Kordsa and Continental Have Joined Forces To Offer A New Eco-Friendly Adhesion System
Reinforcing materials of this kind are used in the tire industry, as well as in the production of mechanical rubber goods like hoses and conveyor belts. The new technology enables the bonding activation of textile reinforcing materials without the use of resorcinol and formaldehyde.
The two development partners are offering the new bonding system technology to all other tire manufacturers and the supplier industry as an open source solution under the brand name ‘Cokoon’. Free licensing will be handled by the independent law firm Advinno. Continental and Kordsa have chosen to waive development or licensing fees. In return, they expect licensees to make their patents concerning the further enhancement of this technology available to the other partners free of charge via a licensing pool. Interested companies can request first lab samples now.
“We need to break new ground to master the upcoming challenges the future will hold,” says Dr. Andreas Topp, Vice President Material and Process Development and Industrialization at Continental Tires. “The tire industry can send out a clear signal of its responvironment. With Cokoon dip technology, however, the bonding of textiles to rubber is now possible without these two substances and can be applied without changing sibility and innovative power by joining to this environmentally friendly open source technology.” Devrim Özaydin, Global Technology Director at Kordsa, adds: “We are working continuously to introduce more environmentally friendly products in the interests of our employees, society and the environment.”
Until now, the chemicals resorcinol and formaldehyde have been irreplaceable in the bonding activation of textile reinforcing materials to ensure robust adhesion to the surrounding rubber matrix. As these substances are chemically altered by the vulcanization process, they do not escape from the finished products into the enprocess equipment.
KORDSA COMPLETED 2018 WITH 58.8% GROWTH
Completing 2018 with its targeted growth figures, Kordsa is moving towards creating a second Kordsa with its organic and inorganic investments and technologies it develops in tire, composite and construction businesses. The company increased its turnover by 58.8% to 3.95 billion TL in 2018. Maintaining its growth with strong capital structure, Kordsa’s EBITDA increased by 83.1% compared to the previous year and reached TL 621 million. Kordsa’s net profit for 2018 increased by 59.5% to TL 339 million.
