Plastics production

The global market and the growing trend to just-in-time production are becoming more and more challenging for product development. In the plastics industry, that means rising demand for more individual products, produced in increasingly small quantities, with shorter lead times. Plastic compounds tailored precisely to the requirements of a particular product are therefore becoming more important. As a leading supplier of specialty polymers, Kuraray is a competent partner for the plastics industry.

Thermoplastic processing

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Emulsion polymerization

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PVC compounding

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Other auxiliaries

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Thermoplastic processing

We supply the MOWITAL® PVB resins brand of specialty polymers for thermoplastic processing. And MOWIFLEX™ is a new compound created specifically to meet the high demands of thermoplastic processing. It is suitable for all conventional plastics processing methods and has all the benefits of polyvinyl alcohol: MOWIFLEX™ is soluble in water and forms clear, glossy films with high tensile strength. MOWIFLEX™ can also be colored readily and has high pigment bonding capacity, so it extremely suitable for masterbatches.

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MOWIFLEX™ MOWITAL®

Emulsion polymerization

EXCEVAL™ ethylene-modified polymers from Kuraray are completely soluble in water, like conventional PVOH, but have superior water resistance and better gas barrier properties in high relative humidity.

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EXCEVAL™

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Emulsion polymerization

Kuraray supplies high-quality specialty chemicals for the production of PVC. KURARY POVAL™ L grades are low-viscosity polyvinyl alcohols with low hydrolysis for use as primary protective colloids in suspension polymerization of PVC. KURARY POVAL™ LM grades also have low hydrolysis. They are used as secondary protective colloids.

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KURARAY POVAL™ L KURARAY POVAL™ LM

Other auxiliaries

We also offer 1,7 octadiene, a crosslinker that makes plastics stronger, tougher and more durable, and MPD (3-methyl-1,5-pentadiol), a chain extender for polyurethane and polyester resins.

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1,7 octadiene MPD (3-methyl-1,5-pentadiol)

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Please contact us if you would like more information.

Telephone: +49 69 305 85 300
Fax: +49 69 305 85 399

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