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Materials

Copolymer offers heat and water resistance.

Available in flake, powder, and ammonia solution form, SMAÂ-®2021 styrene maleic anhydride copolymer offers heat resistance without compromising water resistance in polymer modification, leather re-tanning, graphic arts, coatings, and overprint varnish applications. Product is approved for use in various FDA applications, including adhesives that are separated from food by functional barrier,...

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Laboratory and Research Supplies and Equipment

Polyester Acrylate Oligomers offer accelerated cure rates.

While CN2261LV is suited for UV-curable wood coating applications where hardness and abrasion resistance are required, CN2264 offers increased flexibility and maintains hardness, abrasion resistance, and cure rate for flexographic and screen ink as well as wood, floor, and paper coating applications. Tetrafunctional polyester acrylate oligomer, CN2282, maintains flexibility for use in coatings,...

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Adhesives & Sealants

Sartomer's SMA 1000 Modifies Polybutadiene Terephthalate Melt Flow

EXTON, Pa., February 9, 2009 - Sartomer Company's plastics research and development team discovered a new use for its Styrene Maleic Anhydride (SMA-®) resin. SMA 1000 can modify the melt-flow of polybutadiene terephthalate (PBT) in mixtures (in situ), enabling greater flexibility in part design. The new use may lead to thinner, more complex mold designs, more intricate flow paths, and fewer...

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Paxis and Sartomer, Business Line of Arkema, Collaborate to Develop Advanced Materials for New Additive Manufacturing Process Technology

Sartomer, a pioneer in advanced photocurable resin solutions, and Paxis, a 3D printing innovator, are co- developing custom materials for Paxis’ WAV™ (Wave Applied Voxel) additive manufacturing process technology. The WAV™ process is a new, scalable industrial additive manufacturing process designed to solve the limitations of existing liquid-resin-based technologies. The patented WAV...

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Sirrus and Sartomer, Business Line of Arkema, Advance Fast-Curing 3D Printing Resins

Sirrus and Sartomer, Business Line of Arkema, Advance Fast-Curing 3D Printing Resins Sartomer, a pioneer in advanced photocurable resin solutions, and Sirrus, a developer of novel methylene malonate monomers and oligomers, are partnering to create new fast-curing methacrylate 3D printing resins. Experts from the companies will reveal these innovative technologies at RadTech Orlando 2020. The new...

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Sartomer Invests in In-House EB Labs for Developing Advanced Electron Beam Curing Solutions

Sartomer, a business line of Arkema, has launched in-house electron beam (EB) labs with equipment to enable customers to develop and test innovative EB curing formulations on a small scale using Sartomer’s advanced liquid resin solutions. The company has recently installed EB lab units—standalone, compact, simple-to-use electron accelerators—in its France and USA R&D centers. A third...

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Sartomer’s Jeffrey Klang is Elected to RadTech Board of Directors

Sartomer, a business unit of Arkema Inc., announces the election of Jeffrey Klang, global R&D director – 3D Printing for Sartomer, to the board of directors of RadTech, a nonprofit trade association that supports ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) technologies. Sartomer is a pioneer in the commercial development of products for UV/EB curing technologies and is a leading global supplier of...

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Sartomer to Feature New Developments in UV/EB Curing Technology at CHINACOAT 2018

Sartomer, a business unit of Arkema, will feature the latest advancements in UV/EB curing products at CHINACOAT 2018. Sartomer Asia experts will share their deep understanding of the innovative solutions and technology needed to advance UV/EB curing performance for adhesives, specialty coatings, graphic arts and 3D printing at Arkema booth E37-42, Zone 7, Hall 2.1. In addition, Sartomer Asia will...

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Sartomer Asia to Present Technical Seminar on New Polyester Acrylates for Coatings and Inks at CHINACOAT 2018

UV/EB curing specialist Julie Zhou from Sartomer, a business unit of Arkema, will deliver a technical seminar on the properties of newly developed polyester acrylates at CHINACOAT 2018. These new polyester acrylates are ideal for UV/EB inks and coatings applications because they promote high reactivity, excellent pigment wetting and advanced adhesion. Polyester acrylate oligomers offer enhanced...

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Sartomer Announces Partnership with Harwick Standard Distribution

Sartomer Americas, a business unit of Arkema Inc., is pleased to announce that effective April 1, 2018 we are expanding our distribution network through a partnership with Harwick Standard Distribution Corp. to market and sell Sartomer specialty (meth)acrylate additives and co-agents into the rubber and elastomer industries in the United States.  Harwick Standard is already a valued distributor...

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Coatings Concepts Provides the Latest in Formulation Solutions

EXTON, Pa., January 24, 2017 As part of its mission to provide coatings manufacturers with the latest information on formulation solutions, Sartomer Americas (a business unit of Arkema Inc.) announces the release of Coatings Concepts. This free technical booklet contains six articles by industry experts to help compounders enhance their coatings formulations to advance performance in a wide...

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Sartomer Americas' Virginia Plant Passes One Million Work Hours Without Lost-Time Incident

Exton, Pa. - July 28, 2016 - Employees at Sartomer Americas’ (a business unit of Arkema) manufacturing plant in Chatham, Virginia celebrated a milestone recently, marking ten years and more than one million work hours without a lost-time incident. The achievement highlights Sartomer’s on-going commitment to safety while providing its customers with the high-performance chemical solutions they...

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Sartomer Americas Opens Discovery Center in Exton, PA

EXTON, Pa. - June 21, 2016 - To promote an environment of continuous innovation, Sartomer Americas, a business unit of Arkema Inc., has opened a new center named the Discovery Hub. The facility, located in the company’s Exton, Pennsylvania office, will enhance collaboration with customers and enable stronger teamwork to address current and future chemical formulation challenges. The main...

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