Kumho to use sustainable biosilica for high-performance synthetic rubbers

Good News Notes: “Kumho Petrochemical says that environmentally sustainable biosilica, extracted from rice bran, is to be used in the company’s high-performance synthetic rubbers, including S-SBR. It claims this will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 70% compared with the previous silica-based production methods. The company notes that it has recently strengthened its research…