Press release
Supplied pre-dispersed for mixing into rubber and elastomer compounds, the additive is aimed at molded and extruded goods.
CHARLOTTE, NC — October 23, 2026 — Graphene Integrations today announced its Graphene Rubber Additive for rubber and elastomer compounding. It is intended for molded and extruded rubber goods, including belts, hoses, seals, gaskets and tire compounds.
What graphene can bring to rubber
Rubber compounds rely on reinforcing fillers to resist wear, tearing and heat build-up. Graphene is known for its strength and its thermal conductivity, and it is being studied as a reinforcing additive that can help rubber parts handle abrasion and dissipate heat. The Graphene Rubber Additive is designed to let compounders test those properties in their own recipes. Graphene Integrations does not publish performance numbers for rubber; each compound is compared with the customer's current one.
“Rubber compounders are practical people. They'll run a batch, cure it and pull it apart. We built this additive so it goes into the mixer cleanly, and we'll let their own test results tell the story.”
No carbon black, no dust
The additive contains no carbon black and arrives pre-dispersed in a carrier matched to the compound, so there is no dry graphene powder on the mill or in the mixer. It is added during compounding at 1% to 7% by weight, depending on the job, and the team suggests a starting rate for each trial.
Supply
The additive is available in 1 gallon jugs and 5 gallon pails, with bulk on request, and a technical data sheet is available. It is patent pending and made in the USA.
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About Graphene Integrations
Graphene Integrations is a US graphene manufacturer in Charlotte, NC, making graphene-enhanced additives for coolants, lubricants, concrete and coatings. The company makes graphene and supplies it pre-mixed in water, solvents, resins and oils, never as a dry powder, so manufacturers can add it to products and processes they already run. Its products are patent pending and made in the USA. Learn more about Graphene Integrations.
Media contact
Frans Alkemade
CEO, Graphene Integrations
sales@grapheneintegrations.com
+1 (704) 659-3682
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Assess the whole rubber compound under cyclic duty
A graphene rubber additive is evaluated within the existing filler, elastomer and cure system. Published graphene-oxide/natural-rubber fatigue work illustrates why dispersion and cyclic behavior matter; graphene oxide is a different material and its results are not GI rubber performance data.
Confirm the supplied-additive dose and carrier against the compound recipe. Compare cure behavior, viscosity, hardness, tensile and tear properties, abrasion, fatigue and heat build-up under the intended loading. Retain the sealing, grip or flexibility requirements that make the part useful.
Longer replacement intervals or lower operating losses are opportunities to test, not automatic outcomes. Build the resource comparison from measured part life, scrap, processing energy and any operating-energy change, with additive/carrier production and disposal included. A bench property does not directly establish tire fuel savings or a product-specific CO₂ reduction.
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