Category: News Releases

The holidays are better when shared—and this year, we’re sharing something extra special. RDAbbott and NovationSi are excited to present our annual Christmas video, “Our Little Saint Nicks,” a fun, family-filled tribute inspired by the Beach Boys’ Little Saint Nick. The video is packed with adorable photos of our employees and their kids and grandkids; all dressed for the season and delivering holiday cheer one smile at a time.

Parker has launched CHEMLOK® NX-100, a next-generation covercoat adhesive that bonds elastomers to substrates during vulcanization while supporting greater environmental sustainability and improved regulatory compliance. This new topcoat adhesive bonds NR, SBR, CR, and EPDM polymers to metals and other rigid substrates without the use of chlorinated solvents that raise EHS concerns.

Visit RDAbbott and NovationSi in the Sodick by Plustech Booth #3939 at MD&M West 2026, February 3–5 in Anaheim, CA. Join us for Sodick & Friends Coffee Talk sessions and learn how advanced silicone and healthcare elastomer technologies can enhance performance, processing, and product design.

Cancarb Limited has published a new data sheet that explains why grades of its Thermax® Powder are used in high-temperature furnaces and reactors. These medium thermal carbon blacks combine low thermal conductivity with high carbon purity, chemical inertness, low combustibility, and heat resistance up to 3200°C. They also cost less than synthetic graphite and carbon felts.

Cancarb Limited has published a Technical Bulletin that shows how formulating EPDM sponge rubber compounds with Thermax® N990 reduces mixing power consumption and improves elongation while maintaining physical properties and achieving an excellent surface finish.

Dow is ranked first on the 2025 Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™ list by Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine. This is the Dow’s second consecutive year in the top spot and the company’s fifth straight year on this highly competitive list, which uses a proprietary survey to evaluate and certify thousands of organizations in America’s largest ongoing annual workforce study.

Thermax® N990CG from Cancarb Limited meets U.S. and European Union (EU) regulations for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), chemicals that have been classified as carcinogenic to humans. Thermax® N990CG meets EU 1272/2013 and EU 10/2011 standards and has a Food Contact Notification (FCN) from the FDA.

Cancarb is underscoring its commitment to sustainability by installing 7,000 solar panels near its carbon black plant in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. The project will provide the production facility with approximately 3.5 MW of renewable energy and supports the sustainability goals of Cancarb’s parent company and its customers.

Hallstar has developed a new line of polymeric plasticizers for fluoroelastomer (FKM) compounds, a class of high-performance materials that are challenging to plasticize because of their fluorinated backbones. Plasthall® P-920 and its dry version, Suprmix® Plasthall® P-20, act as processing aids and reduce viscosity with minimal impact on tensile properties. They enhance extrusion efficiency by lowering Mooney viscosity, which reduces torque and energy consumption.

RDAbbott has hired Dr. Ragin Amrutiya as its first Innovation Business Development Manager. In this newly created role, Ragin will drive business growth by identifying and developing new opportunities through innovative approaches, strategic partnerships, and market expansion. His work will blend strategic foresight with hands-on execution, guided by a passion for emerging technologies and entrepreneurial thinking.