Chem-Trend Launches High Performance Curing Bladder Treatment for Tire Industry

Addition to Mono-Lube® Family cures at room temperature, extends bladder life up to 40 percent

Howell, Mich., June 3, 2009 - Chem-Trend, a global manufacturer of release agents and other process chemical specialties, announced today that it has launched Mono-Lube® 1111, a new, high performance tire curing bladder treatment for the tire manufacturing industry.

Initial field tests have shown that tire curing bladders coated with Mono-Lube® 1111 can extend bladder life up to 40 percent, resulting in significant cost savings since the bladders would need to be replaced less frequently. Mono-Lube® 1111 cures in just one hour at room temperature and provides similar performance to coatings that are baked onto the surface of a curing bladder. It can be applied by various methods including brush, sponge or spray application.

Mono-Lube® 1111 is the latest addition to the Mono-Lube® family of products for the tire manufacturing industry. Chem-Trend’s full line of products for the tire industry includes inside tire paints, outside tire paints, curing bladder coatings and the Mono-Coat® brand of tire mold treatments.
 
About Chem-Trend: Chem-Trend is a global organization with sales offices in 17 countries and associated distributors in more than 50 countries that are supported by Chem-Trend’s headquarters in Michigan, USA and its manufacturing sites around the globe. Chem-Trend has a singular focus of developing and manufacturing innovative chemical specialties for use in the die casting, rotational molding, general rubber, polyurethane, tire, thermoplastic and composite industries. By becoming directly involved in the customer's process Chem-Trend applies its knowledge and development expertise to provide the customer with customized solutions to problems and to improve productivity.  At the core of its business are industry-standard mold release agents, die lubricants, tire paints and purging compounds engineered to maximize productivity while delivering high-quality finished parts.