Mobility & Industrial

Product list

Fibers

Dinamica™ artificial suede

Dinamica™ was originally the luxury artificial suede brand of our group company Miko SRL, and is well known mainly in automotive markets. We have unified our artificial suede products on the Dinamica™ brand to provide more value, more options, and better experience to customers globally.

Applications
Automotive upholstery, furniture, home interiors, consumer electronics, industrial applications, clothing and accessories

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Dinamica Sales Dept.+81-(0)3-6699-3807

LEONA™ nylon 66 filament

Boasting high tenacity, good heat resistance and lightweight properties, the nylon 66 has found widespread application in the field of industrial materials chiefly for the automotive industry. Today, the Leona filament is highly regarded for its superior quality based on an ideal process of continuous polymerization and direct spinning and enjoys mounting demand as a yarn for automotive air bags, which are experiencing rapid growth worldwide, and as a reinforcing material for aircraft and other tires.

Applications
Automotive airbags, tire reinforcement, etc.

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Leona Filament Division

Performance Polymers

LEONA™ PA66 (polyamide 66)

Engineering plastics superior in heat resistance, strength and rigidity, and other key properties, widely used in the production of electrical and electronic, business equipment, and architectural parts and components.

Applications
Automotive parts, cable ties, furniture, connectors, etc.

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Performance Materials Div.+81-(0)3-6699-3388FAX:+81-(0)3-6699-3472

TENAC™ and TENAC™-C POM (polyacetal)

Engineering plastics with a superior, high-level balance of mechanical and slide characteristics, widely used in the production of electrical and electronic, automotive, and industrial parts and components.

Applications
Automotive parts, sliding doors, gears, etc.

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Performance Materials Div.+81-(0)3-6699-3388FAX:+81-(0)3-6699-3472

XYRON™ mPPE (modified polyphenylene ether)

Resins that provide superior heat resistance, flame retardance, dimensional stability, and mechanical properties. Outstanding performance in alloys with polystyrene and with other polymers, for product fields ranging from home appliances to business and IT equipment and automotive applications.

Applications
Office equipment, photovoltaics, connectors, etc.

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Performance Materials Div.+81-(0)3-6699-3388FAX:+81-(0)3-6699-3472

Thermylene™ polypropylene compounds

Thermylene™ polypropylene compounds are developed and produced by Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc.

Applications
Automotive parts, furniture, pump parts, etc.

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Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc.+1-517-223-2000FAX:+1-517-223-2002

Foamed products

SUNTEC FOAM™ and Mef™

Excellent cushioning performance makes these foams ideal for a wide range of packaging applications, including electrical equipment and precision machinery. Additionally, we offer system sales involving PAOSS™, a world first cushioning package design optimization software system that combines advanced IT simulation techniques with our rich database of cushioning data.

Contact
Foamed Plastic Products Department+81-(0)3-6699-3424FAX:+81-(0)3-6699-3487

SunForce™

SunForce™ is a highly functional material with unprecedented design possibilities. In addition to the unique performance of this lightweight thermal-insulating foam, the flame-retardant qualities, dimensional accuracy, and thin-wall molding of the material combine functions beyond those of conventional foams to facilitate a wide range of design proposals in line with the requirements for product and component design.

Contact
SunForce Department +81-(0)3-6699-3389 FAX:+81-(0)3-6699-3897

Monomers & related

Adipic acid, hexamethylene diamine, AH salt, and propionitrile

Asia’s only adipic acid producer with two production bases – one in the Asahi Kasei production complex at Nobeoka City in southern Japan, and the other in South Korea through production consignment – ensuring a sure, stable supply that meets the widespread and growing demand for adipic acid.

Contact
Styrene & Nylon Intermediates Marketing & Sales Dept.+81-(0)3-6699-3276E-mail:ada@om.asahi-kasei.co.jp

Cyclohexanol, cyclohexane, and cyclohexene

All produced at the Mizushima Petrochemical Complex in Okayama, Japan, and marketed for use as key nylon production materials and solvents.

Applications
Solvents, production of nylon intermediates
Contact
Styrene & Nylon Intermediates Marketing & Sales Dept.+81-(0)3-6699-3276

Cleaners

Asaclean™ purging compound

A completely different concept in extruder and molding machine purging and cleaning. High speed and efficiency, reduced time and materials consumption, and high cleaning power – resulting in reduced operating costs, higher product quality, and smoother operation in every phase from resin changeover to impurities reduction.

Contact
(1) Asaclean Business Dept. (2) Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc.(1) +81-(0)3-6699-3274 (2) +1-800-787-4348FAX:(1) +81-(0)3-6699-3458 (2) +1-973-257-1011

Chemical intermediates

Duranate™ HDI-based polyisocyanates

A broad array of high-performance HDI-based polyisocyanates, produced by Asahi Kasei's advanced process and product technology, for non-yellowing polyurethane curing in fields ranging from coatings, inks, and adhesives to cast molding.

Applications
Polyurethane coating materials, etc.

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Duranate Marketing & Sales Dept.+81-(0)3-6699-3331FAX:+81-(0)3-6699-3462

Duranol™ polycarbonatediol

A new polycarbonatediol, for the production of polyurethanes with outstanding resistance to heat, chemicals, and hydrolysis, and superior weatherability. Produced in an array of grades by Asahi Kasei process technology – for polyurethanes with optimal properties for specific fields of application, ranging from synthetic leathers and synthetic leather binders to adhesives, coatings, TPUs, and spandexes.

Applications
Synthetic leather and other polyurethane materials

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PCD Business Unit+81-(0)3-6699-3336FAX:+81-(0)3-6699-3462

Aluminum paste

Advanced metallic pigments that enable unprecedented surface brightness and block design effects, based on world-leading advances in particle processing by Asahi Kasei, for fields of application ranging from automobiles to cell phones and printing inks.

Applications
Metallic pigment

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Aluminium Paste Business Unit+81-(0)3-6699-3332FAX:+81-(0)3-6699-3462

SB (styrene-butadiene) latex

A leading emulsion latex adhesive, produced from styrene and butadiene, with high elasticity and adhesive strength. Widely used in paper coating, carpet backing, laminating, and many other applications.

Contact
Latex Business Unit+81-(0)3-6699-3330FAX:+81-(0)3-6699-3462