Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.

Phenolic Resins
Phenolic Resins for Rubber and Tire Products

Products

Phenolic resins for reinforcing rubber products, improving vulcanization and formability

Plants

  • Shizuoka Plant
  • P.T. Indopherin Jaya (Indonesia)
  • Sumitomo Bakelite (Nantong) Co., Ltd. (China)
  • Durez Corporation (USA)
  • Sumitomo Bakelite Europe NV (Belgium)
  • Sumitomo Bakelite Europe (Barcelona), S.L.U. (Spain)

Laboratories

  • High Performance Plastic Technology Development Laboratory
  • Sumitomo Bakelite Europe NV (Belgium)

LCA Study

Here is an example of LCA study of an application in which our phenolic resin is used.
This shows the effect of reducing CO2 emissions when phenolic resins for tires are replaced with biomass-based materials from conventional materials.
We use MiLCA, a globally recognized LCA calculation module for calculation. Please contact us for more information.

CO2 emission reduction effect (Resin for Tire material)

LCA Study: Resin for Tire material
Effects Of Replacement: Conventional Materials ⇒ Biomass-based Resin
 CO2 CO2 emissions
(kg-CO2eq/kg)		CO2 CO2 emissions
(kg-CO2eq/vehicle)		Notes
Conventional
Resin		Biomass
Resin		Conventional
Resin		Biomass
Resin
 Straight
Powder Resin		30% Lignin
Modified Resin		Straight
Powder Resin		30% Lignin
Modified Resin		 
Friction material:
as a whole (a)
<>Only Resin potion (weight%)		 N/A
<0.0039>		 N/A
<0.003>		 N/A
<0.13>		 N/A
<0.11>		 Resin Content 0.1%
Tire manufacturing (b) 0.8 ← 27.5 ← Resin types do not matter
to the numbers
Impact on driving (c) 29.1 ← 1001.0 ← Replacing cycle 30,000km
Disposal (incineration,
recycling, etc.) (d)
<>Only Resin potion (weight%)		 N/A
<0.0020>		 N/A
<0.0015>		 N/A
<0.07>		 N/A
<0.05>		 Resin Content 0.1%
Sum     <0.20> <0.16>  
CO2 Reduction from
Conventional material
(Per vehicle)		     ↓
0.04 kg-CO2eq		 As 8.6 kg/tire x 4/vehicle

CO2 Reduction from Conventional material to Biomass Resin 0.04kg-CO2eq per vehicle.

Remark

  • CO2 emissions and reductions are only for resin in tires
  • These data are representative values based on conditions in the tire production process and are not guaranteed.

Boundary Condition: Cradle to Grave

(a)
1) Calculation Conditions
• Data Base: IDEA v2.3
• Impact Area: 100-Year Index (IPCC, 2013)
• Characterization model and target item: Climate
2) System Boundary:
a), f) Raw Material ~ Product Shipment
b), c) Product Production on similar processes
3) Production plant: Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. Shizuoka Plant
4) Data collection period: April 2021 - March 2022

 

(b)(c)
Cited by LCCO2 Calculation Guideline of Tire V3.0.1
(b) Table 19, Page19, General Tire of PC Data
(c) Table 24, Page26, General Tire of PC Data
Car the usage, from cradle to grave, of condition is 30,000 kilometers
Tires are used 4 Tires per Car
Weight of Tire is 8.6kg per one Tire
Energy of Car is Gasoline

(d) CO2 emissions theoretically combusted

Using MiLCA, LCA of automotive molded parts can now be calculated.
Please use this information for comparison with your company's current parts.

Features

High performance and reliability

We offer various types of phenolic resins, tackifiers which have good compatibility with various rubbers.

Applications

Automotive/Railways/Aircraft/Industrial Material

Rubber

Rubber molded parts

Rubber reinforcements, tackifiers for synthetic rubber, vulcanizing agents of rubber, adhesives, etc.

Specifications

SUMILITERESIN® PR Series

Solid novolak resin

GradeFormMelting
point (°C)		Softening
point (°C)		ModificationAdvantage
PR-12686FFlake 95Cashew modifiedGood dispersion
PR-NR-1Flake 94Cashew modifiedGood dispersion
PR-13349Flake73 Oil modifiedGood dispersion
PR-50731Flake95122No modificationGeneral use
*Durez 19900Pastille7290AlkylphenolTackifier

Remark

  • *Durez 19900: supplied from Europe.
  • The data given above are not guaranteed values.

Powder novolak resin

GradeMelting point
(°C)		Flow
(mm)		Hexamine
content		ModificationAdvantage
PR-2179520LowNo modificationIncrease hardness
PR-7031A9525MediumNo modificationIncrease hardness
PR-126877845MediumCashew modifiedMultipurpose
PR-133558045MediumOil modified

Reinforce physical

performance

Remark

  • The data given above are not guaranteed values.

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