Our additives for adhesives with its versatile facilities and uniquely broad range of chemical tools to develop individual additives and binders. Our solutions range from polymer technologies to toughening aids, nanotechnologies, defoamers or deaerators, and wetting and dispersing aids – whether reactive adhesives and sealants, waterborne adhesives, and sealants, or solvent borne adhesives.

Adhesives used for primary woodworking applications for the production of boards and panels

• Medium-density fiberboards (MDFs)
• Oriented strand boards
• Particle boards
• Soft- and hard plywood

Adhesives used for secondary woodworking applications address following application areas

• Furniture and kitchen cabinets
• Glued laminated timber constructions (Glulam)
• Laminated parquets
• Production of doors and windows
• Sandwich panels

Our silane-modified polymers are high quality binders for hybrid adhesives and sealants addressing woodworking applications. They allow you to develop products with a wide range of mechanical properties and without any need for hazard labelling. We offer silane-terminated binder systems (Methanol-release, Polymer ST series) and silane-modified polymers with lateral cross-linking groups (Ethanol-release, TEGOPAC® series).
Our extensive additive portfolio for water-based and reactive adhesives and sealants (PUs, SMPs, epoxides and acrylics) offers many possibilities to optimize formulation performance. The defoaming/deaeration of formulations, improved substrate wetting, or better dispersion of filler materials is also possible. The additives can also help to optimize production processes or application performance.

Many of today's modern adhesives and sealants are based on silane-modified polymers (known as SMPs). Formulations based on these polymers can offer attractive alternatives to more traditional polymers while still providing all the benefits of the more established polymers due to their excellent performance attributes including

• Excellent durability
• Versatility with good resistance (UV, chemicals, thermal)
• Broad and universal adhesion to most substrates

Silane-modified polymers contain no isocyanates, can be formulated without using tin catalysts and without the loss of any methanol through evaporation. Our broad and unique portfolio provides you with a flexible base to create reactive systems for use in many different applications.

ANTIFOAMS:

The carefully selected and formulated base materials provide excellent foam control and maximum compatibility at the same time. The well balanced raw material base leads to a wide range of excellent defoamers, suitable for a multitude of industry applications. Our antifoams do not adversely affect the performance of dispersions and have long-term stability, providing enhanced efficiency even after storage of the formulated dispersions. Our antifoams permit a high efficiency of production processes due to the avoidance of foam.


 Benefits of the TEGO® Antifoam product range

• High efficiency
• Attractive cost/performance ratio
• Superior compatibility
• No negative side effects
• Long term efficiency
• Good handling characteristics

WETTING AGENT:

Wetting agents improve the wetting behavior of dispersions on substrates and diminish the defects caused by other additives at the same time. Wetting agents are very efficient even at low dosage rates. In order to cover the whole range of wetting applications in the dispersion market, we offer four lines of wetting agents.
For high performance applications (e.g. application of pressure sensitive adhesives on siliconized papers) our wetting agents, based on organomodified siloxanes, are perfectly suited to meet demanding requirements.

The Gemini Technology is characterized by very efficient wetting agents, which can act as such, even at lower concentrations. They can be considered as two-in-one additives providing a combined property profile of excellent wetting behavior and good defoaming characteristics.

Alcohol alkoxylates are preferably recommended for highly dynamic processes. This product class is characterized by a very fast migration to the surface and by low foaming, which is beneficial for demanding applications of dispersion used in quick processes. For standard applications, products based on sulfosuccinates are available.
Improvement of Wetting Behavior and Decrease of Surface Defects Alcohol alkoxylates are preferably recommended for highly dynamic processes. This product class is characterized by a very fast migration to the surface and by low foaming, which is beneficial for demanding applications of dispersion used in quick processes. For standard applications, products based on sulfosuccinates are available.

The improved wetting of low energy substrates can be guaranteed by the use of our organomodified siloxane technology which lowers the static surface tension efficiently. With our range of wetting agents we offer solutions for different application demands, ensuring outstanding lowering surface tension for fast running processes where the dynamic surface tension has to be lowered or for very low static surface tension to guarantee quick substrate wetting.

DISPERSING AGENT:

Dispersing agents are surface-active ingredients, which ease the incorporation of pigments and fillers into a liquid. Agglomerates are broken up by shearing whereby new surfaces are created. They are wetted by dispersing agents which stabilize the aggregates of pigments or fillers. Dispersing agents have an amphiphilic structure which combines the following requirements – Specific anchoring groups give them the ability of being strongly absorbed onto the particle surface.

As a second requirement the molecule must contain polymeric chains that give steric stabilization in the required system. Dispersing agents can provide ionic stabilization if they contain anionic or cationic structure elements. Low molecular surfactant structures with anionic groups are used in highlyfilled inorganic pigment or filler pastes due to strong viscosity reduction, but can be used for organic pigments as well. Amphiphilic structures with high molecular weight have to be used in higher concentrations calculated on pigment in comparison to those discussed above. They are always recommended for pastes with requirements for long-term stability. Especially for expensive organic pigments this structure principle is technically and economically beneficial. Even titanium dioxide as high density material can be stabilized without significant settlement for several months.

RHEOLOGY MODIFIER:

Thickeners are not only used to adjust the viscosity of an adhesive formulation, but also to influence the flow behavior of the adhesive which is important for the final application. For this purpose, we provide associative PUR thickeners, giving either Newtonian or pseudoplastic flow behavior. When the shear stress is stopped the viscosity of the formulation containing the pseudoplastic thickener returns to the starting value quickly, whereas the formulation containing the thixotropic thickener needs some time to recover.

In contrast to standard thickeners, our thickeners also operate at low pH values (<3). TEGO® Rheo 8600 is fully compliant with EU 10/2011 and can be applied on all kinds of acrylics and even for Vinyl-Acetate/Ethylene (VAE) Emulsions.

In acrylic dispersions TEGO® Rheo 8600 is

• 25–50% more efficient than other PUR thickeners.
• it outperforms acrylic thickeners regarding electrolyte stability and water resistance.
• showing efficient thickening even at low pH-values.

Fumed silica is used in paints and coatings, for example, to control the rheological properties or as an anti-settling agent and also to improve rustproofing. Thanks to special monomers, the surfaces of articles of daily use are no longer susceptible to alcohol-based cleaning materials. For example, the products from Evonik also provide optimum protection against environmental effects for newly renovated concrete surfaces.

High demands are placed on car paints and coating technology in terms of quality, durability, and environmental compatibility. Evonik offers low-solvent, methacrylate-based systems to suit the special requirements of its customers.

When used as coatings, polyamide powders protect metal surfaces and, as additives, they improve the properties of paints. With special treatment the powders form antimicrobial surfaces and thus help prevent infection, even combating multi-resistant germs.

Evonik coatings are also an optimum solution for food packaging. Food is protected reliably against external influences through a combination of outstanding adhesive properties with flexibility and surface hardness.

Methacrylate monomers from Evonik used in binders for automotive clear coat finishes provide high gloss, scratch resistance, and durability. Other specialty products used in dispersion paints for outdoor use improve adhesion on weathered substrates.

Even though many additives are often used only in small quantities they still improve the quality and performance characteristics of the coating. For example, glide and flow additives and substrate wetting additives create even flow properties and an ideal surface smoothness. Organofunctional silanes increase for example the adhesion of coatings and moreover enhance the corrosion protection of the varnishes.

Although PVC is one of the oldest polymers, the production process and the formulation must be modified continuously to meet modern market performance requirements.  Our raw materials, additives, and process auxiliaries make it possible to precisely control and adjust formulations to improve PVC resin quality, increase production without the need for major additional investments and ensure regulation compliance.

TEGO® products are well known as process aids in the production of E-PVC and S-PVC. Our emulsifiers and secondary suspension aids help to stabilize the PVC emulsion or suspension, and our TEGO® Antifoams destroy unwanted foam that may slow down the production.

Usable in different production steps (e.g., polymerization, blow down stripping, etc.) we offer a class of products based on different chemistries to meet all your performance and regulatory requirements, and our unique product solutions include:

• Antifoams: The carefully selected and formulated base materials (organo-modified siloxanes and/or organic oils) for our TEGO® Antifoams provide excellent foam control and maximum compatibility at the same time.
• Emulsifiers: Our surfactants and polymer emulsifiers work at the interfaces of a dispersion to balance the amphiphilicity.
• Secondary Suspension Aids: our products aid processing to improve flow behavior and enable the structure of PVC particles to be modified to suit different applications.

We offers textile formulators and manufacturers additives as main ingredients and formulation aids for improving the processability of fibers and garments to enhance the properties and quality of textile goods. Backed by our in-depth technical know-how and experience in the synthesis of organo-modified siloxanes and specialty organic surfactants, our innovative systems and solutions help our customers across the globe meet sustainability targets and achieve the complex textile label performance requirements.  Our market-oriented research and development also plays an important role in supporting our customers to improve efficiencies in their production processes. 

Behind the customized properties for our textile auxiliaries is a synergistic combination of specific additives that cover a diverse range of textile applications. From the wetting & spreading agents needed in yarn and garment processing, to antifoams which ensure smooth production and the water and dirt repellents, odor absorbers and softeners used in garment finishing applications for modern hardwearing fabrics, we have a unique position as a leading specialty chemicals producer for the textile and fibers auxiliaries’ industry.

• Wetting and Spreading Agents: Low molecular wetting and spreading agents help to rapidly decrease the surface tension to improve the quality of the fabric’s finish. Our TEGOPREN® polyether siloxanes provide outstanding wetting and spreading performance in textile auxiliary formulations.
• Antifoams: Our additives do not have any negative impacts on the fabric quality, do not stain or disturb the washing machine run ability.
• Protecting Agents: Our emulsifiers and antistatic agents help to protect the garment’s fiber filaments and washing machine during washing.
• Defoamers: Our defoamers prevent foam formation or are added as an external antifoam agent to destroy foam as it occurs during processing to improve final quality.
• Emulsifiers: Our complete range of TOMADOL® Ethoxylated Alcohol surfactants are made from linear synthetic alcohols and are labeled to indicate the chemical structure of the surfactant.
• Repellents: TEGOTEX® RT 2033 and 2040 improve the soil and water repellency of a diverse range of textiles and fabrics, but do not contain any fluorocarbons or flammable liquids making them suitable for meeting complex label requirements.
• Softeners: Our extensive portfolio of softeners enables fabrics to maintain a soft, smooth or voluminous finish while also retaining hydrophilicity.
• Denim Protection: Our TEGOTEX® UV 5050 provides outstanding UV protection in low concentrations to stop fading and protect the wearers skin, and is specially designed to maintain light and bright-colored fabrics.
• Odor Absorber: TEGO Sorb® permanently removes odors from textiles and fabrics by chemically binding malodor causing substances together preventing them from penetrating the material.
• Leather Treatment: Our specialty additives help to enhance the properties of leather products to improve the finished look and feel and increase overall durability.

With increasingly more stringent environmental and sustainability label requirements, we are fully focused on supporting the textile industry to reduce the ecological and toxicological impact of the chemicals used in textile manufacturing. We help our customers to enhance their sustainable development by providing more biodegradable, non-toxic and non-sensitizing surfactants. We also work closely with the textile industry to enable it to achieve its specific requirements for reducing heavy metal content and emissions from production processes.

Our latest TEGOTEX® textile finishing products improve the durability of apparel and functional textiles to prevent peeling effects which leads to lower micro plastic emissions during washing. Our process improving additives also help reduce water and solvents use during textile manufacturing and have been developed to meet the latest consumer and environmental requirements. We offer our customers resource-saving and energy-efficient solutions for a wide range of applications. In this way, we are proud to play our part in meeting the rising sustainability requirements across all our markets.

We offer specialty adjuvants, additive solutions, biocompatible formulants, seed treatment additives and water management solutions that increase agricultural performance and sustainability.

SPECIALTY ADJUVANT (TANK MIX)

Adjuvants are surfactants (surface active agents) that modify the physical properties of the spray solutions. Adjuvants are determined by the mode of action from the nozzle to the target.

Benefits of using BREAK-THRY Adjuvant:

• Increases compatibility and stability in the spray tank
• Reduces drift
• Increases retention on target
• Creates rain fastness
• Improves wetting, spreading and stomata flooding
• Improves penetration of epidermis and membranes
• Facilitates the uptake and transportation of the spray solution

ADJUVANT SOLUTIONS (IN CAN)

Our BREAK-THRU®, SURFYNOL® and TOMADOL® additives are designed to increase the field performance of crop protection formulations. We have an in-depth understanding of interfacial behavior in crop protection formulations and strong competence in agronomy as we design and conduct greenhouse and field trial programs to evaluate the agronomic performance of our solutions. We also support and advise our customers with regulatory affairs. We have global Application Technology Centers located in Germany, the USA, Brazil and China where we develop formulations for our customers.

Our product portfolio include wetting agents, super-spreaders, penetrants, oil enhancers, antifoams, dispersants and emulsifiers.

BIOCOMPITABLE FORMULANTS

BREAK-THRU® additives increase the performance of biological active ingredients and are especially beneficial for microbial based products.

Our solutions address the main challenges of formulating and commercializing biological products such as:

• Increasing shelf-life
• Storage at room temperature (do not require temperature control)
• Improves biological efficacy and consistent performance

Our laboratories in Germany, the USA and Brazil are capable of handling microbial formulations and supporting our customers with their biological formulation challenges.

SEED TREATMENT ADDITIVES

Our BREAK-THRU® products are available for conventional and microbe-based seed treatment formulations. For conventional formulations we offer a biodegradable microplastic free binder alternative for FS formulations. Our portfolio for seed treatment also includes dispersants, dust control agents and sustainable surfactants. Under our portfolio for microbe-based seed treatment formulations we offer a convenient and patented solution that is a biocompatible, microplastic free carrier liquid with binder properties. We also offer biocompatible dispersants and sustainable surfactants that improve shelf-life and biological efficacy (significant acceleration of seed germination and efficacy of the microbe). Our products facilitate the formulation of hybrid solutions (combination of microbes with conventional and/or micronutrients).

WATER MANAGEMNT

Our 2-step approach combines in the first step the penetration and infiltration of irrigation water and rainfall into the soil profile. This reduces the evaporation from the soil surface and maintains a more homogeneous soil moisture in the root zone where in the second step, water and nutrients are retained and release based on the plant’s demand optimizing moisture control conditions for maximum plant growth.

Defoaming, wetting, deinking, delabeling, demetalizing, dewatering, odor control, compatibilization. Evonik offers a broad range of products for the mechanical recycling process of plastics. The organo-modified siloxanes and dispersants further help to improve the mechanical properties and the processing of the recycled polymer material.

In the wet stage, Evonik’s specialty additive solutions range from wetting and defoaming to delabeling, demetallizing, deinking and dewatering, wherein the multifunctional TEGO® Cycle WA111 is the most performant product. Our dewatering aid TEGO® Cycle DW 210 helps to reduce the residual water content of your material just before drying, enabling you to significantly cut energy costs through shorter drying cycles.

For the dry stage, Evonik addresses both recyclers and compounders, providing solutions for odor removal and compatibilization together with highly efficient halogen-free polymer processing aids (PPA).

We offers innovative, tailor-made solutions – particularly in our core competencies: silicones and oleochemicals. Using our diverse range of molecular components, we can design new products for admixtures, mortars and industrial building materials.

Under our leading SITREN®, SITREN AirVoid®, TEGOSIVIN® and TEGO® Antifoam brand families we offer our construction customers five different management systems to support them in their concrete admixture projects:

• Air entraining agents and defoamers for Air Void Management
• Hydrophobing agents for Protection Management
• Shrinkage reducing admixtures for Curing Management
• Mold release agents for Release Management
• Wetting agents, dispersants and defoamers for Formulation Management

SITREN AirVoid® Air entrainers

Our range of synthetic SITREN AirVoid® air entrainers do not suffer from the quality fluctuations associated with natural active ingredients by creating stable, and homogeneously distributed air voids with the main purpose of stabilizing the air entrained with the water during mixing. Depending on the requirements, our portfolio of air stabilizing additives can optimize the size, content, and distribution of the air voids to provide more efficient construction.

Benefits of choosing SITREN AirVoid® Air entrainers:

• Increased durability through better freeze-thaw/de-icing salt resistance
• Cost-effective design and lightweight construction improve processing and workability optimizing construction costs and entire life cycle management
• Ideal for the manufacture and processing of air-entrained concrete

SITREN AirVoid® defoamers

Plasticizers and superplasticizers offer numerous advantages, but also increase the air content in the concrete leading to a loss of strength. Our SITREN AirVoid® defoamers are based on a broad range of modified anionic surfactants and organo-modified siloxanes, which allow air voids to be selectively removed from the system to make air content in the concrete controllable. This not only results in higher mechanical strengths, optimization of the surface and easier workability, but also meets the highest demands of aesthetics and durability. Our high-quality defoamers can be dosed easily and can either be added to the plasticizers or added directly to the concrete to provide excellent compatibility in aqueous polymer solutions. Used in combination with our air entrainer SITREN AirVoid® 601, our defoamers can achieve a more targeted control of the air void size and the air void size distribution.

Benefits of choosing SITREN AirVoid® defoamers:

• Reduces air content to provide smooth and defect-free surfaces
• Better compressive and tensile strength improves durability and resistance

TEGOSIVIN® water repellents  

Our TEGOSIVIN® water-proofing protection solutions protect buildings and infrastructures against all forms of precipitation.  By minimizing the infiltration of water and dissolved pollutants, our silicone-based water repellents help to maintain the water vapor permeability to prevent deterioration and reduce maintenance costs.  Additionally, TEGOSIVIN® hydrophobing agents reduce water and salt transport in building materials to minimize unsightly crystalline efflorescence to ensure the high-quality, highly aesthetic architecture demands of flawless building surfaces is maintained.

Benefits of choosing TEGOSIVIN® Hydrophobing agents:

• Excellent beading effect reduces dirt pick-up and facade cleaning costs
• Complete hardening with no sticky surfaces ensures good paint adhesion and more versatile design possibilities
• Better freeze-thaw/de-icing salt resistance and steel corrosion ensures better durability and reduced maintenance costs

SITREN® shrinkage reducing agents

Caused by low humidity, sun and wind weather conditions, internal dehydration or chemical/mineral reactions, the volume, shape, and strength of cement-based products can be affected by a change in the water balance resulting in deformation and cracks.  Our new generation of SITREN® shrinkage reducing agents developed in close cooperation with the admixture industries help our customers to meet the technical, aesthetic, and ecological demands. Thanks to their extremely low VOC content, SITREN® shrinkage reducing agents meet the most stringent ecological label requirements such as EMICODE EC1PLUS – without any dosage restrictions. They frequently out-perform other commercially available products by reducing drying shrinkage as well as plastic shrinkage to enhance the workability of the cementitious system whilst having no effect on the setting process and durability.  

Benefits of choosing SITREN® shrinkage reducing agents:

• Reduced capillary pressure and pore tension minimizes shrinkage to extend life cycle
• Better dispersibility and wetting optimizes water content to reduce cracking and improve durability
• New low VOC raw material improves sustainability and resource efficiency

SITREN® mold release agents

Achieving high aesthetic standards without any visible defects mean mold release agents must not impair the curing process of the fresh concrete to provide smooth and visually perfect concrete surfaces. Depending on the application, very different demands are made on release agents including environmental protection, so our solvent-free SITREN® release management solutions have been designed for almost all molding processes and are readily biodegradable.

Based on renewable raw materials, our SITREN® MR range of concentrated mold release agents deliver outstanding release performance by preventing concrete discoloration, surface residues and the corrosion of metal molds that can also impact on further processing (paints, plasters, and other coatings), they also set the highest health protection and work safety standards.

Benefits of choosing SITREN® mold release agents:

• Emulsion technology that does not impact the hardening process or cause discoloration while improving processing for excellent surface aesthetics
• Corrosion protection reduces formwork and cleaning for cost-effective and durable construction
• Renewable raw materials offer biodegradable resource efficiency and environmental protection

Wetting and dispersing agents, process defoamers for Formulation Management

Today’s formulations for the construction industry consist of a complex combination of a wide range of different raw materials, admixtures, and additives. To meet the technical, economic, and ecological demands placed on modern building products, all components have to be matched to enable all the "wheels" - no matter how small, to accurately and reliably engage with each other. Our process and performance additives influence the interaction of the different components by performing a wide range of critical functions during the manufacture, processing or final product finishing to improve the efficiency and performance of these systems.

Our broad chemical portfolio of organically modified siloxanes, oleochemicals, polyethers, polyacrylates, nonionic amphoteric and cationic surfactants enable us to offer our customers innovative, tailor-made and solution-oriented products and concepts to meet their numerous objectives.  Our additives can also be used to change surface properties and modify the performance profile to match the desired application. Surface tension for example, can be modified to match the application, or the wettability of the surface can be modified from heavily hydrophobic or lipophilic, to particularly hydrophilic and lipophobic to affect the bonding properties of surfaces.

Regardless of the specific objective, our product portfolio aims to achieve solutions of the highest quality and optimal efficiency.

We offers an extensive portfolio of solutions for improving the performance of latex dipping processes. Our unique process additives for latex dipping support both salt coagulation and thermo-coagulation. Our customers in the latex dipping market benefit from our broad product portfolio, specialty designed formulations and application expertise and network of global services. We offer an aligned product portfolio for both steps that address different application needs and challenges.

Our solutions for latex dipping processes:

• Wetting agents: Our wetting agents can help tackle poor wetting of coagulant onto the former, which can be a typical issue at finger joints.
• Defoamers and dewebbing aids: If you are dealing with so called foam lamella and foam in your latex tank our defoamers and dewebbing aids support.
• Dispersants: Our dispersants are designed to help with poor compound stability and viscosity issues.
• Coagulants: Our coagulants are useful to adjust low coagulation efficiency which is especially useful for medical and textile gloves

We provides a broad range of technologies to enhance the performance of asphalt products for the road construction industry. Our TEGO® Addibit additives provide the solutions for today's requirements such as durability, reduction of emissions and lower energy consumption to support more sustainable road construction and maintenance.

• Adhesion promoters: TEGO® Addibit adhesion promoters for hot asphalt are characterized by their excellent adhesion and wetting properties and high temperature stability.
• Emulsifiers: TEGO® Addibit emulsifiers are specifically developed for the modification of bitumen and its further processing to produce bitumen emulsions.
• Antistripping agents: TEGO® Addibit antistripping agents for hot asphalt are characterized by their excellent antistripping and wetting properties and high temperature stability. Consequently, they allow a significant reduction of amine emissions during asphalt production and processing.
• Stabilizers for foamed bitumen: TEGO® Addibit stabilizers for foamed bitumen improve wetting of the rock grains, foam stability and the especially improve of the asphalt recycling process. Due to the low processing temperature, energy consumption and CO2 emissions are significantly reduced compared to hot asphalt.

High-performance defoamers for diesel and biodiesel. Our TEGO® Antifoams represents a range of high-performance defoamers for diesel and for the more ecological B5/B10 biodiesel. Based on our organo-modified siloxanes technology, these products are tailored for different fuel qualities and additive combinations.

The siloxane backbone ensures low surface tension - one of the basic requirements for high-performance defoamers. The design of the organic ligands results in stability and tolerance.

All our TEGO® Antifoam defoamers combine excellent properties regarding long-term performance, stability in the diesel additive packages (DAPs) and high compatibility in the overall system.

• TEGO® ANTIFOAM MR 507:  TEGO® Antifoam MR 507 is especially designed to defoam diesel fuels with high amounts of bio components regardless of their individual raw material source. TEGO® Antifoam MR 507 provides outstanding efficacy over time even at minimal application concentrations.
• TEGO® ANTIFOAM MR 465: TEGO® Antifoam MR 465 is our standard product for “dry and wet fuels”. Compared to typical products in the market, minimal application concentrations are sufficient to ensure highly satisfactory defoaming

Performance Additives for gasoline applications

For gasoline applications we offer a broad range of additives from our diverse technology toolbox.  Additives produced in our oleo & amine-platforms are used as lubricity enhancers, compatibilizers, dispersants, emulsifiers or corrosion Inhibitors.

We offers additives and co-compounds for liquid silicone rubber applications. Silicone rubber materials must perform in various applications like automotive, appliances, energy supply and multiple medical requirements. We offer co-compounds which can be used for a reformulation of liquid silicone rubber compounds to enable for example, thermal conductivity or flame resistance.

Under the brand name TEGOSIL®, we supply homogeneous pastes, non-toxic and highly filled with fillers that significantly improve the thermal conductivity or flame retardancy of liquid silicone rubber applications.

In the covers for laminate rollers, the functional fillers ensure that as much heat as possible is transferred from the roller to the laminate and is not lost during the production process. And vehicle gaiters made of silicone rubber using our TEGOSIL® meet very stringent fire safety protection standards: If the material is ignited during an accident, it will burn without the formation of any smoke. So, in the case of an emergency, more time is available for people to exit the area of danger.

E-MOBILITY SOLUTIONS

TEGOSIL® has also become an indispensable component of e-mobility: For example, it improves the heat resistance of the seals in batteries. With the addition of our product, the heat resistance of silicone rubber rises from approximately 200°C to an impressive 300°C. This allows extremely compact construction methods which enable the space close to the hot engine to be put to optimal use. In power electronics too, silicones found in cars or in telephones and tablets must be heat resistant up to 150°C and able to withstand frequent temperature changes. TEGOSIL® products are also increasing durability. Additionally, our NANOPOX® and Polymer VS series additives are used in electronics, for example, when casting compounds are required to effectively conduct heat away from the processor, and these compounds are often formulated based on epoxies or polyurethanes.