Dow Epoxy Introduces FORTEGRA TM Epoxy Tougheners
Year:2007 ISSUE:34
COLUMN:NEW PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY
Click:310    DateTime:Dec.05,2007
Dow Epoxy Introduces FORTEGRA TM Epoxy Tougheners       

On November 21st, 2007 Dow Epoxy, a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Company and its affiliates ("Dow"), introduced FORTEGRA TM Epoxy Tougheners, low viscosity materials for use in amine, DICY, anhydride and phenolic cured epoxy systems.
    FORTEGRA Epoxy Tougheners are suitable for any applications where properties of epoxies such as adhesion, corrosion and chemical resistance are needed, but greater mechanical performance is required. The FORTEGRA line is based on a specially designed self-assembling block co-polymer that creates the particles needed for toughening the cured epoxy and, at the same time, does not result in big changes to other properties such as viscosity, cure speed or chemical resistance.
    "With FORTEGRA Epoxy Tougheners, formulators no longer have to make big compromises on key properties to improve the toughness of epoxy systems as they are forced to do today with alternative materials," said Ohnishi Hideyuki, global business director for Dow Epoxy's Performance Resins group.
   Dow Epoxy is offering FORTEGRA Epoxy Tougheners in four forms to make it easy for customers to incorporate into their formulations.