It looks and feels like plastic, but is it really safer to use?

When China's self-imposed brownouts of several major silicon metal refining facilities occurred in 2021, the tenuous nature of global capacity for the essential material fell into stark contrast for ...

Although many more plastics than soft durometer rubbers are used in micromolding, liquid silicone rubber still finds a place in this very large industry filled with very tiny components. Accumold was ...

Key liquid silicone rubber (LSR) market players include Wacker Chemical AG, The Dow Chemical Company, Elkem ASA, Jiangsu Tianchen New Materials Co. Ltd, Momentive Performance Materials Inc., Reiss ...

While not a “100% natural” material like rubber, food-grade silicone is a non-toxic polymer mostly made from silica (sand). It can withstand heating and freezing without leaching or off ...

[Silicone 107 Rubber Market: Cost-Driven Price Increase Against the Trend] Since last week, the silicone 107 rubber market has experienced a price increase against the trend, primarily driven by the ...

Silicone rubber can be sterilized easily many times before it degrades When they're ready to be brought to market, the masks will cost hospitals just $15 a piece and waste much less material than ...

As a silicone manufacturer that can offer customers a very wide variety of silicone thermal interface materials, Shin-Etsu Chemical can proactively respond to demand for various heat countermeasures.