Phenolic Resins and Versatic™ Acids for Tire Cord and Rubber

The Bakelite^® family of phenolic resins includes reinforcing resins, tackifiers and vulcanizing agents for the manufacture of tires and rubber goods.

Our reinforcing resins improve vulcanized rubber's:

• Processability
• Hardness and tensile strength
• Abrasion resistance, and
• Temperature resistance.

Bakelite tackifying phenolic resins improve compound tack and help optimize tire rolling resistance, grip and noise. Reactive Bakelite resins for rubber vulcanization enhance the heat-resistance of vulcanized rubber material.

For car, truck and bus radial (TBR) tires, cobalt salts of Versatic™ Acid 10 provide: 

• Excellent rubber-to-steel adhesion
• Superior initial adhesion between rubber and steel tire cord, and
• Excellent adhesion under high temperature, humidity and corrosive conditions.