The wide range of products in the speciality chemicals lineup is broken down into two general groupings: intermediate chemicals, which are sold in bulk and are processed for use in a variety of fields, and fine chemicals and specialty polymers, which are endowed with a variety of functions.

One of the key groups in our array of specialty products is 'Elvacite Acrylic Resins'. ' Elvacite' acrylic resins are polymers or copolymers of methyl methacrylate or other acrylic monomers for use in solvent - applied lacquers, inks, adhesives and specialty coatings. The 'Elvacite' resins offer the distinctive combination of properties associated with high - quality acrylic coating resins:

1) Outstanding resistance to ultraviolet degradation.
2) Excellent weatherability
3) Superior abrasion resistance
4) Excellent resistance to water, alcohol dilute acids and alkalies,
     chemical fumes and corrosive and oxidizing environments.
5) High gloss and hardness v Generally low pigment reactivity
6) Water white color and transparency
7) Resistance to discoloration on heating

'Elvacite' resins are available as minute spherical beads in grades that differ widely in such properties as hardness, flexibility, solubility and solution viscosity. Compatibility with a variety of film formers and plasticizers permits further modification to achieve the exact properties desired.

The 'Elvacite' resins are thermoplastic. They are thermally stable up to 177 - 232 deg. Celsius (350 - 450 deg. F), well above their softening range. At higher temperatures, i.e., about 260 deg. Celsius (500 deg. F) or above, they undergo smooth depolymerization to monomers, leaving negligible ash.

'Elvacite' acrylic resins have a wide range of molecular weight, flexibility and functionality, and are particularly well suited for protective and decorative coatings for plastics, metals, concrete, wood and paper. 'Elvacites' are used in the following applications:

1) Metal Finishes
2) Coatings for Plastics
3) Mold release coatings
4) Vacuum Metallizing
5) Coatings for concrete & wood
6) Wood Finishes
7) Coatings for reproduction papers
8) Inks & overprint lacquers
9) Adhesives
10) Color concentrates