Perstorp sells its thermoset business.
Perstorp Group of Sweden has sold Perstorp Compounds AB, Perstorp Chemitec S.p.A. in Italy, and Perstorp Compounds, Inc. of Florence, Ky., to a new firm, Raytor Holding AB of Sweden. The acquired businesses supply thermoset A polymer-based liquid or powder that becomes solid when heated, placed under pressure, treated with a chemical or via radiation. The curing process creates a chemical bond that, unlike a thermoplastic, prevents the material from being remelted. See thermoplastic. molding compounds, primarily for electrical products and sanitary ware. The U.S. branch produces melamine melamine (mĕl`əmēn'), common name for 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine. Melamine is a trimer (see polymer) of cyanamide, H2NC≡N, and is synthesized from calcium carbide. formaldehyde formaldehyde (fôrmăl`dəhīd'), HCHO, the simplest aldehyde. It melts at −92°C;, boils at −21°C;, and is soluble in water, alcohol, and ether; at STP, it is a flammable, poisonous, colorless gas with a suffocating and urea formaldehyde compounds for electrical plates, dinnerware, bathroom sinks, and closures for cosmetics.
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