Plastics & Polymers

Polymer producers and compounders buy monomers, additives and fillers from SoleChem. Monomers and intermediates include Caprolactam, Maleic Anhydride, Adipic Acid, 1,4-Butanediol and Acrylic Acid; plasticizers include Dioctyl Terephthalate, Dioctyl Adipate and Diisodecyl Phthalate; initiators include Benzoyl Peroxide and Di-tert-Butyl Peroxide.

PVC and polyolefin compounders source Calcium Stearate, Zinc Stearate and Ethylene Distearamide as stabilizers and lubricants, Azodicarbonamide as a blowing agent, the flame retardants Antimony Trioxide, Decabromodiphenyl Ethane and Aluminum Hydroxide, and fillers such as Calcium Carbonate and Barium Sulfate. Butyl Hydroxy Toluene (BHT) is supplied as a process antioxidant. Stock in Turkey, Italy and Spain covers compounders across the Mediterranean.