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LOWER DUROMETER ZEOTHERM® GRADE COMMERCIALIZED

August 2, 2004

High temperature and oil resistance no longer require associated high durometers. With the recent commercialization of Zeotherm® 100-70B, Zeon Chemicals’ has pushed the bounds of its flagship Zeotherm thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) product line to new extremes – 75 Shore A durometer.

Zeotherm 100-70B provides the heat and oil-resistance the automotive and industrial markets have come to expect from Zeotherm TPVs – continuous (3000 hour) resistance to 150°C with spike temperature resistance to 175°C. And, like the other Zeotherm 100-series grades, it provides superior overmold adhesion to polyamides (nylons) and polyesters.

The lower durometer of Zeotherm 100-70B makes it ideally suited for sealing and grip applications where a softer touch and more "rubbery" flexibility are advantageous. Applications include dynamic/rotational seals and electrical connectors plus nylon overmolded parts such as air intake ducts and power tool grips.

With the addition of Zeotherm 100-70B to its portfolio, Zeon Chemicals offers Zeotherm TPVs in three durometers – 70s ShA, 80s ShA, and 90s ShA. All three grades are based on polyacrylate (ACM) rubber dispersed in a polyamide (nylon) matrix.

For more information about Zeon Chemicals L.P, go to www.zeonchemicals.com. To learn more about Zeotherm TPVs, visit www.zeotherm.com.

About Zeon Chemicals L.P.
Zeon Chemicals L.P. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zeon Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, a world leader in specialty elastomers, polymers and specialty chemicals. Zeon Corporation is one of the top producers of polymers in the world with plants in Asia, North America and Europe, and Research and Development laboratories in Kawasaki (Japan), Louisville (KY, USA) and Barry (UK).

Zeon Chemicals, headquartered in Louisville, is the leading producer of specialty elastomers in the USA. It produces Nipol® NBR, HyTemp® and Nipol ACM, Hydrin® ECO, Zetpol® HNBR and Zeotherm® TPVs, which are used in the manufacture of hoses, seals, gaskets, belts and other parts for automotive, industrial, oil field and printing markets. Customers are served from plants in Louisville, (KY, USA) Hattiesburg (MS, USA) and Bayport (TX, USA).

Zeon Corporation, with combined sales of over US $1.8 billion, utilizes its expertise and basic position in C4 and C5 chemistry to offer a wide range of products. The company employs approximately 2, 900 people worldwide.


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