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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
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CONVENTIONAL & VISCOELASTIC
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CONVENTIONAL BOX FOAMS
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TDI VISCOELASTIC
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HR SLAB
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POLYESTER FOAM ADDITIVES
Continuous conventional and viscoelastic foam additives
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Conventional box foam additives
Product | Rectangular block | Cylindrical block | High filler content | High cell opening (HCO) |
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TDI viscoelastic foam additives
Product | Processing window | Fine cell structure | High cell opening (HCO) | Low VOC |
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HR slab foam additives
Product | Processing window | Fine cell structure | High cell opening (HCO) | Bulk stabilization |
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Polyester foam additives
· Surfactant for polyester flexible slabstock foam applications with low emission requirements · Can be used in flexible molded foam for cell-opening and for rigid foam applications | |
· Surfactant for ester slabstock foam and TDI/MDI HR molded foam systems · Surfactant for urethane elastomer foam and footwear (shoe sole) applications | |
· Surfactant for polyester slabstock foam |
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