Composites

Strength. Resilience. Reliability.

Cardolite delivers high-performance epoxy curing agents, diluents, and resin modifiers, alongside versatile polyols and diols for polyurethane systems. These solutions are engineered to strengthen composites, enhance resilience, and extend durability across the most demanding applications.

Strength. Resilience. Reliability.

Cardolite delivers high-performance epoxy curing agents, diluents, and resin modifiers, alongside versatile polyols and diols for polyurethane systems. These solutions are engineered to strengthen composites, enhance resilience, and extend durability across the most demanding applications.

Cardolite Composite Solutions

CNSL-based technologies deliver specialized performance and are suitable for a range of composite manufacturing applications.

Prepreg and Pultrusion – CNSL-based novolac resins serve as effective crosslinkers for one-component epoxy systems, offering strong thermal and mechanical performance.
Hand Lay-Up, Vacuum-Assisted, and RTM Processes – Cardolite’s CNSL-based epoxy curing agents and polyurethane polyols are tailored to optimize two-component systems, delivering the ideal balance of reactivity, toughness, and workability.
Ready-to-Apply Systems – The FormuLITE™ product line combines fully formulated epoxy (Part A) and amine hardeners (Part B) into convenient, performance-optimized systems for composite production.

CNSL Benefits

Balanced mechanical properties

Built for strength and flexibility, Cardolite materials provide an ideal balance of toughness and elasticity, minimizing the risk of deformation in dynamic or high-stress applications.

Water resistance

The inherent hydrophobicity of CNSL-based products enables excellent adhesion to wet surfaces and delivers outstanding water resistance during and after cure.

Flexibility and impact resistance

The long aliphatic side chain of cardanol provides flexibility and impact resistance, reducing the risk of cracking, chipping, or delamination in demanding environments.

Chemical and thermal shock resistance

Designed for durability, specialty CNSL-based products offer excellent chemical and thermal resistance to deliver anti-aging performance in even the most demanding environments.

Vibration damping

Unwanted noise and vibration can be reduced by the natural flexibility of cardanol’s long aliphatic chain to create quieter and more durable composite parts.

Optimized formulations

Cardolite’s FormuLITE products are designed to simplify the composite production process. These systems are easy-to-use and save composite producers the upfront formulation time and effort.

Product Offerings

Epoxy Diluents & Modifiers

Epoxy Curing Agents

Polyols & Diols

FormuLITE

Recommended Products – Polyurethane

Polyol Resin

NX-9008

Cardolite NX-9008 is a polyether polyol based on cashew nutshell liquid technology.

– Outstanding bond strength on various substrates
– Excellent mechanical properties
– High Tg

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Polyol Resin

LITE 9006

Cardolite LITE 9006 is a medium- to high-functionality polyol derived from cashew nutshell liquid technology.

– Excellent moisture resistance during cure
– Good adhesion and flexibility
– Good chemical resistance

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Polyol Resin

LITE 9001

Cardolite LITE 9001 is a light color polyol with medium to high functionality based on cashew nutshell liquid technology.

– Excellent water and alkaline resistance
– Fast cure with suitable pot life
– Good thermal stability

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Recommended Products – Epoxy

Epoxy Curing Agent

LITE 2401

Cardolite LITE 2401 is a solvent-free, very low viscosity phenalkamine curing agent designed for epoxy based fiber reinforced composites.

– High Tg
– Good processability and long pot life
– Good fiber wetting

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Epoxy Curing Agent

LITE 2402

Cardolite LITE 2402 is a solvent-free, very low viscosity phenalkamine curing agent designed for epoxy based fiber reinforced composites.

– High Tg
– Long pot life
– Good chemical and water resistance

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Novolac Resin

NX-4005

Cardolite NX-4005 is a solvent-free, very low viscosity cardanol based novolac resin designed as a cross-linking agent for epoxy resins.

– Excellent formulation latitude
– Good chemical resistance and mechanical properties
– Suitable for wet layup, pultrusion, and adhesives

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Epoxy Reactive Diluent

LITE 513DF

Cardolite LITE 513DF is a light color, epoxy reactive diluent and modifier based on cashew nutshell liquid technology.

– Low viscosity, low color difunctional diluent
– Balanced mechanical properties
– Best option to leverage dilution and performance

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Flexible Epoxy Resin

LITE 514HP

Cardolite LITE 514HP is a flexible di-functional glycidyl ether epoxy resin based on cashew nutshell liquid technology.

– Mid viscosity, light color epoxide
– High mechanical strengths
– Best option for water resistance and hydrolytic stability

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Epoxy Novolac Resin

LITE 547LV

Cardolite LITE 547LV is a low viscosity epoxy novolac resin derived from renewable cashew nutshell liquid technology.

– Lower viscosity, light color novolac epoxide
– Excellent flexibility
– Best option to improve adhesion while maintaining high Tg

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