Supplier’s Corner
DuPont offers new fluorotelomer products
DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise
has launched new fluorotelomer products for repellents and surfactants.
DuPont Capstone products are based
on short-chain chemistry and provide a
step-change reduction in trace impuri-ties below the limit of detection, offering customers the same or better performance than their predecessors without compromise in fluorine efficiency,
according to the company. Capstone
products also meet the goals of the U.S.
EPA 2010/15 Perfluorooctanoic (PFOA)
Stewardship Program and will be registered on global inventories in all
countries where they are sold.
Capstone products are currently available for home furnishings, fire fighting
foams, fluorosurfactants and leather
end uses. More info: DuPont, (866) 828-
7009; Web: www.capstone.dupont.com.
segments and hard urethane linkages,
the company reports. Applications
include polymer/rubber modification,
coatings, adhesives and sealants. More
info: Sartomer, (610) 594-7360; Web:
www.sartomer.com. CW
NUPLEX RESINS
INTRODUCES SETAQUA 6756
Nuplex Resins has introduced Setaqua
6756 to the North American market.
Setaqua 6756 is a surfactant-free, self
crosslinking all acrylic emulsion, which
provides coatings with dry film clarity,
chemical and water resistance. It can be
used in low VOC, high performance
OEM wood and plastic applications. Its
particle morphology enables rapid
hardness development, allowing early
sanding and block resistance while
maintaining balanced mechanical properties in clear and pigmented applications. More info: Nuplex Resins, (502)
367-6111; Web: www.nuplexresins.com.
SARTOMER OFFERS DIENE-BASED
THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE
Sartomer has introduced 7840 TPU, a
diene-based thermoplastic polyurethane
that enables formulators to apply
polyurethane properties to standard rubber formulations. Thermoplastic polyurethanes based on diene prepolymers
present a new form with rubber-like soft
