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Buildings require extensive installations of services, embellishments and finishing, which together can cost more than the bricks and cement. Plastics and polymers provide much of these additions to the basic fabric of the building.
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The construction and building industry is a substantial consumer of chemicals and plastics - mainly for pipes, cables, roofing and flooring, windows and doors, insulation, and accessories such as washers. The main types of plastic used in the construction sector are acrylic, polycarbonate, polyethylene, polypropylene and PVC. High strength, corrosion resistance, durability, low maintenance, poor conductivity and low flammability make them suitable for a wide variety of applications.
PVC is one of the main plastics used in buildings and construction as it is strong, durable and fire resistant, ideal for wires and cable and flooring, and especially rainwater goods.
Rigid polyurethane foams are used to provide noise and thermal insulation in walls and roofs. Adhesives and sealants are used for many applications including carpet, floor underlay and ceramic tiles.
Concrete, mortar and grout utilise special additives such as VAM derivatives for bonding, temperature and water resistance and other applications. There is growing use of superplasticisers in concrete mixing.
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Applications: Adhesives
Applications: Paints | Coatings
Applications: Safety Glass | Architectural Glass
Applications: Cement Additive
Applications: Water-based Paints | Adhesives
Applications: Windows | Advertising Signs
Applications: Rigid & Flexible Foams
Applications: Rigid Foams for Construction & Insulation | Performance Coatings | Elastomers | Flexible Foams
Applications: Window Frames | Rigid Pipes & Tubing | Guttering | House Sidings | Roofing
Applications: Polyurethane Production - Foams, Coatings, Insulation
Applications: Coatings | Adhesives | Sealants
Applications: Cable Ties
Applications: Extruded Sheets
Applications: Cement Superplasticiser
Applications: Cement Grinding
Applications: Construction | Pipes | Tanks
Applications: Rigid Foams for Construction & Insulation | Performance Coatings | Elastomers | Flexible Foams
Applications: UPR Production
Applications: Construction | Pipes | Tanks | Cement
Applications: Rigid Foams for Construction & Insulation | Performance Coatings | Elastomers | Flexible Foams
Applications: Phenolic Resins for Moulding Powders
Applications: Windows | Advertising Signs
Applications: Extruded Sheets
Applications: UPR Production
Applications: Flexible PVC | Draught Excluders
Applications: Flexible PVC | Draught Excluders
Applications: Phenolic Resins for Moulding Powders
Applications: Cable Ties
Applications: Polyurethane & UPR Production
Applications: Conveyor Belts | Awnings | Geotextiles
Applications: Explosives
Applications: Polyurethane Production - Foams, Coatings, Insulation
Applications: Coatings | Adhesives | Sealants
Applications: Component of UPR for Coatings & Composites
Applications: Rigid & Flexible Foams
Applications: Rigid Foams for Construction & Insulation | Performance Coatings | Elastomers | Flexible Foams
Applications: Conveyor Belts | Awnings | Geotextiles
Applications: Geotextiles | Bulk Storage Bags
Applications: Construction | Pipes | Tanks | Cement
Applications: Polyurethane & UPR Production
Applications: UPR Production
Applications: Component of UPR for Coatings & Composites
Applications: Component of UPR for Coatings & Composites
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Tecnon OrbiChem provides data, analysis and intelligence on many of the plastics used in building construction, including PVC, HDPA and ABS for pipes, polystyrene and polyurethane foam for insulation, and polycarbonate and PMMA for glazing. Baths and shower trays can be made from fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester resins. We monitor markets worldwide to describe pricing, trading and the market situation for such materials.
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