Resins for Adhesives and Sealants

Resi4preg by ResiCare is a unique biobased araminolic resin for preimpregnated application, free of formaldehyde replacing phenolics one developed according to REACH legislation and local regulation for workers safety.

• With biobased raw materials, Resi4preg contributes to company's sustainable strategy and petroleum resources independence.
• It is a solvent-based resin primarily processed using autoclave thermocompression.
• It is compatible with fiberglass, carbon fiber, linen, and kevlar reinforcements.
• It offers excellent thermal resistance, making it suitable for automotive, aeronautics, leisure, railway, and sandwich panel applications including buildings, cold storage, and battery packs.
• It is used in adhesives applications.
• It has a shelf life of 6 months under recommended storage conditions.

Resi4MDF by ResiCare is an aqueous araminolic resin. It is used in fiber wood panels.

• It is designed to be non-toxic, SVHC-free and bio-sourced, making it particularly well-suited to the needs of furniture.
• By replacing the various resins currently used for MDF, such as urea formaldehyde, melamine urea formaldehyde resins and isocyanate resins, ResiCare reaffirms its position as an innovative player at the service of people and their environment.
• It is primarily processed by spraying and undergoes cross-linking through thermocompression.
• Resi4MDF is formaldehyde-free and phenol-free.
• It is used in adhesives applications.
• It ensures the essential physico-chemical properties required for the application, including traction, bending, compression, and resistance to humidity.
• Its main application is in MDF production.
• It has a shelf life of 7 to 30 days.

Resi4^TEX by ResiCare is an aromatic aldehyde-, water-based phenolic novolac resin that does not contain measurable SVHC (free of components meeting substance of very high concern criteria as defined by the ECHA), formaldehyde, resorcinol, phenol and isocyanates.

• It is a substitute of RF (resorcinol-formaldehyde) resins.
• It is recommended for a large diversity of latex and additives historically used in resorcinol-formaldehyde-latex adhesive systems.
• It is compatible with natural rubber-, styrene-butadiene rubber- & styrene-butadiene-vinyl pyridine latex, caprolactame blocked isocyanate and antifoaming agent.
• Adhesive systems based on Resi4^TEX can be suitable for fibers used in reinforcement textiles for rubber application such as PET, nylon 6-6, nylon 6, aramid, rayon, glass fiber, etc.
• Its curing time is similar to RF resins.
• It has a shelf life of more than 12 hours.

LIGOS™ A 9200 by Trinseo is a styrene-free, robust and versatile all-acrylic emulsion with very low odor. It is designed for waterborne adhesive for the lamination of flexible structures that come in contact with food. Exhibits high efficiency due to high solid content, it enables fast processing and efficient drying.

• It ensures high initial shear- and bond strength which creates a more durable application.
• It also enhances mechanical and thermal resistance of packaging's by its potential to be combined with a water-dispersible crosslinker.
• LIGOS™ A 9200 is suitable for laminating paper to a wide range of substrates, including treated polyolefins, polyvinylidene chloride-coated substrates, metalized films, polyamide and polyester films.
• It is also effective for film-to-film structures.
• It increases operational efficiency for film converters by enabling fast slitting in post-lamination processes.
• Its repulpability is confirmed by using the CEPI recyclability laboratory test method and is suitable for standard mill recycling as certified by Papiertechnische Stiftung (PTS).

Resi4insulation - Glass fiber by ResiCare is a phenol-free, aqueous araminolic resin. It is used in wood fiber-based insulation panels, for both flexible and rigid panels.

• By design, Resi4insulation - Glass fiber is resorcinol and formol free for workers safety and safer interiors for your consumers.
• With biobased raw materials, it contributes to company's sustainable strategy, global warming effects and petroleum resources independence.
• It is primarily processed by spraying and thermocompression.
• It is compatible with additives commonly used by industry professionals.
• It offers key physico-chemical properties such as flexion, compression resilience, moisture resistance and conductivity.
• It is used in adhesives applications.
• It is mainly used in glass fiber insulation applications.
• It has a shelf life of 10 days at 23°C.

Resi4Friction by ResiCare is a unique araminolic resin for friction application free of formaldehyde replacing phenolics one developed according to REACH legislation and local regulation for workers safety.

• It is phenol-free formulation with high coke rate.
• Its main cross-linking method is thermocompression.
• Resi4Friction is used in brake pads, brake linings clutch facings, abrasives and adhesives applications.
• It has a shelf life of 6 months.

Resi4Ablation by ResiCare is a unique biobased aranolic resin with high thermal properties replacing phenolics one developed according to REACH legislation for workers safety with high ablative and charring properties.

• It is formol-free and phenol-free formulation with high coke rate.
• It is primarily processed through impregnation, with cross-linking achieved by thermocompression.
• Resi4Ablation is used in molded composites, atmospheric re-entry bodies, high temperature-resistant furnace parts and adhesives applications.
• It has a shelf life of 15 days at 23°C.

Resi4Carbon/Carbon by ResiCare is a unique biobased, aqueous aranolic resin for carbon/carbon composite with high thermal properties replacing phenolics one developed according to REACH legislation for workers safety with high ablative and charring properties.

• It is formol-free and phenol-free formulation with high coke rate.
• It is primarily processed through impregnation, with cross-linking achieved by oven curing and pyrolysis.
• Resi4Carbon/Carbon is used in brake pads, heat exhangers, rockets and adhesives applications.
• It has a shelf life of 15 days at 23°C.

KANEKA MS POLYMER™ S303H by Kaneka is a mid-modulus, silyl-terminated polyether (STPE) used as a base resin for producing high-performance moisture cure adhesives and sealants utilizing either a hot or cold process. It exhibits low viscosity, long shelf stability, broad adhesion profile and multi-purpose product features. It offers well-balanced properties such as durability, reactivity and storage stability. This unique and highly valued balance of attributes is derived from the polyether polymer backbone coupled with the methyl-dimethoxy silane functional groups. KANEKA MS POLYMER™ S303H is environment friendly (low VOCs, isocyanate-free) and provides elasticity, fire resistance, primer-less adhesion in formulations suitable for railway applications. Moreover, it is applicable in joint sealants and industrial-, building envelope-, transportation- & DIY sealants & adhesives. Also, used in construction-, flooring-, water-proofing- and general-purpose applications. The shelf life of this product is 6 months. It also contributes to safer rail coach building by achieving EN45545 standard requirement.

Resi4insulation - Wood fiber by ResiCare is a phenol-free, aqueous araminolic resin. It is used in wood fiber-based insulation panels, for both flexible and rigid panels.

• By design, Resi4insulation - Wood fiber is resorcinol and formol free for workers safety and safer interiors for your consumers.
• With biobased raw materials, it contributes to company's sustainable strategy, global warming effects and petroleum resources independence.
• It is mainly processed by pulverization and thermo-compression.
• It is compatible with traditional additives.
• It offers physicochemical properties such as traction, flexion and compression, humidity resistance, conductivity, and easy cleaning.
• It is used in adhesives applications.
• It is mainly used in wood fiber insulation applications.
• It has a shelf life of 15 days at 23°C.