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March 26, 2018 12:00 AM

New supplier of Cashew Nut polyols in Europe, Turkey and CIS

Simon Robinson
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    Berlin – Elmira Industrial Supplies has started supplying cardanol-based polyols from cashew nut shells in Europe, Turkey and the CIS.

    Cashew nut shells can be turned into polyols. Credit: iStock

    The material is sold under the Exaphen brand. It is available in viscosities from 1000-30, 000 cP. Grades are available with hydroxyl number of around 200. The range includes materials with functionalities ranging for 4 to 8.

    'There is a variety there, and range can be used in PU resins and rigid foams,' said Pierluigi Ferri, manger Elmira.

    These are not drop-in replacements for oil, PET or sugar-derived polyols, he said. They are a co-polyol that can offer useful properties. They give good performance which matches petroleum-based polyols, he added.

    Elmira has access to around 3kT/year of production capacity in Mumbai India.

    The firm has a depot in Latvia. Unipol Kimya operates a distribution centre for the products in Istanbul. ResChem Italia also operates a distribution centre  for the materials in Milan, Italy.

    These are currently supplying 'volumes of a few drums or a few tonnes.'

    Ferri added that DKSH is evaluating the material in France. 'If the order is above a few tonnes it will be shipped directly from India,' he added.

    Elmira will be outlining details of its polyols at UTECH Europe in Maastricht 29-31 May 2018.

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