Resins

UPR & VE
Asia Pacific
 POLYNT REICHHOLD GROUP
Global leader
for thermoset composites

Contents
1. Production Sites......................................................................................................................2

2. Polynt Reichhold Group..........................................................................................................3

3. Resins..............................................................................................................................3

4. Unsaturated Polyester Resins................................................................................................4

5. Asia-Pacific Specialty Products Portfolio.............................................................................5

6. Company Addresses...............................................................................................................7

Production Sites

ASIA PACIFIC
Polynt Composites Korea Co., Ltd.
Polynt Composites Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (936604-P)
Reichhold Polymers (Tianjin) Ltd.
Reichhold India Pvt. Ltd.
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Polynt Reichhold Group
After the merger on May 2017 the new Polynt-Reichhold Group is a global Company in the Intermediates,
Coating and Composite Resins, Thermoset Compounds, Gel-coats and niche Specialties.
This combination enhances the Group’s leading position as a global vertically integrated specialty chemicals
player, with significant global presence in Europe, North America and Asia, a strategy initiated by Polynt with
the successful integration of PCCR and CCP in the last years and now further reinforced by Reichhold’s global
scale, extensive product portfolio and R&D competencies.
Polynt-Reichhold Group is known for its superior quality and impressive range of products and with its
excellent distribution network it can provide first-class service to customers whatever their market. Customer
Service and Technical Service teams are renowned for their customer focus, offering the best service even
after products have left manufacturing.
The Group strives to keep customers satisfied, assisting them in producing premium quality products every
time they use its products.
Product innovation is important for the Group’s business and it’s the reason for which it constantly works with
customers to find solutions to problems.
Introducing new or improved products ensures that Polynt-Reichhold Group continue not only to deliver what
the market wants and needs, but also when it is wanted and needed.

What are Resins?

Polynt Reichhold Group is one of the leading European companies in the production and sale of Unsaturated
Polyester (UP) and Vinyl ester (VE) resins. Due to the continuous innovation of composite materials, filled
and reinforced, more specific and better performing products are required. UP and VE thermosetting resins are
available in a wide range of grades (neutral, pre-accelerated, thixotropic, low-styrene content LSC, low-styrene
emission LSE, etc.) suitable to meet all the needs of the composite industry and its high diversification.
Polynt Reichhold Group products find application in major industrial sectors such as:
• Transportation (automotive, railway, truck, vans, recreational vehicles, sandwich panels for refrigerated
lorries, etc)
• Building & Construction (marble agglomerates and engineered stone, flat and corrugated sheets, pipes,
tanks, CIPP (Cured-In-Place-Pipe), profiles, sanitary, polymere concrete, putties, mastics, abrasives…)
• Electrical & Energy (Windmill blades, nacelles, Electrical components, Insulators…)
• Marine (yachts, ferries, motor and sail boats, catamarans, canoas…)
• Sport & Leisure (swimming pools, helmets, surfboards, buttons, sport equipment…)
The portfolio also includes a series of UP resins for ‘food contact applications’ that fulfil the relevant EC
Regulations, including No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come in contact with food
(Plastics Implementing Measure – PIM).
UP and VE resins have been optimized to be processed using various application technologies such as hand
lay-up, spray-up, casting, pultrusion, filament winding, SMC/BMC, infusion, injection, RTM, etc.
The broad polymer chemistry knowledge of our R&D and Technical Service departments enables us to develop
tailor-made products to meet the specific needs of each individual user.
Whatever your composite needs, we have the resin system and expertise to meet your application
requirements.

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 Unsaturated Polyester (UP) Resins
Unsaturated polyester resins are thermosetting produced by the reaction of polyesterification between
dicarboxylic acids (saturated and unsaturated) and glycols.
The final mixture is obtained by dissolving the resulting resin (a solid polymer at room temperature) in an
unsaturated and reactive solvent, styrene and/or in an alternative monomer for Low-styrene / Styrene-free
resins.
The crosslinking reaction is obtained by the addition of organic peroxide which acts as an initiator, leading to
the formation of a complex three-dimensional network generating a solid irreversible state.
Polynt Reichhold Group produces several anhydrides (phthalic and maleic anhydride) and dicarboxylic acids
(fumaric acid) used for the synthesis of polyester resins: these raw materials along with the strong
formulation know-how gained over the years allowed Polynt Composites to develop products with the
following chemistry and products lines.
Polynt Reichhold Group’s portfolio includes a wide range of
Unsaturated Polyester resins developed for general and more
specific application sectors (see the chart).

Example of UP Resin's application

UP Resins Family Resins Types Applications

STYPOL® Isophthalic Bathwell
OPTIMOLD® Tooling system Industry
FIREBLOCKTM Intumescent (Highly Resistant to Fire) Transportation, construction
ENCORE® PRIME Styrene-free Transportation, CIPP
Industry, construction, marine,
NORSODYNE®, REICHHOLD® Orthophthalic, Isophthalic, Maleic
swimming pools
ENYDYNE® DCPD (low-styrene content) Industry, marine, construction
For further information please contact us

Product line also includes resins synthesized using special anhydrides: these anhydrides are able to provide
technical and application characteristics unique in the world of UP resins, such as the excellent surface curing
and high resistance to UV rays. Resins are available in a wide range of versions (neutral, pre-accelerated,
thixotropic, low-styrene content LSC, low-styrene emission LSE, etc.) to meet all composites industry’s
needs in case of reinforced or unreinforced applications.

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ASIA-PACIFIC Specialty Products Portfolio
STYRENE-FREE
ENCORE® PRIME is the styrene-free products range. ENCORE® PRIME is an optimized product line in terms
of odor and VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) and offers these resins offer the following benefits:
• low-odor
• limitation of styrene exposure during part processing
• unchanged mechanical properties compared to standard UP and VE resins.
FLAME RETARDANT
Fire protection is a challenging application where composite materials play an important role. Polynt
Composites can provide a full range of products halogenated, filled with ATH (Alumina trihydrate) and
the intumescent system FIREBLOCKTM. Intumescent materials work by forming a char layer at the interface
of the fire source and the composite laminate, thus cutting off the oxygen accelerant from the organic fuel
source. FIREBLOCKTM can offer the following benefits:
• Halogen-Free
• Lowering the toxicity and the opacity of the fumes
• Lower density compared to standard fire retardant products
• Eco-efficient: up to 13% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to conventional system in railway application
• Easy to use in all composites processes (mainly Hand Lay-up, RTM and pultrusion)
• Compliant with EN 45545-2 at highest level (HL3) for Railway Rolling Stock and reaches HL2 level on
each side of the laminate.

TOOLING SYSTEM
The OPTIMOLD® solution offers the best solution for mould construction providing to user the following benefits:
• Easy to use - low viscosity for hand lay-up or spray-up applications
• One component - requires only the addition of standard MEKP (Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide) catalyst
• 24-hour turnaround - fast build-up of the mould thickness is an advantage
• Superior dimensional stability - high heat distortion temperature (HDT) allows better rigidity and tool life
• Improved stability - more stable filler suspension and
gel time
• Reduced fiber print - low shrink system replicates the
master mould surface more accurately
• Use with Polycor tooling gelcoat - high HDT and
chemical resistance makes the gelcoat an ideal
choice.

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 TERE RESIN FOR UST
Terephthalic resin was proved to be the best resin for oil resistance which revolutionized the industry 20 years
ago, and has been sued globally. Polynt Terephthalic resin has the following features:
• High cross-link density
• Good toughness, HDT 127°C
• No esterification catalyst
• Pre-promoted, thixotropic
• Excellent fiberglass wetting, spray-up, hand lay-up and filament winding or UV cure
• Excellent cure, low exotherm in thick laminates
We have both version approved by UL 1316 and UL1746.

WIND ENERGY
Polynt UP resins has been used in blade infusion for 30+
years. It has the following features:
• Low viscosity, good wetting out
• Long gel time and controlled gel time drift
• Low peak, but quick cure both at thick and thin parts
• Approved by GL -wind mill blades
• Wide product series, GT 100 to GT175

CIPP (Cured-In-Place Pipe)

As municipalities have come to recognize the overall economy of employing cured-in-place pipe solutions
rather than «digging & replacing» crumbling infrastructure, Polynt Reichhold’s DION® resins have gained
popularity as a cost-effective method for replacement of conventional materials.

VINYL ESTER RESINS

Vinyl ester resins are produced by the reaction of an epoxy resin with an unsaturated monocarboxylic acid.
The polymer obtained is dissolved in a reactive monomer, such as styrene, generating a solution that can be
applied and cured as conventional polyester resins. Due to the chemical nature of the family of Vinyl ester
resin EPOVIA® VE, they are able to provide superior performance thanks to their:
• High mechanical properties and high toughness
• High chemical and hydrolysis resistance
• High heat resistance at elevated operating temperatures
• Excellent adhesion to reinforcing fibers.

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The range of Vinyl ester resins is designed to meet the high requirements of various application areas and is
based on EPOVIA® and EPOVIA® OPTIMUM products line, as described in the chart. This VE resins product
line finds its main use in a variety of industrial applications such as absorption towers, process vessels,
storage tanks, pipes, hoods, scrubbers and ducts.
Polynt Reichhold Group’s VE resins are also widely used by marine, swimming pools and automotive sectors.

UP Resins Family Resins Types Applications

EPOVIA OPTIMUM KRF 1001MV,
®
Heat, corrosion &
Bisphenol A Epoxy Vinyl ester resin
EPOVIA® RF 1001MV chemical resistance
Tooling gel coat base Bisphenol A Epoxy High thermal and styrene
EPOVIA® RF 6000
Vinyl ester resin resistance
Elastomer modified vinyl ester resin EPOVIA® OPTIMUM KRF 3200 High elongation
EPOVIA® OPTIMUM KRF 1051, Heat, corrosion &
Novolac Epoxy Vinyl ester resin
EPOVIA® RF 1051 chemical resistance
Bisphenol A Vinyl ester resin High performance,
EPOVIA® OPTIMUM RF 5000
urethane hybrid transportation (SMC/BMC)
Pultrusion grade Bisphenol A Vinyl ester High mechanical properties,
EPOVIA® OPTIMUM KRF 3100
resin optical fiber core
Infusion grade Bisphenol A EPOVIA® OPTIMUM KRF 1031,
Hydrolysis resistance, marine
Vinyl ester resin ARMORSTAR VXSH200
EPOVIA® OPTIMUM KRF 2000SE, Heat, corrosion &
Brominated Vinyl ester resin
EPOVIA® RF 2000 SEM chemical resistance
Bisphenol A Vinyl ester / DCPD blend ARMORSTAR VXSH2200 Hydrolysis resistance, marine
For further information please contact us

Company Addresses
CHINA KOREA MALAYSIA
Reichhold Polymers (TianJin) Ltd. Polynt Composites Korea Co. Ltd. Polynt Composites Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
No 28, Bi Bo Street, Han Gu Modern 51, Wanju Sandan 4-ro, Bongdong-eup, PLO 45, Jalan Nibong 1,
Industry Park, TEDA, Tianjin, 300480 Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do, 55321 Tanjung Langsat Industrial Complex
P.R.China Korea 81700 Pasir Gudang, Johor - Malaysia
Phone: +86 22 27389081 Phone: +82 63 260 2114 Phone: + 607 2578022/23
Fax: +86 22 27389082 Fax: +82 63 261 6431 Fax: + 607 257 8199
email: contact@polynt.com email: contact.KR@polynt.com email: contact.MY@polynt.com

INDIA
Reichhold India Pvt. Ltd.
F-38, MIDC Ranjangaon Industrial Area,
Taluka, Shirur, Dist: Pune 412220
Maharashtra - India
Phone +91 21 38675001
email: contact@polynt.com

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Polynt S.p.A. Polynt Composites USA Inc.
Via Enrico Fermi, 51 99 East Cottage Avenue
24020 Scanzorosciate (BG) Carpentersville, IL 60110
Italy United States
Phone: +39 035 652 111 Phone: +1 800 322 8103
email: contact.IT@polynt.com email: contact.US@polynt.com
www.polynt.com www.polynt.com

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services available from all business sectors in which are active the companies
and/or corporations controlled, directly or indirectly, by Specialty Chemicals In-
ternational Ltd (hereinafter referred to as «Polynt Reichhold Group»). The in-
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tomers. However we require customers to inspect and test our products before
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Reichhold Group. © Polynt S.p.A. - April 2019