Europrene® is a comprehensive portfolio of SSBR, ESBR, NBR, TPR, BR and Latex materials that are used in an extensive variety of traditional and modern rubber applications.

Europrene® SSBR

S-SBR is the family of choice for the manufacturing of top performance tyres. The anionic polymerisation allows to obtain tailored micro and macro-structure to optimise the trade-off between wet grip and rolling resistance and abrasion resistance.

Distrupol can supply S-SBR grades obtained through batch processes. The SOL R grades are suitable for Carbon Black and Silica based compounds in fuel-efficient tyres.

Europrene® ESBR

E-SBR is a general purpose rubber characterised by ease of processing mechanical properties and abrasion resistance. It has a limited resistance to oil and weather but properly compounded, it is suitable for use in outdoor applications.

Distrupol can offer one of the widest product portfolios on the market ranging from dry to oil extended to high styrene grades. All grades are well recognised for their quality and performance consistency. A variety of safe oil extended grades is available - TDAE and RAE containing grades.

Europrene® SOL T/TH

These Thermoplastic Rubbers (TPR) are styrenic block copolymers characterided by high elasticity and mechanical properties together with good low temperature performance. The properties are strongly influenced by the co-monomer used, micro and macro structure and the unsaturation level. This product range includes grades with low/high bound styrene and di-block content, various molecular weights and viscosities to meet the requirements of the different final applications.

Under the Europrene® SOL T/TH trademark the following products are offered: Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene block copolymers (dry and oil extended) to be used in bitumen modification for roofing and road paving, adhesives, technical compounds, plastic modification and footwear; Styrene-Isoprene-Styrene block copolymers to be used in hot melt and pressure sensitive adhesives for tapes, labels and hygiene; Styrene-Ethylene-Butylene-Styrene fully saturated block copolymers to be used in technical compounds for the building, automotive, appliances, healthcare industry, hot melt adhesives and polymer modification.

Europrene Neocis®

Butadiene elastomers (BR) are characterised by an excellent resistance to abrasion, high resilience/rebound, good resistance to fatigue cracking and crack growth. Their extremely low glass transition temperature provides enhanced low temperature performance compared to other general-purpose rubbers.

High-cis grades are obtained through a Nd based coordination catalyst providing superior low elastic behaviour. Main applications for Neocis® are tyres and technical rubber goods.

Europrene® N/GRN/N OZO

NBR is the first elastomer family to be taken into account when a vulcanizate has to be resistant to oil. Resistance to apolar fluids like oil and gasoline as well as low temperature flexibility are influenced by the acrylonitrile content in the copolymer.

Europrene® N can be considered the worldwide reference for compositional homogeneity of the polymer chain that allows the best possible trade-off between oil and low temperatures resistance. Furthermore, GRN grades provide an extremely low mould fouling and high cure and speed rate so can be considered the elastomers of choice for massive productions, particularly when high temperature injection moulding cycles are adopted.

Europrene Latice®

Latex is an aqueous anionic dispersion of a styrene-butadiene copolymer obtained by emulsion polymerisation. High Solid Latices are the elastomeric family of choice when resilient foamed items have to be manufactured. Low Solid Latices are widely used for cord dipping in tyre manufacturing. For paper impregnation and coating, styrene-butadiene copolymer modified with carboxylic groups are used.

Europrene Latice® HSL are used for the production of moulded foams (pillows, mattresses, toppers), carpet foams, adhesives and bitumen modification.

Europrene Latice® LSL can be used as a reinforcing additive of the other latices, alone in specific application such as fibre saturation for footwear or in cord dipping applications for tyres typically together with VPL.

Europrene Latice® NB is used in beater addition processes to obtain articles used in oil resistant applications. Europrene Latice® XSB is used in paper and board coating, paper saturation, adhesives, carpet backing, textile and needle felt impregnation.

All families of the elastomers portfolio are available as Balance®, where the bio-attribution share can vary depending on the product. Bio Attribute, Bio-Circular Attribute and Circular Attributed polymers, manufactured with the same technology used for standard polymers but using monomers obtained from sustainable feedstocks managed according to Mass Balance approach, guarantee the same performances, quality, and properties of standard products, as they do not differ in chemical composition and molecular structure. BA, BCA and CA products are ISCC PLUS certified and are provided with a sustainability declaration reporting the percentage of Bio, Bio-Circular or Circular Attributed component.