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Interior
Acrylic Monomers — Acrylic Monomers
HMA Monomers Higher Methacrylates
A range of Higher Methacrylates, including Isobutyl Methacrylate (iBMA), Ethyl Methacrylate (EMA) and 2-Ethyl Hexyl Methacrylate (2-EHMA) are available.
MMA Monomers Methyl Methacrylate
MMA is the essential building block for acrylic-based products. It polymerizes easily to form resins and polymers with excellent performance characteristics. MMA is one of the key raw materials for acrylic based interior paint giving superior characteristics over alternative materials.
Film & Sheet — PET Films
Hostaphan™ Adhesion Promoting Films
Hostaphan® adhesion promoting film products provide excellent surface properties for a variety of applications. Our state of the art adhesion promoting coatings improve adhesion to inks, coatings, adhesives and primers that give destruct bonds for olefins and urethanes.
Hostaphan™ Polyester Matte Films
Hostaphan® polyester matte films offer a wide variety of matte surfaces and provide advantages in a wide range of applications and markets, such as Carrier for hot stamping films, production of labels and tags, metallizing, laminates, FRP panels with matte surfaces, and carrier for transfer printing and industrial release.
Hostaphan™ Silicone-coated PET Films
Hostaphan® silicone coated PET films are characterized by their outstanding release properties in combination with inherent polyester film characteristics such as high mechanical strength, low shrinkage, clarity and chemical resistance. These highly cured in-line coated films result in low silicone transfer rates.
Film & Sheet — Specialty Film & Sheet
Nichigo G-Tape™
Highly Versatile Adhesive Tape
Nichigo G-Tape sets itself apart from the industry with our patented acrylic adhesive and woven cloth substrate. The acrylic adhesive not only provides high adhesion strength, but is also repositionable without leaving a sticky residue. The cloth substrate is woven in a way that means G-Tape is straight line hand tearable, every time. This combination of key features makes Nichigo G-Tape an ideal product across many different applications including automotive, aviation and building/construction.
Polymers & Resins — Acrylic Resins
EMA Resin
Ethyl Methacrylate
EMA resins are used in various applications, from inks to coating. EMA resins are easily soluble in weak solvents.
iBMA Resin
Isobutyl Methacrylate
iBMA resins are soluble in aliphatic and alcohol solvents. Many have compatibility with long and medium oil alkyds.
MMA Resin
Methyl Methacrylate
MMA resins are used by themselves and copolymerized with other monomers to give properties from very high Tg and Mw, with excellent chemical and abrasion resistance lower Tg and Mw with soluble in a wider range of solvents.
nBMA Resin
n-Butyl Methacrylate
nBMA adds excellent UV stability and lowers the Tg for better flexibility of the coating.
Polymers & Resins — Additives
METABLEN ™
Performance Additives
METABLEN is a family of performance additive modifiers developed by Mitsubishi Chemical. By adding a small quantity of METABLEN to various resins, you can improve and increase their impact strength and processability as well as further improve the characteristics, appearance, and productivity of their final products. METABLEN can be added to a wide variety of resins, including PVC and engineering plastics as well as polyolefines and epoxy resins.
Polymers & Resins — Bio Plastics
DURABIO™
Bio-Based Engineering Polymer
DURABIO™ combines most of the properties of Polycarbonate (PC) and of Poly-methacrylate (PMMA), with additionally a bio origin raw material. DURABIO™ is partially bio-based and a truly durable engineering plastic. It is made from isosorbide, which is derived a widely available feedstock.
Polymers & Resins — Engineering Plastics
XANTAR™ PC resin
Polycarbonate Resin
XANTAR™ is a well known linear polycarbonate resin that has been in the market for many years. Used in a wide range of industries, automobiles, machinery, office automation equipment, and electronics, they have a reputation for reliability with users.
Polymers & Resins — Performance Plastics
MARVYFLO™ PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride Slush Compound
High flow PVC powders designed for the production of instrument panels, door panels, glove box and other automotive interior surfaces.
SUNPRENE™ PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride Elastomer
SUNPRENE® PVC utilizes high performance raw materials to provide flexible PVC with excellent abrasion resistance, low compression set, excellent color-ability, and low gel count in a broad range of hardness.
Thermorun™ TPO
Thermoplastic Olefin Compound
Thermorun TPO is leading the way in automotive safety critical applications. It offers excellent physical properties and consistent performance across automotive interior temperature ranges
VINIKA™ PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride Compound
VINIKA® PVC utilizes superior compounding technology to achieve excellent surface appearance, stable processing, and excellent color-ability across a broad range of hardness.
Polymers & Resins — Specialty Resins
jER™
Epoxy Resin
jER™ epoxy resins are high-performance, multipurpose thermosetting resins that includes a reactive epoxy group at the end that offer tremendous material propertity adaptation freedom. jER™ resins feature a low coefficient of thermal expansion as well as low shrinkage at curing. The dimensional stability as well as chemical, heat and moisture resistance offer a wide range of applications and excellent adhesion to metal, porcelain, concrete and more. By adding various modifying agents such as fillers, flexibility agents and diluents, customers can attain specific application requirements, making jER™ epoxy resins ideal for a wide variety of applications.
Polymers & Resins — Thermoplastic Elastomers
TEFABLOC™
Thermoplastic Elastomer Compound
TEFABLOC™ incorporates several technologies including TPE-S, TPO and TPE-E. Among the large scale of possible properties, some are boosted in process by reactor or dynamic cross-linking.
Trexprene™
Thermoplastic Elastomer Compound
Trexprene® TPV is a series of Vulcanized PP/EPDM based thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) that are heat and UV stabilized, ranging in harnesses from 45 Shore A to 50 Shore D.
Shapes & Composites — Advanced Part Design & Manufacturing
Advanced Injection Molded Solutions
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials is dedicated to production of high-quality components for function critical systems through injection molding. They operate an extensive range of state of the art molding machines and auxiliaries, all aimed at reducing the time and cost of product assembly.
Shapes & Composites — Carbon Fiber Materials
DIALEAD™
Coal tar pitch based carbon fiber
DIALEAD is a high performance coal tar pitch based carbon fiber, available from low to ultra high tensile modulus grades in the following formats: tow (High and Ultra High Tensile Modulus grades), chopped fiber (widely used in thermoplastic and thermosetting resins) or milled (widely used to improve electric and thermal conductivity in thermoplastic and thermosetting matrices).
Grafil™
PAN Fiber
Grafil PAN carbon fiber material is available in tow (continuous filaments bundled together and suitable for various processing techniques), precision cut (short/cut fiber suitable for compression molding) or milled (disoriented filaments suitable for compression molding).
Pyrofil™
PAN Fiber
Pyrofil PAN carbon fiber material is available in tow (continuous filaments bundled together and suitable for various processing techniques), precision cut (short/cut fiber suitable for compression molding) or milled (disoriented filaments suitable for compression molding).
Shapes & Composites — Composite Thermoplastic Materials
FUNCSTER™ LGF-PP
Long Glass Fiber Polypropylene
FUNCSTER pultruded, long glass reinforced injection molded grade PP has long been known for structural applications, either under the hood or when used in conjunction with other material such as PVC. Recently FUNCSTER has also become the trusted appearance-grade LFGPP material in the automotive market due to the unmatched glass dispersion. FUNCSTER LFGPP has been instrumental in the technological advancements and development of inner liners for composite tailgates in the automotive industry, where the material is colored and visible. Because of the advancements in the technology, manufacturers can now achieve better cost structures with weight reductions, part number reductions and cycle time reduction for key functional and structural parts.
GMT/GTex™
Glass-mat and fabric reinforced thermoplastics
These Low Weight Reinforced Thermoplastics (LWRT) make up a product group of special lightweight plastic composites with low thermal expansion and excellent mechanical and physical properties.
HISHITANK water storage tank systems
HISHITANK water storage tank systems
HISHITANK is a modular water storage tank system that optimizes capacity within the most complex and small spaces where traditional tanks cannot be placed. The system is assembled with simple nuts, bolts and gaskets and do not require liners.
SymaLITE™ LWRT
Low weight reinforced thermoplastics
These Low Weight Reinforced Thermoplastics (LWRT) make up a product group of special lightweight plastic composites with low thermal expansion and excellent mechanical and physical properties.
Exterior
Acrylic Monomers — Acrylic Monomers
HMA Monomers Higher Methacrylates
A range of Higher Methacrylates, including Isobutyl Methacrylate (iBMA), Ethyl Methacrylate (EMA) and 2-Ethyl Hexyl Methacrylate (2-EHMA) are available.
MAA Monomers Methacrylic acid
MAA is formed via the acetone cyanohydrin (ACH) route to manufacturing MMA and is used in many applications, which include the production of aluminum can coatings, automotive coatings, exterior food packaging, cement modifiers, NBR latex for disposable synthetic rubber gloves and in vinyl ester resins.
MMA Monomers Methyl Methacrylate
MMA is the essential building block for acrylic-based products. It polymerizes easily to form resins and polymers with excellent performance characteristics. MMA is one of the key raw materials for acrylic based interior paint giving superior characteristics over alternative materials.
nBMA Monomers n-Butyl Methacrylate
nBMA is formed from the transesterification of MMA and is used in exterior decorative paints, automotive, wood finishes, specialty coatings and textiles where it provides durability, UV and moisture resistance as well as improved solvent solubility to the resin.
Film & Sheet — PET Films
Hostaphan™ Adhesion Promoting Films
Hostaphan® adhesion promoting film products provide excellent surface properties for a variety of applications. Our state of the art adhesion promoting coatings improve adhesion to inks, coatings, adhesives and primers that give destruct bonds for olefins and urethanes.
Hostaphan™ Polyester Matte Films
Hostaphan® polyester matte films offer a wide variety of matte surfaces and provide advantages in a wide range of applications and markets, such as Carrier for hot stamping films, production of labels and tags, metallizing, laminates, FRP panels with matte surfaces, and carrier for transfer printing and industrial release.
Hostaphan™ Silicone-coated PET Films
Hostaphan® silicone coated PET films are characterized by their outstanding release properties in combination with inherent polyester film characteristics such as high mechanical strength, low shrinkage, clarity and chemical resistance. These highly cured in-line coated films result in low silicone transfer rates.
Hostaphan™ UV-Stabilized Polyester Films
Hostaphan® UV-stabilized polyester films offer outstanding blocking of UVA, UVB and UVC radiation along with high optical transparency and virtually no color. This UV-stabilized film demonstrates moderate resistance to outdoor weathering. Ultra-clear, UV-stabilized polyester film grades are offered for industrial, packaging, and solar control film applications.
Film & Sheet — Specialty Film & Sheet
Nichigo G-Tape™
Highly Versatile Adhesive Tape
Nichigo G-Tape sets itself apart from the industry with our patented acrylic adhesive and woven cloth substrate. The acrylic adhesive not only provides high adhesion strength, but is also repositionable without leaving a sticky residue. The cloth substrate is woven in a way that means G-Tape is straight line hand tearable, every time. This combination of key features makes Nichigo G-Tape an ideal product across many different applications including automotive, aviation and building/construction.
Polymers & Resins — Acrylic Polymers
Mitsubishi Dianal LP Resin
Acrysol LP Resin
The Mitsubishi DIANAL™ LP series acrylic resin powders from Mitsubishi Chemical have a proprietary formulation that is ideal for production of plastisols. This halogen-free high performance series provides exceptional thermal properties. The unique core-shell technology enables multiple material properties within a singular structure. These environmentally-friendly materials have fast dissolution that makes them ideal for many applications including textiles, wallpaper and artificial leather. In the automotive industry, these resins are used in under body coatings as well as body sealers.
Polymers & Resins — Acrylic Resins
EMA Resin
Ethyl Methacrylate
EMA resins are used in various applications, from inks to coating. EMA resins are easily soluble in weak solvents.
iBMA Resin
Isobutyl Methacrylate
iBMA resins are soluble in aliphatic and alcohol solvents. Many have compatibility with long and medium oil alkyds.
MMA Resin
Methyl Methacrylate
MMA resins are used by themselves and copolymerized with other monomers to give properties from very high Tg and Mw, with excellent chemical and abrasion resistance lower Tg and Mw with soluble in a wider range of solvents.
nBMA Resin
n-Butyl Methacrylate
nBMA adds excellent UV stability and lowers the Tg for better flexibility of the coating.
Polymers & Resins — Additives
METABLEN ™
Performance Additives
METABLEN is a family of performance additive modifiers developed by Mitsubishi Chemical. By adding a small quantity of METABLEN to various resins, you can improve and increase their impact strength and processability as well as further improve the characteristics, appearance, and productivity of their final products. METABLEN can be added to a wide variety of resins, including PVC and engineering plastics as well as polyolefines and epoxy resins.
Polymers & Resins — Bio Plastics
DURABIO™
Bio-Based Engineering Polymer
DURABIO™ combines most of the properties of Polycarbonate (PC) and of Poly-methacrylate (PMMA), with additionally a bio origin raw material. DURABIO™ is partially bio-based and a truly durable engineering plastic. It is made from isosorbide, which is derived a widely available feedstock.
Polymers & Resins — Engineering Plastics
LEMALLOY™ m-PPE Resin
m-Polyphenylene Ether Resin
LEMALLOY is a polymer alloy made by modifying PPE with high impact polystyrene (HIPS), nylon-6 or nylon-66, and provides well-balanced mechanical, electrical and thermal properties.
NOVADURAN™ PBT Resin
Polybutylene Terephthalate Resin
NOVADURAN offers excellent mechanical properties, rigidity, heat aging resistance and chemical resistance. NOVADURAN also provides superb moldability, abrasion resistance, colorability and electric properties.
XANTAR™ PC resin
Polycarbonate Resin
XANTAR™ is a well known linear polycarbonate resin that has been in the market for many years. Used in a wide range of industries, automobiles, machinery, office automation equipment, and electronics, they have a reputation for reliability with users.
Polymers & Resins — Performance Plastics
DuraFlex™ TPO
Thermoplastic Olefin Compound
DuraFlex TPOs have high gloss as well as high surface durability for both injection molding and extrusion.
DynaFlow™ TPO
Thermoplastic Olefin Compound
DynaFlow TPOs and filled polypropylene materials are developed from the latest technologies while ensuring cost-effective performance.
MetaForm™ TPO
Thermoplastic Olefin Compound
MetaForm TPO materials are designed to have high melt strength for demanding thermoforming and extrusion applications.
SUNPRENE™ PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride Elastomer
SUNPRENE® PVC utilizes high performance raw materials to provide flexible PVC with excellent abrasion resistance, low compression set, excellent color-ability, and low gel count in a broad range of hardness.
VINIKA™ PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride Compound
VINIKA® PVC utilizes superior compounding technology to achieve excellent surface appearance, stable processing, and excellent color-ability across a broad range of hardness.
Polymers & Resins — Specialty Resins
Hydroxyl™ Resin
Our hydroxyl functional resins have an OH value from 8 to 90. These products are used in applications from adhesives to urethane coatings.
jER™
Epoxy Resin
jER™ epoxy resins are high-performance, multipurpose thermosetting resins that includes a reactive epoxy group at the end that offer tremendous material propertity adaptation freedom. jER™ resins feature a low coefficient of thermal expansion as well as low shrinkage at curing. The dimensional stability as well as chemical, heat and moisture resistance offer a wide range of applications and excellent adhesion to metal, porcelain, concrete and more. By adding various modifying agents such as fillers, flexibility agents and diluents, customers can attain specific application requirements, making jER™ epoxy resins ideal for a wide variety of applications.
Polymers & Resins — Thermoplastic Elastomers
TEFABLOC™
Thermoplastic Elastomer Compound
TEFABLOC™ incorporates several technologies including TPE-S, TPO and TPE-E. Among the large scale of possible properties, some are boosted in process by reactor or dynamic cross-linking.
Trexprene™
Thermoplastic Elastomer Compound
Trexprene® TPV is a series of Vulcanized PP/EPDM based thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) that are heat and UV stabilized, ranging in harnesses from 45 Shore A to 50 Shore D.
Shapes & Composites — Carbon Fiber Materials
Grafil™
PAN Fiber
Grafil PAN carbon fiber material is available in tow (continuous filaments bundled together and suitable for various processing techniques), precision cut (short/cut fiber suitable for compression molding) or milled (disoriented filaments suitable for compression molding).
Pyrofil™
PAN Fiber
Pyrofil PAN carbon fiber material is available in tow (continuous filaments bundled together and suitable for various processing techniques), precision cut (short/cut fiber suitable for compression molding) or milled (disoriented filaments suitable for compression molding).
Functional Parts
Battery Materials — Electrolytes
Sol-Rite™ Formulated Electrolytes
Sol-Rite™ electrolytes are ionic conductive solutions that are important components for smoothly charging and discharging lithium-ion batteries and for suppressing battery degradation. These formulated electrolytes in organic solvents are used in lithium-ion batteries and lithium primary batteries, as well as for capacitors, such as aluminum electrolytic capacitors. Mitsubishi Chemical incorporates technical expertise and patented technologies to control the solid electrolyte interface on the cathode and anode. The Sol-Rite™ formulation mainly consists of organic solvents such as ethylene carbonate, and lithium salt electrolytes such as LiPF6. It also includes functional additives to significantly improve battery performance, power output, and lifetime, as well as electrode interface control and prevention of overcharging to improve safety.
Polymers & Resins — Engineering Plastics
XANTAR™ PC resin
Polycarbonate Resin
XANTAR™ is a well known linear polycarbonate resin that has been in the market for many years. Used in a wide range of industries, automobiles, machinery, office automation equipment, and electronics, they have a reputation for reliability with users.
Polymers & Resins — Performance Plastics
Linklon™
Functional Polyolefin
LINKLON™ is a silane crosslinkable polyolefin based resin. The post crosslinking reaction dramatically boosts material performance in terms of heat resistance and creep behavior at elevated temperature.
OLEFISTA™
Functional Polyolefin
Olefista are Halogen Free Flame Retardant (HFFR) olefin based compound with low smoke solutions (LSZH)
SUNPRENE™ PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride Elastomer
SUNPRENE® PVC utilizes high performance raw materials to provide flexible PVC with excellent abrasion resistance, low compression set, excellent color-ability, and low gel count in a broad range of hardness.
VINIKA™ PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride Compound
VINIKA® PVC utilizes superior compounding technology to achieve excellent surface appearance, stable processing, and excellent color-ability across a broad range of hardness.
Polymers & Resins — Specialty Resins
SoarnoL™ EVOH
Ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer
World-renown gas and hydrocarbon barrier resin used in multilayer barrier packaging. SoarnoL EVOH is a highly effective oxygen barrier, with excellent oil resistance and transparency.
Polymers & Resins — Thermoplastic Elastomers
TEFABLOC™
Thermoplastic Elastomer Compound
TEFABLOC™ incorporates several technologies including TPE-S, TPO and TPE-E. Among the large scale of possible properties, some are boosted in process by reactor or dynamic cross-linking.
Trexprene™
Thermoplastic Elastomer Compound
Trexprene® TPV is a series of Vulcanized PP/EPDM based thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) that are heat and UV stabilized, ranging in harnesses from 45 Shore A to 50 Shore D.
Shapes & Composites — Advanced Part Design & Manufacturing
Advanced Injection Molded Solutions
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials is dedicated to production of high-quality components for function critical systems through injection molding. They operate an extensive range of state of the art molding machines and auxiliaries, all aimed at reducing the time and cost of product assembly.
Full-Spectrum Engineering and Design
| Designing for the solution
Technology and craftsmanship blend together at Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM). Successful completion of your finished products starts with a thorough understanding of your application. As part of our 'Total Package' customer service philosophy, MCAM's design and engineering department offers full design and drawing review services for our customers at little or no cost. Our engineers have the industry experience to help design parts and conduct a comprehensive review for material selection, performance, manufacturability, and cost-effective production.
Shapes & Composites — Carbon Fiber Materials
DIALEAD™
Coal tar pitch based carbon fiber
DIALEAD is a high performance coal tar pitch based carbon fiber, available from low to ultra high tensile modulus grades in the following formats: tow (High and Ultra High Tensile Modulus grades), chopped fiber (widely used in thermoplastic and thermosetting resins) or milled (widely used to improve electric and thermal conductivity in thermoplastic and thermosetting matrices).
Grafil™
PAN Fiber
Grafil PAN carbon fiber material is available in tow (continuous filaments bundled together and suitable for various processing techniques), precision cut (short/cut fiber suitable for compression molding) or milled (disoriented filaments suitable for compression molding).
Newport™
High Performance Carbon Fiber Composites
Newport Advanced Carbon Fiber Composites is supported with vertical integration includes processes from monomers to precursors, carbon fiber, resins and prepreg. We also have the ability to process nearly every high performance fiber including: carbon, glass, aramid, hybrid materials and more.
Pyrofil™
PAN Fiber
Pyrofil PAN carbon fiber material is available in tow (continuous filaments bundled together and suitable for various processing techniques), precision cut (short/cut fiber suitable for compression molding) or milled (disoriented filaments suitable for compression molding).
Shapes & Composites — Composite Thermoplastic Materials
FUNCSTER™ LGF-PP
Long Glass Fiber Polypropylene
FUNCSTER pultruded, long glass reinforced injection molded grade PP has long been known for structural applications, either under the hood or when used in conjunction with other material such as PVC. Recently FUNCSTER has also become the trusted appearance-grade LFGPP material in the automotive market due to the unmatched glass dispersion. FUNCSTER LFGPP has been instrumental in the technological advancements and development of inner liners for composite tailgates in the automotive industry, where the material is colored and visible. Because of the advancements in the technology, manufacturers can now achieve better cost structures with weight reductions, part number reductions and cycle time reduction for key functional and structural parts.
GMT/GTex™
Glass-mat and fabric reinforced thermoplastics
These Low Weight Reinforced Thermoplastics (LWRT) make up a product group of special lightweight plastic composites with low thermal expansion and excellent mechanical and physical properties.
KyronMAX™
Structural Thermoplastic Composite Materials
The KyronMAX materials are the strongest injection moldable thermoplastics available. Engineered for metal-replacement in the aerospace, automotive, medical and recreational industries, the portfolio combines chopped-carbon with a broad array of base resins to optimize tensile strength, stiffness, impact and fatigue performance. KyronMAX polymers can be compounded to excel in high heat, chemical, or water environments to expand their range of applications.
SymaLITE™ LWRT
Low weight reinforced thermoplastics
These Low Weight Reinforced Thermoplastics (LWRT) make up a product group of special lightweight plastic composites with low thermal expansion and excellent mechanical and physical properties.