An activating composition for use in vulcanisation includes based on the total weight of the activating composition: 20 to 80% by weight of at least one vulcanisation activator [activator (V)]; 10 to 40% by weight of at least one wax selected from the group constituted of paraffin waxes, microcrystalline waxes, polyolefin waxes, Fischer-Tropsch waxes, oxidised Fischer-Tropsch waxes, their derivatives and mixtures thereof; 10 to 40% by weight of at least one inorganic filler. A method is for manufacturing the activating composition.

An activating composition for use in vulcanisation includes based on the total weight of the activating composition: 20 to 80% by weight of at least one vulcanisation activator [activator (V)]; 10 to 40% by weight of at least one wax selected from the group constituted of paraffin waxes, microcrystalline waxes, polyolefin waxes, Fischer-Tropsch waxes, oxidised Fischer-Tropsch waxes, their derivatives and mixtures thereof; 10 to 40% by weight of at least one inorganic filler. A method is for manufacturing the activating composition.

An additive for rubber that enables a rubber composition to have excellent low heat generating property and processability, a rubber composition containing the additive for rubber, and a tire using the same are provided. A rubber composition comprises a hydrazone compound represented by the following Formula (I):

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where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group with a carbon number of 1 to 16, or an alkenyl group with a carbon number of 2 to 6, and A represents a group represented by the following Formula (A-1) or Formula (A-2):

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An additive for rubber that enables a rubber composition to have excellent low heat generating property and processability, a rubber composition containing the additive for rubber, and a tire using the same are provided. A rubber composition comprises a hydrazone compound represented by the following Formula (I):

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where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group with a carbon number of 1 to 16, or an alkenyl group with a carbon number of 2 to 6, and A represents a group represented by the following Formula (A-1) or Formula (A-2):

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An additive for rubber that enables a rubber composition to have excellent low heat generating property and processability, a rubber composition containing the additive for rubber, and a tire using the same are provided. A rubber composition comprises a hydrazone compound represented by the following Formula (I):

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where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group with a carbon number of 1 to 16, or an alkenyl group with a carbon number of 2 to 6, and A represents a group represented by the following Formula (A-1) or Formula (A-2):

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The invention pertains to a (per)fluoroelastomer composition comprising: a (per)fluoroelastomer [fluoroelastomer (A)]; and at least one (per)fluoropolyether additive [polymer (E)] comprising a (per)fluoropolyether chain comprising recurring units having at least one catenary ether bond and at least one fluorocarbon moiety, and comprising at least one chain end comprising at least one per(halo)fluorinated aromatic group [group (Ar.sup.F)], said polymer (E) being comprised in the composition in an amount of 0.5 to 30 phr, with respect to fluoroelastomer (A).

The invention pertains to a (per)fluoroelastomer composition comprising: a (per)fluoroelastomer [fluoroelastomer (A)]; and at least one (per)fluoropolyether additive [polymer (E)] comprising a (per)fluoropolyether chain comprising recurring units having at least one catenary ether bond and at least one fluorocarbon moiety, and comprising at least one chain end comprising at least one per(halo)fluorinated aromatic group [group (Ar.sup.F)], said polymer (E) being comprised in the composition in an amount of 0.5 to 30 phr, with respect to fluoroelastomer (A).

The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tire tread comprising rubber components comprising 70 mass % or more of natural rubber, at least one selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, a fatty acid, and a fatty acid zinc in a total amount of 2 parts by mass or more and less than 13 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the rubber components, a filler comprising carbon black, and a carbon black dispersant, wherein a vulcanized rubber of the rubber composition has an integrated value of white areas with a particle size of 32 m or more, of 15% or less of the integrated value of white areas with a particle size of 3 to 57 m, in measurement of a cross section using a dispergrader in accordance with ASTM D7723.

The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tire tread comprising rubber components comprising 70 mass % or more of natural rubber, at least one selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, a fatty acid, and a fatty acid zinc in a total amount of 2 parts by mass or more and less than 13 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the rubber components, a filler comprising carbon black, and a carbon black dispersant, wherein a vulcanized rubber of the rubber composition has an integrated value of white areas with a particle size of 32 m or more, of 15% or less of the integrated value of white areas with a particle size of 3 to 57 m, in measurement of a cross section using a dispergrader in accordance with ASTM D7723.

Provided is a binder composition for an electrochemical device that has excellent binding capacity and is capable of forming a functional layer that can improve rate characteristics and cycle characteristics of an electrochemical device (for example, a secondary battery). The binder composition for an electrochemical device contains a binder and an organonitrogen compound. The binder is a polymer including at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, an amino group, an epoxy group, an oxazoline group, an isocyanate group, and a sulfo group. The organonitrogen compound includes at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an azo group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazo group, and a nitroso group, has a 5% mass loss temperature of 140 C. or higher, and has a molecular weight of not less than 80 and not more than 1,000.