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Sample report for adhesive category. Other reports may vary in format.
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| 15.20USA - Polychloroprene - U.S. Adhesives
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This raw material market report on polychloroprene includes all grades of polychloroprene polymers, which are currently sold in solid form and as lattices.
Various grades of solid polychloroprene, which generally differ in level of crystallinity, are available commercially for using solvent based adhesives. Solvent based polychloroprene adhesives are generally sold as contact adhesives, which are formulated using a polychloroprene rubber, a tackifying resin (most commonly a proprietary butyl phenol based phenolic resole) and antioxidants/acid scavengers, such as metal oxide. Solvent selection and adhesive solids will vary depending upon end use and method of application. The selection of the grade of polychloroprene and the tackifier allows the adhesives formulator to design products having specific properties, such as long or short tack or open time, controlled development of ambient and/or elevated temperature bond strength, and ultimate peel and shear strength. The cured adhesives are generally resistant to heat, oxidation, water, solvents and other chemicals.
Excellent adhesive properties and formulating latitude at competitive prices, versus other adhesives technologies, have contributed to the dominant position of polychloroprene solvent systems in many market segments. Historically, polychloroprene was used as a replacement for natural rubber, which was in short supply during World War II. However, synthetic polychloroprene demonstrated clear performance advantages over adhesives formulated with natural rubber.
The U.S. shoe industry was the first major market penetrated by polychloroprene contact adhesives. Although this market has declined in the U.S. during the past 1-15 years, the shoe industry still represents a major consumer of polychloroprene adhesives on a worldwide basis. This resin classification market report on polychloroprene estimates 2003 demand with a historical perspective back to 2000 as well as forecasts through 2005 and 2010 within the U.S. Adhesives Industry. |
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Polychloroprene Report - U.S. Adhesives Industry - RAW MATERIAL Market
Market Information - Forecasting Size and Growth Trends
Market Sector Information – Forecasting Size and Growth Trends
Market Segment Information – Forecasting Size and Growth Trends
Formulative Technology Information – Forecasting Size and Growth Trends
Raw Material Suppliers
Growth Opportunities – Size and Growth Trend
Commentary |
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