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Flexible Slabstock Foam Additives

Reliable solutions for quality, performance and innovation

Silicone additives from Dow can be used in many flexible slabstock foam applications, including:

  • Polyether and polyester slabstock foam 
  • Wide range of blowing agents systems Including carbon-dioxide and acetone
  • Wide latitude processing 
  • Low-emission surfactants 
  • Viscoelastic/slow-recovery 
  • Flame-retardant (FR) additives systems

Continuous conventional and viscoelastic foam additives

Product

Fine cell opening (FCO)

High cell opening (HCO)

Flame-retardant (FR)

Viscoelasticity

Reduced VOC

VORASURF™  FF 5959 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 198 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 198LV Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5188 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5950 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5950LV Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5160 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5951 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5951LV Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5810 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5906 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5906LV Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5933 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5982 Additive1

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VORASURF™ DC 5986 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5987 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5901 Additive2

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*Low performance  **Moderate performance  ***High performance   = Attribute present in product
1Product unavailable in the E.U.  2Product only available in the E.U.

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