end-of-life tires a potentially valuable local resource forContinue reading “Thousands of tons of opportunities for end-of-life tires after Import/Export Bans at some Countries”

In part of the Northern Hemisphere we are still several weeks away from being able to start the high season for the installation of wetpour flooring. In southern Europe, on the other hand, they can be carried out throughout the year, except in some environments with a high altitude above sea level and same happensContinue reading “Weather and rubber wetpour”

One of my readers sent me a message to ask about a phenomenon he has been facing with some EPDM products, that we could call RAINBOW EFFECT or irisdesence, appearing after 2-3 days or more, exposed to light, after installation. Properties or function is not affected. It’s only a visual light diffraction with an unwantedContinue reading “Rainbow effects on top layer of rubber flooring”

I’m coming back from a mini-Christmas vacation where I was able to spend some time reading and enjoying family time. Wish a happy 2022 for all of you. In one of my readings I was astonished with an article from Vineeth Venugopal on MEDIUM that was a summary of a more detailed one from KitContinue reading “Tires and other rubber pieces manufactured from a flower?”