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Major applications |
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| Petrochemicals & Plastics |
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Ethylene |
Production of polyethylene,
vinyl chloride monomer, styrene, functional polymers & copolymers
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Propylene |
Production of polypropylene,
acrylic acid, OXO-alcohols |
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Butadiene |
Production of lactame
12, polybutadiene, elastomers |
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Polyethylene
(HDPE, LDPE) |
Packaging and packaging
films, cables, pipes and tubes, blow molded bottles, fuel tanks,
automobile parts... |
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Polypropylene
(Homo & copolymers) |
Packaging, containers,
automobile parts, household and sanitary goods, electric appliances
and fibers |
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Styrene |
Production of polystyrene,
ABS, emulsions, resins, plastic additives |
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Polystyrene
(HIPS and GPPS) |
Packaging, audio-video,
microcomputers, TV and electric appliances |
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Elastomers
(SBS) |
Bitumen modification,
footwear, plastic modification, adhesives |
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Vinyl
chloride monomer (VCM) |
Production of polyvinylchloride |
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Polyvinylchloride
(PVC) |
Housing and decorative
coatings, automobile industry, pipes, tubes and profiles |
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Fertilizers |
Nitrogen and complex
fertilizers, urea, industrial products |
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| Intermediates & Performance
Polymers |
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Acrylics |
Resins, emulsion
resins for adhesives, paints and coatings superabsorbents, plastic
additives, monomer for PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate) |
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Fluorochemicals |
Refrigeration, air
conditioning, foam blowing agents, solvents, intermediates |
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Thiochemicals |
Agrochemical and
pharmaceutical intermediates, polymerization agents and additives,
gas odorants |
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Caustic
soda |
Chemicals, alumina,
pulp and paper, detergents & soaps |
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Hydrogen
peroxide |
Pulp and paper bleaching,
textile, electronics, water treatment |
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Organic
peroxides |
Polymerization catalysts
for polyethylene, PVC and polystyrene, cross-linking agent |
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Additives |
Stabilizers and
impact modifiers used in polymer conversion |
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Performance
products |
Gas and liquid separation,
adsorption/filtration, specialty surfactants |
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Polyamides,
copolyamides Rilsan, Pebax |
Engineering polymers
used in the automobile industry, in the space & aviation and
electronic industries, for the manufacture of hot melts and
of protective coatings for pipes and tubes |
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Fluoropolymers
Kynar |
Engineering polymers
used in construction, chemical engineering, protective paints
and coatings, for the protective coating of off-shore pipes
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PMMA
- Altuglas Plexiglas Oroglas Goldrex |
Acrylic glass used
in construction, automobile industry, advertising signs, decoration
and the manufacture of sanitary sheets |
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| Specialties |
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BostikFindley
- Adhesives |
Construction, timber,
packaging, do-it-yourself, non-woven fabrics |
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Atotech
- Electroplating |
Decoration and protection
of metal and plastic parts, plating in the electronic industry
(PCBs, Chip carriers...) |
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Cray
Valley and Sartomer - Resins |
Polyester resins
and gel coats for boats, truck-parts, sanitary and leisure,
UV/EB resins for coatings, emulsions and resins |
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Hutchinson
- Rubber products |
Rubber parts for
the automobile, transportation and aviation industries (transmission
systems, antivibration systems, fluid transfer parts, body sealing,
precision sealings and O-rings...) |
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SigmaKalon
- Paints |
Decorative paints,
industrial coatings, protective coatings, marine paints |
