We are a unique consulting firm specializing in the area of synthetic rubber, elastomers and tires. Our specialist consultants have a solid grounding in business experience, know-how and technology that enables them to maximize your business value. And with our own exclusive strengths in technology development, we can provide the kind of ongoing technological support that makes us a reliable partner in your future business deployment.

BUSINESS SUPPORT

Market Surveys

In building strategy, the ability to grasp market conditions is absolutely critical. Among synthetic rubber manufacturers working up feasibility studies before building synthetic rubber or thermoplastic elastomer plants, ETIC is known as the provider of choice for the single-client and multi-client market studies that make it all possible. Multi-client studies:

Market study on SBRs (2019)

Survey Report of Tire Labeling Regulation in China (2017)

Global Market Study of Functionalized Solution SBR for Fuel-efficient Tires (2013)

Strategy-building support

Which markets should you enter? What scale of production is optimal? What kind of profit can be anticipated from the product portfolio? We delve deeply into each client's proposed project, analyzing market study results and client strengths and weaknesses to answer the real questions bearing on the earliest possible business profit. The result is a multifaceted body of advice that informs strategy from business and technical perspectives. We also analyze current issues and problems with ongoing business operations to consult on tactics for improvement.

M&A

ETIC enjoys an extensive network in the elastomer industry, which brings M&A within reach as a viable business expansion option. The broad-ranging network that ETIC maintains throughout the elastomer industry enables us to give solid advice on selecting candidates for acquisition, participate in the acquisition negotiations, and evaluate business potential. In evaluating business operations, ETIC's combination of specialized M&A and technological expertise enables us to back our consulting with insight into particularly advanced technologies, the real state of plant maintenance as well as quality control, worker skills, and other tangible and intangible assets that aren’t spelled out in the financial books.

TECHINCAL SUPPORT

TECHNOLOGY LICENSING

ETIC develops its own cutting-edge technologies through research institutes commissioned by world-class process technology holders (engineers). We also pay close attention to information management to prevent problems such as information leakage and infringement of other companies' patents. ETIC has patents for its own technology (in Japan, the United States, Taiwan, Russia, and the EU). In addition, we have veterans who are familiar with the synthetic rubber process and provide consulting on various manufacturing technologies. Their areas of expertise are diverse, including functionalized SSBR, BR, EPDM, SBS, and SIS.
Examples of accomplishments:

• f-SSBR manufacturing technology and licensing (2025)
• EPDM manufacturing technology licensing (2024)
• f-SSBR manufacturing technology and licensing (2023)
• f-SSBR manufacturing technology and licensing (2018)
• f-SSBR manufacturing consulting (2016)
• Improvement of the manufacturing process of solution-polymerised rubber (2015)
• Consulting for the manufacture of f-SSBR (2014)

R&D SUPPORT

As competition to develop new advanced technologies grows ever more intense in today's synthetic rubber industry, technology development costs are soaring. At ETIC, speeding up technology development for our clients is part of our job, and we can help with effective acceleration. It's part of our mission to seek out new technologies, help develop new technologies, and develop grades.

PROCESS DESIGN PAPCKAGE SUPPORT

The experienced ETIC engineering team works with a manufacturing technology team with extensive practical experience to deliver PDP in a short period of time. The PDP includes a process flow diagram, a list of key equipment (process data sheets), and a heat balance (HMB). Similarly experienced software simulation specialists will bring advanced software to the field. In addition ETIC can cooperate in providing energy-saving (energy recovery) technologies for synthetic rubber production and promoting factory automation.
Manufacturing technology that can be provided:

• f-SSBR manufacturing technology
• NiBR, NdBR manufacturing technology
• EPDM manufacturing technology
• SBS, SEBS manufacturing technology
• NBR manufacturing technology

TRAINING & EDUCATION

ETIC engineers marshal a wealth of on-site experience to provide implementation start-up training for the platforms built on the backbone infrastructure that ETIC provides. We also provide on-site management support for client workers as the implementation start-up gets under way. Given that synthetic rubber applications involve so many functional products, strict quality control is critical to success. ETIC is there, with consulting that enables quality control at levels that can withstand the most exacting inspections of first-rate end users. ETIC primarily partners with the Japan Management Association Consultants to provide special programs for elastomer manufacturers.