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Compounding

The step of mixing base polymer with additives such as stabilisers, fillers, pigments into a form suitable for processing into finished articles. A good quality solid rubber compound might include up to 20 different substances in addition to the base polymer Nitrile, Neoprene, Natural, SBR, EPDM.