Rubber
Specifically made for the rubber industry, you’ll find plasticisers and special boiling point spirits used in a range of everyday and industrial items. Seals, pipes, tubes, gloves, belts and shoes all contain rubber processed using our products. However, the biggest use of rubber is for vehicle tyres, which account for 70% of the world’s rubber, and TotalEnergies fully supports this industry with high performance products.
Versatile, compatible, high quality
Rubber is used for such a versatile range of products, and when it comes to processing different forms of the substance an equally versatile set plasticisers and solvents are required. With Total’s Plaxolene and Plaxene products, you’ll find the fluids you need to manufacture for a whole range of rubber applications. Both have been developed specifically for the rubber industry, and benefits include:
- Versatility to adjust solvency and compatibility in your rubber mix.
- Increase or decrease the viscosity of rubber compounds.
- Process rubber more efficiently, reduce formulation costs
- Improve low temperature performance with low Tg products.
- Improve braking efficiency and fuel consumption (tyres).
- Enhance mechanical properties, used by the top 10 tyre manufacturers.
Two product ranges dedicated to rubber
Meeting the needs of rubber manufacturers around the globe, TotalEnergies produces a range of market-leading plasticisers and special boiling point spirits. From making rubber easier and more cost effective to process, through to the manufacture of better quality products, we support our customers with a comprehensive range of reliable, high-performance products.
The hydrocarbon fluids we’ve developed for the rubber industry fall into two key brands:
Plaxolene and Plaxene – superb fluids for processing rubber
Our Plaxolene range is composed of aromatic plasticisers mainly used in the manufacture of tyres. These products give excellent compatibility with aromatic rubbers like SBR, BR, CR and Natural Rubber.
Our Plaxene range is made up of paraffinic plasticisers, which are highly compatible with EPDM and Butyl Rubber (IIR). They have a wide range of industrial uses including the production of industrial belts, silent blocks, gaskets, tubes and connectors.
