Acetal Resins

The first commercial acetal resins were made in 1959. They are some of the most resistant rigid thermoplastic materials known and offer many excellent properties such as high elasticity, tenacity, resistance to stress and a white translucency similar to Nylon. They are used to make technical parts in varied sectors, from videocassettes to carburettors, to zips.

ABS

ABS resins are one of the most valued mixtures of a resin and elastomer and owe their extraordinary success to the excellent properties deriving from this marriage. The initials ABS stand for three base substances in their preparation: acrylonitryl, butadiene and styrene. The first ABS resins were produced in the fifties. Their properties are tenacity, crash resistance and a hard surface. They are therefore mainly used for furniture, car parts, television sets, radios etc.

Alkyd Resins

The most important starting materials to produce alkyd resins are today still glycerol and phthalate anhydride. The first alkyd resins were obtained by W. J.Smith in 1901, but as a moulding material were only developed from 1948 onwards. Apart from being used in the paint industry; alkyds are used to make car parts, electric switches, engine insulators, electronic components and television parts.