31 March 2014
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Synthos S.A.
is planning to build
a neodymium polybutadiene rubber plant
in Triunfo Petrochemical Complex
in Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.
The investment will be carried out provided that
the 2013 contracts on raw material supplies
will come into effect.
Upon the implementation of those contracts,
the company will build a modern production plant producing
neodymium polybutadiene rubber (NdBR)
used to manufacture
high-performance car and truck tires
and various technical rubber products.
The plant capacity will reach 80,000 tonnes per year,
which will result in
a huge production growth of elastomers in Brazil and
will replace a significant part of the current import.
Tomasz Kalwat, CEO, Synthos S.A.
“Considering the growing demand for
synthetic rubber in Brazil and
other South American countries,
we will not aim at replacing the local production,
but try to substitute the import into the region,”
The production of polybutadiene rubber in Brazil
will be based on the license granted by Michelin.
Synthos has signed contract agreements
with tire manufacturers Michelin and Pirelli
regarding the supply of NdBR to their facilities in Brazil.
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