3o Trimestre 16 Rubberex Spain celebrates its tenth anniversary Based in Valencia, Rubberex Spain is part of the eight entities that constitute Rubberex Corporation (M) BHD, multinational dedicated to the glove industry, which already counts 29 years of activity in the global market. The wide range of gloves makes it possible to meet the needs of the sectors that require protection for hands, our work tools. The Rubberex Spanish subsidiary accomplishes its tenth anniversary incorporating innovations to its catalog. Protección Laboral 88 Rubberex Corporation started its activity in the inner linning, which gives superior performance for Gentle Touch Nitrile, in soft tone, and superior eld of hygiene and, as a result of an ongoing process of research and development, expanded its business to cover industrial and food sectors. Three years ago, the abovementioned corporation made the leap to the health sector with speci c products. “Developing distributor’s own brand and providing logistical support from Valencia has been the goal since the beginning. The task is to give support to the dealer in all the proposals that gets and making the glove the user needs to protect their hands. Manufacturing to satisfy the needs of the distributor, a la carte, the required model according to what user demands to the market, has been the specialty of this group”, Rubberex Spain sources say. Since its founding, the company has focused on developing a personal protective equipment to ensure the balance between safety and comfort for easy movement. In the last ve years, its own brand has found a place in the European market, with continued growth. 2016 new products Among this year’s new features are remarkable: -Neoprene glove. The distinctive feature of this new addition is that incorporates a 0.30 mm bre resistance to high and low temperatures. -HI-LO Glove. Its neoprene compound has a thickness of 0.68 mm, complemented with another 0.30 mm inner ber. It offers high resistance to oils. Certi cation according to EN 407:2004, Protection from thermal hazards; and EN 511:2006 Gloves for protection against the cold, in addition to complying with the regulations for food contact. -Single use Gloves. Disposable or single-use gloves have achieved in recent years a very signi cant share market; and it is where Rubberex is focused right now.The techniques that have been incorporated into the industrial sectors have increased protective measures and hygiene in the manufacturing process and this has led the manufacturer to explore all perspectives that should be provided to the glove market in these processes. What’s New for September The color range most requested by the distributor in the single-use glove is blue. Rubberex has two tones of this colour due to user demand. The need to differentiate work-shifting or personnel within a single work shift prompted them to introduce an glove with basic features, reference glove in thickness and resistance, Gentle Touch Professional Nitrile, intensi ed tone, for more demanding needs. In September Rubberex Spain will add a blue nitrile glove, in a distinct tone to cover those intermediate user needs and provide solutions to the protection of hands. Novelties to appear late this year With the intention to innovate in this type of gloves, Rubberex Corporation has set itself the goal of adding a plus inside the glove, offering users an optimized environment in aspects regarding the epidermis-glove contact, in coherence with the improvements already achieved. Gloves are made of materials that are in contact with the skin during use, that’s why the aim has been developing a composition that optimizes critical factors such as the sweating of hands, glove’s compound migration to users, or the need to create a barrier between the glove material and the hands. Consequently, Rubberex is going to introduce a new range of single-use gloves with a composition widely used in the US market, called Allogel. This formulation, with natural and bene cial ingredients, contains compounds such as allantoin, which facilitates and accelerates the natural healing process of the skin. Trade reports