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Europe Urethane Additives Guide

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A Leader in Urethane Additives

Momentive Performance Materials is a global leader in silicones and advanced materials, delivering the science behind the solutions across a wide range of specialty performance applications.

Our rich, blended 70 year heritage of innovation and market firsts provides product portfolios and technical competencies that link custom technology platforms to opportunities for our customers.

Momentive's Urethane Additives business manufactures a variety of performance additives for use in the polyurethanes industry. We are one of the market leaders across the entire PU industry, supplying silicone surfactants, amine and tin catalysts, and foam process modifiers.

Momentive has pioneered in the polyurethanes market and we continue to serve our customers with leading innovations, creative solutions, and excellent application expertise. As a result we have a wide portfolio under the brand names Niax*, Geolite*, and Fomrez® which are well known globally.

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Flexible Slabstock Foam - SurfactantsNiax* Silicones

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Niax Silicones Product Description

L-565 M • • Candidate for low density formulations. Improved tear properties

L-580 M • • Candidate for low density formulations

L-590 • M • • Wide processing latitude for all conventional foams

L-595 M • Medium-high efficiency silicone for improved foam yield

L-595LV M • Low viscosity, medium-high efficiency silicone for improved foam yield

L-620 • H • Very high efficiency with wide latitude for conventional and FR

L-650 • M • • Candidate for liquid CO2 FR formulations, separate metering

L-618 • M • Wide processing FR silicone with medium efficiency

L-680 M • • FR silicone, can be used in activators

L-670 • M Silicone for natural based polyol foams

L-690 H • • FR silicone, can be used in activators

SC-240 M • • Standard silicone for continuous and discontinuous slabstock productions

L-598 • L • Wide processing latitude, moderate efficiency for medium to high density conventional foam

L-818 • M • • Low emission. Wide processing FR silicone with medium efficiency

L-820 • H • • Low emission. Wide processing FR silicone with medium efficiency

L-895 H • • Low emission. High efficiency silicone for improved foam yield

L-2108 • • • • • Low emission. High efficiency Universal HR silicone

L-2106• • • • •

Low emission. Medium efficiency Universal HR silicone

L-2100 • • • • Universal HR silicone, gives easy-to-crush foam

L-2171 • • HR Silicone for PHD and SAN systems

L-530 • • R Universal ester silicone

L-534 • C Low fogging and broad range

L-539 • • F Textile grades

L-537XF • • • F Universal ester silicone with fine cells and open cells

M-6682E • • • R Organic surfactant. Candidate for die-cuttable and FR ester foams of medium-to-high density

L-626 • Specialty silicone for visco-elastic foams

L-627 • Low viscosity specialty silicone for visco-elastic foams

VE = visco-elastic foam VOC = volatile organic compound FR = flame retardant HR = high resilienceM = medium H = high L = low R = regular C = coarse F = fineNote: Low Emission or Low VOC Emission is based upon tests showing les than 1000ppm.

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Flexible Slabstock Foam - Catalysts

Niax* Catalyst

Conventional Foam High Resilience Foam

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Niax Catalysts Product Description

A-1 • • High efficiency blowing catalyst

A-133 • • Dilution of A-1 for easy metering

B-4 • Balanced catalyst, optimum for square blocks, Flat top or Maxfoam system

B-18 • • Balanced catalyst, with longer cream time for Maxfoam process

A-33 • • Gel catalyst

SA-200 • Stabilising amine for low density foams

EF-867 • • • • Emission free balanced catalyst for automotive applications, can reduce foam smell

EF-600 • • • • Emission free gel catalyst, can reduce foam smell

EF-700 • • • • Emisson free blow catalyst, can reduce foam smell.

C-131NPF • • Blowing catalsyt for low fogging polyester foam

KST-100NPF • • Balanced catalyst for low fogging polyester foam

DMP • • Gel co-catalyst for polyester foam

Sn Octoate • • Stannous Octoate

DBTDL • Dibutyltindilaurate

D-50 • • Blowing catalyst with low DMF content

Note: Low Emission or Low VOC Emission is based upon tests showing les than 1000ppm.Note: Emission Free is based upon no measurable VOC emissions found through testing in accordance with VDA 278.

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Flexible Slabstock Foam - Processing Additives

Geolite® Modifier Features

GM-206 Additive for soft foam grades at 90-100 TDI index with safe processing

GM-91 Processing aid additive, can promote the production of quality foam with critical formulations, reduces properties gradients

GM-HR Stabilising additive to obtain rectangular block shape in high resilience foams when SO replaces DBTDL

Niax* Processing Additive Features

DP-1022 Processing aid additive, can improve mechanical properties in filled foams and high resilience foams

Niax Other Additives Applications

Antistatic AT-25 Antistatic additive for use in polyether and polyester foam

Color Stabilizer CS-15 Antioxidant for low density polyether foam

Color Stabilizer CS-22 LF Antioxidant improving light stability and enhancing flame lamination properties

Color Stabilizer CS-26 LF High efficiency flame bonding agent with antioxidant properties

Flame Lamination FLE-200 LF Latest generation additive for flame laminable foam

Foam Hardener FH-300 Additive to enhance foam hardness - can increase tensile, elongation and tear strength

Foam Hardener FH-400 Additive to enhance foam hardness - Can be blended into polyether polyol

Niax additive A-382 Can improve hydrophilicity of polyester foam

DCF Additive to improve clickability and foam recovery after compression

L-853 Additive for polyether sea sponge foam

Niax Color Paste Applications

Yellow 223 Low viscosity, low emission color for polyurethane slabstock foam

Red 408 Low viscosity, low emission color for polyurethane slabstock foam

Green 701 Low viscosity, low emission color for polyurethane slabstock foam

Blue 614 Low viscosity, low emission color for polyurethane slabstock foam

Black 028 Low viscosity, low emission color for polyurethane slabstock foamSO = stannous octoate DBTDL = dibutyltin dilaurate

Note: Low Emission or Low VOC Emission is based upon tests showing les than 1000ppm.

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Molded Foam - Surfactants

Niax* Silicones

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INiax Silicones Product Description

L-3001 • • High cell opening silicone

L-3111 • • High cell opening silicone

L-3415 • Low fogging silicone with high cell opening

L-3418 • Low fogging silicone with high cell opening and finer cells

L-3002 • • Medium cell opening silicone

L-3010 • • Improved emulsification and high cell opening silicone

L-3222 • • Medium cell opening silicone

L-3416 • • Low fogging silicone with medium cell opening

L-3003 • • Stabilizing silicone

L-3333 • • Stabilizing silicone

L-3417 • • Low fogging; stabilizing silicone

L-2171 (Y-10366) • • • High efficiency; balanced silicone

L-3620 • Low potency, low fogging silicone for TDI/MDI technology

L-3630 • Medium efficiency, low fogging silicone for TDI/MDI technology

L-3640 • • High efficiency, low fogging silicone for TDI/MDI technology

L-3170 • High efficiency balanced silicone

L-3360 • High efficiency balanced silicone

L-3350 • High stability silicone

L-3555 • High stability, low fogging silicone

L-3556 • • Very low emission silicone for TDI and TDI/MDI blends

L-3150/L-3151 • • High efficiency; balanced silicone an excellent candidate to consider for TDI/MDI blends

L-3167 • • Cell regulator; co-silicone for TDI

L-5309 • High efficiency balanced silicone

L-3184 • High efficiency balanced silicone

TDI/MDI = typically 80/20 blend / TDI = Toluene diisocyanate / MDI = Methylene diisocyanateNote: Low Emission or Low VOC Emission is based upon tests showing les than 1000ppm.

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Molded Foam - Catalysts

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Niax Catalysts Product Description

A-1 • Key blow catalyst

A-107 • Key delayed action blow catalyst

A-400 • Delayed action load building (TDI); cell opening blow catalyst; improved flowability (MDI) (low corrosion)

A-440 • Delayed action load building (TDI); cell opening blow catalyst; improved flowability (MDI) (low corrosion)

A-4 • Low staining catalyst for improved surface cure

C-174 • HR MDI blow catalyst

B-26 • HR MDI delayed action blow catalyst

C-225 • Delayed action catalyst; enhanced curing

A-310 • Balanced cost-effective catalyst; may enhance skin cure (MDI & MDI/TDI)

A-337 • Surface curing catalyst; low mold temperature (MDI & MDI/TDI)

A-300 • Delayed action load building; cell opening gel catalyst (low corrosion)

A-33 • Key gel catalyst

Emission Free Catalyst Product Description

EF-600 • • Balanced catalyst; predominantly gel

EF-602 • • Balanced delayed catalyst; predominantly gel

EF-700 • • Balanced catalyst; predominantly blow

EF-705 • • Balanced cell opening delayed catalyst; predominantly blow

EF-708 • • Balanced catalyst; predominantly blow

HR = High resilience

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Rigid Foams - Surfactants

Niax* Silicone

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Niax Silicone Product Description

L-6100 •• •• •• •••• ••• •••• ••Can produce foams with good dimensional stability and improved fire properties, good liquid flow and leveling

L-6884 •••• ••• •• •• ••• •• ••• Can improve polyol/pentane or HFC’s compatibility - can provide very fine cells and good flow, for refrigerators and all discontinuous applications

L-6887 •••• ••• •• •• ••• •• •••Best polyol/pentane solubility - can provide very fine cells for discontinuous applications especially refrigerators

L-6891 •••• ••• •• •• ••• •• ••••High polyol/pentane solubility – very low lambda value foam and voids reduction, for discontinuous applications especially refrigerators

L-6988 •••• •• ••• •• ••• •• ••• Very fine cells with pentane and HFC’s/HCFC, increase froth shear stability thus reducing voids formation, good storage stability in acidic condition

L-6965 •• ••• •• ••• ••• •••• •• Good combination of FR properties and strong stabilization, can improve foam structure also in critical formulations

L-6900 ••• •• ••• •• ••• •• ••• Strong emulsifier, fine cells with all blowing agents - continuous and discontinuous applications

L-5111 •••• • •••• ••• ••• •• ••• Fine cells with pentane blowing agents - for PIR/PUR boardstock lamination

L-6915LV •• ••• •••• ••• • •• ••Excellent in solubility/emulsification for Pentane and HFC’s blown formulations also with APP polyol

L-5107LF • •• ••• •••• ••• •••• •• Pentane, HFC’s or water blown foam, can improve dimensional stability for PIR/PUR in lamination and spray

SR-321 •• •••• •• ••• ••• ••• • For HCFC but also HFC’s and pentane co-blown with water, for all applications, good flow and dimensional stability

HFC = Hydro Fluoro Carbon HCFC = Hydro Chloro Fluoro Carbon PIR = Polyisocyanurate PUR = Polyurethane Features : Strong = ••••• Moderate = •

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Rigid Foams - Surfactants

Niax* Silicones

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Niax Silicone Product Description

L-5348 •• • ••• ••• ••• •1K/OCF foam, also HFC free, high froth volume, good compatibilization, excellent storage stability

L-5388 •• • ••• ••• ••• • 1K/OCF foam, also HFC free - high low polar fillers loading

SR-234 •• •• •••• ••• ••• •• •• 1K/OCF foam, good emulsification also for structural foam, blocks and phenolic foams

L-5345 •• •• •••• ••• ••• •• ••1K/OCF foam, good emulsification also for structural foam, blocks and phenolic foams

L-5351 ••• • •••• ••• ••• •• ••1K/OCF foam - can improve foaming at low temperature and without HFC’s

L-5352 ••• •• •••• ••• ••• •• ••1K/OCF foam - can improve foaming at low temperature and without HFC’s

L-6164 •• •• •••• •• ••• Cell-opener, cell-regulator - very efficient cell opener, OCF/1K and systems, dimensional stability and FR

L-6186 L-6187 L-6188

••• •• •••• •• •••Open cells rigid foam - also efficient in overpacked conditions and high index - polyether and polyester based, density range 15-200 g/l

L-6189 •• • ••• ••• •• • •• Packaging foam & low density spray open cells - can improve storage stability

L-6190 ••• • ••• ••• •• • •• Packaging foam & low density spray open cells - good balance froth stabilization and cell opening

L-6630 •• • •• ••• •••• •• ••• Reduce foam voids formation in continuous and discontinuous application - effect increase with higher usage level

L-6633 •• ••• ••• ••• •••• •• •••Can reduce voids formation and excellent polyol compatibility - efficiency can increase with usage level

L-6635 •• • • ••• ••• •• ••••Premium grade silicone to reduce foam voids and achieve best surface quality in metal faced panels PUR and PIR

L-6638 •• •• •• ••• ••• •• ••••High performance voids reduction silicone for steel faced sandwich panels with improved polyol compatibility

NCO = Isocyanate PU = Polyurethane 1K/OCF = 1 Component foam HFC = Hydro Fluoro Carbon Features: Strong = ••••• Moderate = •Note: HFC free is manufactured without the use of HFC.

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Niax* Catalyst and Process Additives

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Niax Catalysts Product Description

A-1 • • • • • • • • Very effective blowing catalyst, promote selectively water-NCO reactions, can improve foam flow and rate of expansion

C-5 • • • • PMDETA general purpose blowing catalyst

C-8 • • • • • • • DMCHA general purpose PUR catalyst

PM-40 • • • Blowing catalyst based on A-1, moderate odor and viscosity and may be used with direct metering

BDMA • • • • • • • Dimethylbenzylamine, weak gel catalyst, can reduce surface friability and can improve foam adhesion in particular with mainly water-blown foams

DMEA • • • • Moderate odour, typically cost-effective, reactive catalyst

DMEE • • • • Moderate odour, typically cost-effective, reactive catalyst, more blowing efficiency compared to DMEA

DMEEE • • • • Moderate activity blow catalyst, excellent storage stability also in isocyanate and prepolymers, 1K/OCF foams

PM20 plus • • • • Blow-gel catalyst for direct in line metering in the continuous lamination of PUR or for PIR in combination with a potassium catalyst

C-41 • • • • • Strong gel catalyst promoting both PUR and PIR reaction, promote fast crosslinking, can reduce demould time and improve foam adhesion

A-107 • • • Acid blocked delayed action blow catalyst

Potassium Octoate LV • • • 15% K containing PIR catalyst for direct metering (2500 cPs), also good as general purpose curing catalyst in PUR

Potassium Octoate • • 15% K containing PIR catalyst, also good as general purpose curing catalyst in PUR

K-ZERO 3000 • • • • • • • Glycol free Potassium Octoate, 15% Potassium, 3000 cPs viscosity, PIR catalyst

Potassium Acetate • • • • 15% K containing PIR catalys, may also be considered for use as general purpose curing catalyst in PUR

Fomrez* Tin Catalysts • • •Alternatives to DBTDL, higher hydrolytic stability, activity or delayed effect (please refer to the Fomrez* Tin Catalysts for Polyurethane Applications brochure for full product range)

Niax Special Additives Product Description

RA-1 • • • • • Can speed up foam hardening and adhesion without influencing gel time, in particular for PIR foam made with aromatic polyester polyols

AP-01/AP-02 • • • • • • Adhesion promoter additives

Rigid Foams - Catalysts + Processing Additives

Note: Glycol free is manufactured without the addition of glycol.

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Specialty Applications - Surfactants + Catalysts

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Niax Silicones Product Description

L-1000 X X X Resin-Side nucleation surfactant for one-shot elastomer systems

L-1500 X Industry-standard surfactant for microcellular systems

L-1501 X X Wide-processing latitude microcellular surfactant for low-medium density systems

L-1507 X X High-performance microcellular surfactant for fine cells low density systems

L-1540 X X High-performance microcellular surfactant for high density systems

L-1580 X X Isocyanate-side surfactant for polyester-based microcellular and cast elastomer systems

L-1602 X X X X High-performance microcellular surfactant for high density systems

L-1609 X X High-performance microcellular surfactant for low-medium density systems

L-1800 X Iso-side nucleation surfactant for one-shot elastomer systems. Compatibilizer for cast elastomers

L-5614 X X X X X X Industry-standard surfactant for the mechanically frothed foam process

L-5617 XZero VOC surfactant analog of L-5614 used in the mechanically frothed foam processes

L-1150 X Cell regulating surfactant. Improves water/DMF exchange

L-1168 X X Silicone Modifier. Improves anti-sticking, surface-leveling, hydrophobicity and flexibility

L-1010 X Surfactant for automotive applications such as steering wheels

Niax Amine Catalysts Product Description

A-501 X X X Industry-standard blowing selective catalyst

A-507 X X X Delayed-action, blowing-selective catalyst for open-mold pouring applications

A-510 X X X Delayed-action TEDA-based catalyst with cell-opening properties

A-530 Delayed-action TEDA-based catalyst with cell-opening properties

A-533 X X X X X Industry-standard TEDA catalyst in (mono)ethylene glycol

A-537 X X X XDelayed-action TEDA-based catalyst for open-mold pouring applications

A-575 X X X Temperature-activated, delayed-action, powerful, gelling-selective catalyst

A-577 X X X X Delayed-action, powerful, gelling-selective catalyst

Fomrez(1) Tin Catalyst Product Description

UL-28 Elastomer (including spray) systems

UL-50 Elastomer (including spray) systems

SUL-4 Key catalyst for elastomers and foams

UL-38 Elastomer and microcellular systems

UL-22 PU foam systems, including spray

UL-32 PU foam (especially microcellular) systems

UL-29Microcellular and mechanically frothed foam, elastomer, and spray (long pot-life) systems

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North America

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