• Cardolite Solvent-free Epoxy Curing Agents

    Enabling Low VOC Marine and Protective Coatings

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    Our low viscosity, solvent free phenalkamines are based on renewable resources and enable low emission coatings and adhesives

  • Cardolite has been offering Innovative and Sustainable Products to Industrial Markets for over 35 years

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    Cardolite continues to invest in research and development to address markets unmet needs
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Cardolite advances CNSL Technology

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CNSL Technology

Cashew Nutshell Liquid Technology

Cardolite products are based on cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL), a natural, non-food chain, and annually renewable biomaterial. CNSL is a resin extracted from a soft honeycomb structure inside the cashew nutshell.

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Ultra LITE Technology

New proprietary process technology is at the core of the Ultra LITE Series products, and enables the production of a much purer cardanol building block with lighter color (Gardner 1 or less).

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Cardolite polyols can be formulated in PU coatings for textiles

Polyurethane Center

Cardolite offers a variety of technologies, such as polyols, NCO blocking agents, diluents, and surfactants for polyurethane coatings, adhesives, elastomers, textiles and foams. Please visit our new Polyurethane Center to learn more about each product line.

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New Products and Technologies

ENABLING ZERO AND LOW V.O.C. SOLUTIONS

OUR CARDANOL PRODUCTS

Innovation is at the heart of Cardolite’s culture.

With over three decades of research, Cardolite has pioneered new developments in cardanol-based technologies and created a balanced and comprehensive portfolio of cardanol-based products that cover a wide range of performance attributes and applications in the coatings, adhesives and sealants, foams, composites, and automotive markets.

The Cardolite portfolio is comprised of robust products designed to meet multiple and broad requirements to help customers in their product consolidation efforts and universal products offering. In addition, Cardolite offers custom-made products to meet specific requirements of more challenging applications.

Products are available worldwide.

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  • Epoxy Curing Agents

    Cardolite’s phenalkamines provide very fast cure even at low temperature, and excellent corrosion protection even on immersed surfaces whereas Cardolite’s phenalkamides deliver good anticorrosion properties with longer pot life, better flexibility and UV resistance, and extended overcoat window.

  • Epoxy Modifiers and Resins

    Cardolite epoxy resins and diluents not only enable sustainable solutions, but also improve anti-corrosion properties, flexibility, adhesion and early water resistance. Our cardanol diluents also act as accelerators for epoxy-amine reactions and are an excellent replacement for nonyl phenol.

  • Polyols, Diols and NCO Blocking Agents

    The hydrophobicity, excellent hydrolytic stability, and ease of handling of our polyols and diols deliver unique performance to foams, coatings, and adhesives and sealants. Proprietary, high purity cardanol is a non-toxic alternative to NCO blocking agents such as phenols, providing favorable deblocking conditions and excellent stability at room temperature.

  • Polymer building blocks

    Our CNSL-based intermediates can be used as building blocks for renewable polymers that address current environmental, health and performance requirements. The unique properties of the CNSL backbone will translate in excellent water resistance, adhesion properties, and bond strength.

  • Friction Materials

    CNSL friction particles and resins are used in OEM and aftermarket disc pad brakes, drum linings and train blocks to improve wear and fade, reduce noise, increase flexibility, and provide thermal stability.

The Markets We Serve

COATINGS

√  Protective and Marine Coatings

√  Industrial and Transportation Coatings

√  Concrete Floor Coatings

√  Special Coatings Applications such as potable water, food contact, and tank and pipe linings

ADHESIVES

√  Building and Construction Adhesives

√  Industrial and Transportation Adhesives

√  Structural and High Strength Adhesives

√  Electronic Potting

COMPOSITES

√  One-component Composite Systems

√  Two-component Composite Systems

√  Hand lay-up, Resin Transfer Molding, Pultrusion and Prepreg Solutions

√  Formulated Epoxy-Hardener bio-based resin matrix

FRICTION MATERIALS

√  OEM and Aftermarket Automotive and Rail

√  Drum linings, Disk pads, Train blocks

√  Semi-metalic, ceramic, asbestos, and non-asbestos organic brakes

√  Normal and Heavy duty brake applications

FOAMS

√  Rigid Polyurethane Foams

√  Polyurethane Spray Foams

√  Continuous PUR/PIR Panels

√  PUR Rigid Boardstocks

√  PIR Foams

√  Pour-in-place PUR Foams

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COATINGSADHESIVES COMPOSITESFRICTION MATERIALSPOLYURETHANE FOAMS

MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS

√  Protective and Marine Coatings

√  Industrial and Transportation Coatings

√  Concrete Floor Coatings

√  Special Coatings Applications such as potable water, food contact, and tank and pipe linings

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PERFORMANCE BENEFITS

√  Very fast cure even at lower temperatures

√  Excellent corrosion protection even for immersed surfaces

√  Adhesion to various substrates without pretreatment

√  Products to avoid blush at low temperature and high humidity

√  Solutions for good yellowing resistance and gloss retention

√  Solutions for extended overcoat window

MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS

√  Building and Construction Adhesives

√  Industrial and Transportation Adhesives

√  Structural and High Strength Adhesives

√  Electronic Potting

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PERFORMANCE BENEFITS

√  Fast bond strength even at lower temperatures

√  Very hydrophobic for superior water and moisture resistance

√  Wide range of mechanical properties with solutions for softer and structural high strength adhesives

√  Adhesion to various substrates without pretreatment including to plastics and composites

√  Excellent thermal and aging resistance

MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS

√  One-component Composite Systems

√  Two-component Composite Systems

√  Hand lay-up, Resin Transfer Molding, Pultrusion and Prepreg Solutions

√  Formulated Epoxy-Hardener bio-based resin matrix

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PERFORMANCE BENEFITS

√  Formulation-friendly, easy handling

√  Good mechanical strength

√  Excellent water and chemical resistance

√  Improved interlaminar adhesion and vibration damping

√  High biocontent

MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS

√  OEM and Aftermarket Automotive and Rail

√  Drum linings, Disk pads, Train blocks

√  Semi-metalic, ceramic, asbestos, and non-asbestos organic brakes

√  Normal and Heavy duty brake applications

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PERFORMANCE BENEFITS

√  Brown and black particles, and liquid resins

√  Improve wear and fade

√  Increase flexibility

√  Reduce noise

√  Provide thermal stability

√  Based on renewable CNSL

MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS

√  Rigid Polyurethane Foams

√  Polyurethane Spray Foams

√  Continuous PUR/PIR Panels

√  PUR Rigid Boardstocks

√  PIR Foams

√  Pour-in-place PUR Foams

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PERFORMANCE BENEFITS

√  High reactivity for spray applications

√  Surfactant-like properties for cost savings

√  Excellent fire protection, less flammability

√  Low water/vapor permeability

√  High compression strength

√  Very good dimensional stability

√  High biocontent