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ASHLAND INTRODUCES NEW LOW-STYRENE RESIN FOR USE IN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
06 October 2004 - Ashland Specialty Chemical Company
| Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group within Ashland Specialty Chemical, has released a new, low-styrene polyester resin that lowers hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions and has less than 35 % styrene while providing corrosion-resistance to petroleum products, alcohols and alcohol-gasoline mixtures.
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Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group within Ashland Specialty Chemical, has released a new, low-styrene polyester resin that lowers hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions and has less than 35 % styrene while providing corrosion-resistance to petroleum products, alcohols and alcohol-gasoline mixtures.
The development of Ashland's low-HAP, corrosion-resistant Aropol Q7022 T-08 polyester resin, which is ideal for underground storage tanks that require Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1746 and 1316 certification, is another example of the company's ability to innovate solutions for its customers' challenges. 'This resin is suitable for any open moulding application and can be customized to meet fabrication needs,' said Carl Gleditsch, a technical service chemist at Ashland Global Technology. 'Q7022 offers an economical alternative to other low-HAP resins targeted for UL1316 and UL1746 regulated applications. The product provides excellent wet-out of glass fibres, tailored room temperature cure properties and demonstrated corrosion resistance as measured in the relevant UL test protocols.' Gleditsch will present the technical paper entitled ‘Novel New Low-Styrene Resin for Underground Storage Tanks’ on 6 October 2004 at the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) trade show that is being held in Tampa, Florida, USA.
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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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