Hecheng presents prepolymer for transparent applications

Guangzhou, China – Shanghai Hecheng Polymer Technology presented a prepolymer for high light-transmitting glass at PU China 2019.

The product went into mass production earlier this year. It is aimed at LED lights at aquariums and swimming pools, Hecheng's general manager Dong Yulei told UTECH-polyurethane.com.

The product has higher light transmission compared with the company’s older materials. It has better ageing discoloration properties too, Dong added. ‘It can last over ten years compared with five to eight years for older materials,’ said Dong.

A new three-component PU prepolymer for mining screen mesh was also displayed by the company.

Currently, the average service life of such screen meshes is from three to six months. The new product can add six more months to it, said Dong.

The product is based on MDI. It is designed to puts less environmental compliance pressure on mesh makers compared with more hazardous TDI, he added.

He said that last year sales of formulations for low-hardness polyurethane rubber hoses were his company's the fastest growing product segment. 

India, Russia and Turkey are the three overseas markets growing fastest for the firm. India's mining, footwear and insulation segments are particularly strong, said Dong.