The use of potentially harmful chemicals in conveyor belts Most of the rubber used to make modern-day conveyor belts is totally synthetic or only contains a relatively small amount of natural rubber. In basic scientific terms, the creation of rubber compounds (rubber compounding) is the process where a range of ‘specific task’ chemicals, reinforcements, resins and a variety of other substances are mixed together with rubber polymers.  The most common polymers used in conveyor belts are Styrene- Butadiene rubber (SBR) … Continue reading ARE YOUR CONVEYOR BELTS SAFE FOR HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT?