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Tecnon OrbiChem’s business information services offer a full range of analysis, price data, and price forecasts for epoxy resins and important feedstock markets.
Regular updates of economic news and industry events that shape market trends, plus price histories and future capacity changes, provide senior executives and company managers a full view of market activity and add proper perspective to the industry.
About Epoxy Resins
Epoxy resins are low molecular weight polymers, which can be cured or hardened with a number of substances such as polyamines, aminoamides or phenolic compounds, to produce thermoset resins. Their reactivity enables them to bond well to reinforcements, so when they are combined with glass, carbon or aramid fibres they produce composite materials that give excellent mechanical properties and high resistance to environmental degradation. Epoxy resins are also used as protective and insulating coatings in ships, aircrafts and in aerospace applications. Due to their high resistance to corrosion, they are also used to coat wind turbine poles, blades, pipes and tanks for drinking, waste, oil and gas as well as coatings for steel and concrete products. They are used by the food industry to coat cans and packaging. As powder coatings, they are used in household ‘white goods’ appliances such as washing machines and fridges. In construction, they are used for laminated wood, walls, and roofs and flooring, including long-life adhesives and paints. In the automobile industry, they can produce lightweight composite parts for cars and bicycles, while at the same time their high-performance properties, including resistance to corrosion, also make them key materials for aerospace. Epoxy resins have excellent insulating properties and are used in printed circuit boards, transistors, solar panels, LEDs and semi-conductor encapsulation. They can also be used as fire-retardant coatings for industrial and commercial installations.
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