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ASHLAND'S PLIODECK ADHESIVE OBTAINS HIGH VELOCITY HURRICANE ZONE ACCEPTANCE
24 May 2005 - Ashland Specialty Chemical Company
| One of the most stringent requirements for any roofing adhesive is the High Velocity Hurricane Zone code required by Miami-Dade County, Fla. Ashland Specialty Polymers & Adhesives, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc, was notified that PLIODECK insulation adhesive met the HVHZ requirements and was accepted under notice #04-0217.01 for use in Miami-Dade County. |
One of the most stringent requirements for any roofing adhesive is the High Velocity Hurricane Zone code required by Miami-Dade County, Fla. Ashland Specialty Polymers & Adhesives, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc, was notified that PLIODECK insulation adhesive met the HVHZ requirements and was accepted under notice #04-0217.01 for use in Miami-Dade County. "We're very pleased to bring this outstanding adhesive to the Miami-Dade County area," said Robert J. Winzeler, marketing manager for PLIODECK. "The proven performance of PLIODECK adhesives provides roofing contractors an additional level of excellence they now can provide their clients." PLIODECK insulation adhesive is used to bond most insulation board to roofing substrates such as structural and lightweight concretes, plywood and gypsum boards, among others. It is a urethane-based chemistry that contains no solvents and features an improved environmental profile when compared to other insulation adhesives. The one-part, moisture-curing system provides lockdown in 30 minutes and full cure in 24 hours. Ashland Specialty Polymers and Adhesives, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, is a global leader in the pressure sensitive and structural adhesives marketplace. Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc., is a leading, worldwide supplier of specialty chemicals serving industries including adhesives, automotive, composites, metal casting, merchant marine, paint, paper, plastics, watercraft and water treatment. Visit www.ashspec.com to learn more about these operations.
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About: Ashland Specialty Chemical Company
Ashland is a transportation construction, chemical, and petroleum company providing innovative products, services and solutions. A Fortune 500 company, we have sales and operations throughout the United States and in more than 120 countries around the world. Our operations include four wholly owned divisions: Ashland Paving And Construction (APAC), Ashland Distribution, Ashland Specialty Chemical and Valvoline. In addition, we own 38 percent of Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, the nation's fifth largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products. Ashland Composite Polymers is a leading worldwide resin and gel coat supplier, serving the fiber reinforced plastics and cast polymer industry. Ashland has invested many years of research into the development of specifically tailored products that together represent the broadest product line in the industry. Primary research and development activities are based at our company headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA working closely with our R&D and Product Development teams in Europe and Asia. The full line of products, services and technology includes: Hetron epoxy vinyl ester, corrosion-resistant and fire retardant resins; Arotran world leading resin technology for the automotive market; award-winning Maxguard gel coats; Aropol polyester resins; AME premium marine resins; Modar modified acrylic resins; and Polaris resins for solid surface and cast marble. |
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