RUBBER PRODUCTS

The rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, is a native of the Amazonian forest. Grown now in parts of Africa and Asia, it is one of the world's most closely studied and carefully tended plants.
Rubber is elastic, flexible, airtight, watertight, long lasting and insulating, to mention just a few of its properties. There are thousands of products, which take advantage of these useful properties.

General Specification:
ISO 2004 : Natural Rubber Latex Concentrate - Centrifuged or Creamed, Ammonia-Preserved Types - Specification.

EXCELTEX Produced by KLK


EXCELTEX® NATURAL RUBBER LATEX CONCENTRATE
EXCELTEX natural rubber latex concentrate is available in six types. EXCELTEX® is the registered trademark for KLK's rubber latex concentrate.
General Purpose EXCELTEX TypesThis group consists of one 'high' and one 'low' ammonia type. Both conform to the respective standard grades listed in the International Standards Organisation (ISO) and Standards & Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) Specifications for centrifuged, ammonia-preserved, natural latex concentrates.


EXCELTEX-HA FULLAM)This is a general purpose, 'high' ammonia type of latex concentrate. By far the most widely used natural rubber latex concentrate, this type will fit into almost any formulation not requiring a special type. This type can be readily blended with standard synthetic lattices in any proportions.

EXCELTEX-TZThis is a general purpose latex applicable in dipping, foaming and other latex purposes. Its main advantages are :-

Low ammonia system, which obviates the need to de-ammoniate the latex concentrate before use.

Low toxic grade, as a result of which health hazard and environmental/pollution problems can be avoided.

TMTD and ZnO, which act as secondary preservatives in the latex concentrate, are popular compounding ingredients (i.e. accelerator and activator respectively) in latex processing. Hence, they do not present any unpredictable problems. Minor production cost saving may be possible.
Special Purpose EXCELTEX TypesThis group consists of various special grades of latex concentrate developed to suit particular customer requirements.

EXCELTEX-DThis grade is specially developed at the request of the latex dipped goods trade. It has a very high degree of stability to zinc oxide and films of excellent quality can be produced from them. Although this type demands extra premia, the higher cost is more than amply repaid by the fine quality of the products, the easy processing and the great reduction in reject percentage. It can be used with confidence in any dipping formulation. Products based on this grade have good resistance to moisture absorption.

EXCELTEX-DC (DOUBLE CENTRIFUGED)This type of latex concentrate has a higher degree of purity than EXCELTEX-D having been taken a stage further during the double centrifugation process. The chemical stability of this grade is excellent and is especially intended for the processes calling for the highest purity, e.g. in the production of catheters and other surgical appliances and for products demanding good dielectric properties e.g. electronic wire insulation. Products based on this grade have particularly high resistance to moisture absorption.

EXCELTEX-HLX HA/LATZThis is a specially treated centrifuged natural rubber latex that possesses behaviours similar to EXCELTEX HA/LATZ, with the added advantages of having :

filterability rate approximately 3 to 5 times better than single centrifuged latex, and

micro-coagulum content (as measured by 325 mesh coagulum level determination) half that of normal.

Such prominent features of EXCELTEX HLX may be readily exploited in fine latex products like extruded latex thread, condoms and adhesive tape manufacture. Indeed, the use of EXCELTEX HLX by some world-renowned manufacturers in Europe and Japan lends testimony to the advantages claimed.
As filtration of latex compounds through fine sieves or muslin cloth is prevalent in most latex product manufacturing practices, the ease of filtration and the distinctly reduced frequency of filter-change are apparent.
Both the parameters, 325 mesh coagulum content and filterability, for the 2 grades of EXCELTEX HLX, show up as superior to single centrifuged latex in raw as well as vulcanised states.

EXCELTEX-PAWith the current increasing demand from our consumers, KLK has ventured a step further into producing centrifuged natural rubber latex of the above. This type is specially produced using a single preservative system, i.e. ammonia gas. With the elimination of other preservative chemicals like TMTD and ZnO, this type would serve as good raw material for production of products being sold in regions like Europe and Scandinavia, as some of the consumers there are known to be allergic to the preservative chemicals mentioned above.

extracted from:

http://www.klk.com.my/busi_plantation_p_r.htm

BLOCK RUBBER
Dry natural rubber graded on the basis of technical parameters is called Technically Specified Rubbers (TSR). The International Standards Organisation ("ISO") first came out with the draft Technical Specifications for Natural Rubber in 1964. Based on these specifications, Malaysia introduced their Standard Malaysian Rubber ("SMR") scheme in 1965. Since then, all natural rubber producing countries started producing and marketing natural rubber as TSR, including Indonesia, the designation being Standard Indonesian Rubber ("SIR").

The SMR grades produced by KLK's Malaysian factories are :

SMR CV

SMR L

SMR 10

SMR 20

The SIR grades produced in KLK's Indonesian factory are :

SIR CV

SIR 10

SIR 20

extracted from:

http://www.klk.com.my/busi_plantation_p_r2.htm