Appendix I Trade names and manufacturers In this appendix, some trade names of various polymeric materials are listed. The list is intended to cover the better known names but it is by no means exhaustive. It should be noted that the names given may or may not be registered. Trade name Polymer Manufacturer Abson ABS polymers B.F. Goodrich Chemical Co. Acrilan Polyacrylonitrile Chemstrand Corp. Acrylite Poly(methyl methacrylate) American Cyanamid Co. Adiprene Polyurethanes E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Afcoryl ABS polymers Pechiney-Saint-Gobain Alathon Polyethylene E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Alkathene Polyethylene Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Alloprene Chlorinated natural rubber Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Ameripol cis-1 ,4-Polyisoprene B.F. Goodrich Chemical Co. Araldite Epoxy resins Ciba (A.R.L.) Ltd. Arnel Cellulose triacetate Celanese Corp. Arnite Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Algemene Kunstzijde Unie N.Y. Baypren Polychloroprene Farbenfabriken Bayer AG Beetle Urea-formaldehyde resins British Industrial Plastics Ltd. Ben vic Poly(vinyl chloride) Solvay & Cie S.A. Bexphane Polypropylene Bakelite Xylonite Ltd. Butacite Poly( vinyl butyral) E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Butakon Butadiene copolymers Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Butaprene Styrene-butadiene copolymers Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. Butvar Poly(vinyl butyral) Shawinigan Resins Corp. Cap ran Nylon 6 Allied Chemical Corp. Carbowax Poly(ethylene oxide) Union Carbide Corp. Cariflex I cis-1 ,4-Polyisoprene Shell Chemical Co. Ltd. Carina Poly(vinyl chloride) Shell Chemical Co. Ltd. TRADE NAMES AND MANUFACTURERS 457 Trade name Polymer Manufacturer Carin ex Polystyrene Shell Chemical Co. Ltd. Celcon Formaldehyde copolymer Celanese Plastics Co. Cellosize Hydroxyethylcellulose Union Carbide Corp. Chemigum Polyurethanes Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Cis-4 cis-1 ,4-Poly butadiene Phillips Petroleum Co. Cobex Poly( vinyl chloride) Bakelite Xylonite Ltd. Coral cis-1 ,4-Polyisoprene Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. Corvic Poly( vinyl chloride) Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Crystic Polyester resins Scott Bader Co. Cycolac ABS polymers Borg Warner Corp. Cymel Melamine-formaldehyde resins American Cyanamid Co. Dacron Poly( ethylene tereph thalate) E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Dapon Diallyl phthalate resins FMC Corp. Darvic Poly(vinyl chloride) Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Delrin Polyformaldehyde E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. Desmopan Polyurethanes Farbenfabriken Bayer AG Desmophen Polyesters and polyethers for polyurethanes Farbenfabriken Bayer AG Dexel Cellulose acetate British Celanese Ltd. Diakon Poly(methyl methacrylate) Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Diene Polybutadiene Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. Durethan Nylon 6 Farbenfabriken Bayer AG Durethan U Polyurethanes Farbenfabriken Bayer AG Dynel Vinyl chloride-acrylonitrile copolymer Union Carbide Corp. Elvanol Poly( vinyl alcohol) E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Epikote Epoxy resins Shell Chemical Co. Epodite Epoxy resins Showa Highpolymer Co. Epon Epoxy resins Shell Chemical Co. Estane Polyurethanes B.F. Goodrich Chemical Co. Ethocel Ethylcellulose Dow Chemical Co. Flu on Polytetrafluoroethylene Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Fluorel Vinylidene fluoride- hexafluoropropylene Minnesota Mining & Manufac- copolymer turing Co. Forticel Cellulose propionate Celanese Plastics Co. Fortisan Saponified cellulose acetate Celanese Corp. Gelvatol Poly( vinyl alcohol) Shawinigan Resins Corp. Genthane Polyurethanes General Tire and Rubber Co. Geon Poly( viny 1 chloride) B.F. Goodrich Chemical Co. 458 ORGANIC POLYMER CHEMISTRY Trade name Polymer Manufacturer Halar Ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethy- lene copolymer Allied Chemical Corp. Hi-Bien ABS polymers Japanese Geon Co. Hi pack Polyethylene Showa Highpolymer Co. Hitalex Polyethylene Hitachi Chemical Co. Hitanol Phenol-formaldehyde resins Hitachi Chemical Co. Hostaflon C2 Polychlorotrifluoroethylene Farbwerke Hoechst AG. Hostaflon TF Polytetrafluoroethylene Farbwerke Hoechst AG. Hostalen G Polyethylene Farbwerke Hoechst AG. Hycar Polyacrylate B.F. Goodrich Chemical Co. Hypalon Chlorosulphonated poly- ethylene E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. Iupilon Polycarbonate Mitsubishi Edogawa Chemical Co. Kapton H Polyimide E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Kel-F Elastomer Vinylidene fluoride- chlorotrifluoroethylene Minnesota Mining and Manufac- copolymer turing Co. Kematal Formaldehyde copolymer Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Kodel Poly( cyclohexane-1 ,4- dim ethylene terephthalate) Eastman Kodak Co. Kralastic ABS polymers Uniroyal Inc. Kraton Styrene-butadiene copolymers Shell Chemical Co. Kynar Poly( vinylidene fluoride) Pennsalt Corp. Laminae Polyester resins American Cyanamid Co. Leguval Polyester resins Farbenfabriken Bayer AG. Lekutherm Epoxy resins Farbenfabriken Bayer AG. Levapren Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers Farbenfabriken Bayer AG. Lex an Polycarbonate General Electric Co. Lucite Poly(methyl methacrylate) E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Lustrex Polystyrene Monsanto Chemical Co. Lycra Polyurethane E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. Madurik Melamine-formaldehyde resins Casella Farbwerke Mainkur AG. Makrolon Polycarbonate Farbenfabriken Bayer AG Maranyl Nylons Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Marl ex Polyethylene Phillips Petroleum Co. Melinex Poly( ethylene terephthalate) Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Me lit Melamine-formaldehyde resins Societa ltaliana Resine Merion Polycarbonate Mobay Chemical Co. Methocel Methylcellulose Dow Chemical Co. Moltopren Polyurethane foam Farbenfabriken Bayer AG TRADE NAMES AND MANUFACTURERS 459 Trade name Polymer Manufacturer Mop len Polypropylene Montecatini Edison S.p.A. Mowilith Poly( vinyl acetate) Farbwerke Hoechst AG. Mowiol Poly(vinyl alcohol) Farbwerke Hoechst AG. Mowital Poly(vinyl butyral) Farbwerke Hoechst AG. Mylar Poly(ethylene terephthalate) E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. Napryl Polypropylene Pechiney-Saint-Gobain Natene Polyethylene Pechiney-Saint-Gobain Nipeon Poly(vinyl chloride) Japanese Geon Co. Nipoflex Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer Toyo Soda Mfg. Co. Nipolon Polyethylene Toyo Soda Mfg. Co. Nomex Poly(m-phenylene isophthala- mide) E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. Noryl Poly(2,6-dimethyl-l ,4- phenylene oxide) General Electric Co. Novodur ABS polymers Farbenfabriken Bayer AG Oppanol Polyisobutylene Badische Anilin-& Soda- Fabrik AG. Orion Polyacry lonitrile E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. Paraplex Polyester resins Rohm and Haas Co. Parylene Poly-p-xylylene Union Carbide Corp. Pelaspan Polystyrene (expandable) Dow Chemical Co. Penton Poly-3 ,3-bis( chloromethyl)- oxacyclobutane Hercules Inc. Perbunan N Butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymers Farbenfabriken Bayer AG. Perspex Poly(methyl methacrylate) Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Petrothene Polyethylene U.S. Industrial Chemical Co. Pevalon Poly( vinyl alcohol) May and Baker Ltd. Plastylene Polyethylene Pechiney-Saint-Gobain Plexiglas Poly(methyl methacrylate) Rohm and Haas Co. Plio film Rubber hydrochloride Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Plio lite Styrene-butadiene copolymers Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Poly-Eth Polyethylene Gulf Oil Corp. Polylite Polyester resins Reichhold Chemicals Inc. Polylumy Polypropylene Kohjin Co. Polymin Polyethylenimine Badische Anilin-& Soda- Fabrik AG. Polyox Poly( ethylene oxide) Union Carbide Corp. Polysizer Poly( vinyl alcohol) Showa Highpolymer Co. Polyviol Poly( vinyl alcohol) Wacker Chemie GmbH. Propathene Polypropylene Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. 460 ORGANIC POLYMER CHEMISTRY Trade name Polymer Manufacturer Ravinil Poly( vinyl chloride) ANIC, S.p.A. Restirolo Polystyrene Societa I taliana Resine Riblene Polyethylene ANIC, S.p.A. Rigid ex Polyethylene BP Chemicals (U.K.) Ltd. Rigolac Polyester resins Showa Highpolymer Co. Rilsan Nylon 11 Aquitaine-Organico Roylar Polyurethanes Uniroyal Inc. Rucon Poly(vinyl chloride) Hooker Chemical Corp. Rucothane Polyurethanes Hooker Chemical Corp. Saflex Poly(vinyl butyral) Monsanto Chemical Co. Saran Vinylidene chloride copolymers Dow Chemical Co. Silastic Silicones Dow Corning Corp. Silastomer Silicones Midland Silicones Ltd. Sirfen Phenol-formaldehyde resins Societa Italiana Resine Sirtene Polyethylene Societa Italiana Resine Solvic Poly( vinyl chloride) Solvay & Cie S.A. Standlite Phenol-formaldehyde resins Hitachi Chemical Co. Styrocel Polystyrene (expandable) Styrene Products Ltd. Styrofoam Polystyrene foam Dow Chemical Co. Styrol Polystyrene Idemitsu Petrochemical Co. Styron Polystyrene Dow Chemical Co. Surlyn Ionomer E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. Tedlar Poly( vinyl fluoride) E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. Teflon FEP Tetrafluoroethylene- hexafluoropropylene copolymer E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. Teflon TFE Polytetrafluoroethylene E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. Teracol Polyoxytetramethylene glycol E.l. duPont de Nemours & Co. Terluran ABS polymers Badische Anilin-& Soda- Fabric AG. Terylene Poly(ethylene terephtha- Imperial Chemical Industries late) Ltd. Texicote Poly(vinyl acetate) Scott Bader Co. Texin Polyurethanes Mobay Chemical Co. Thiokol Polysulphides Thiokol Chemical Corp. TPX Poly-4-methylpent-1-ene Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Trans-4 trans- I ,4-Polybutadiene Phillips Petroleum Co. Trolen Polyethylene Dynamit Nobel AG. Trosiplast Poly( vinyl chloride) Dynamit Nobel AG. Tybrene ABS polymers Dow Chemical Co. Tyril Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer Dow Chemical Co. TRADE NAMES AND MANUFACTURERS 461 Trade name Polymer Manufacturer Ultramid Nylons Badische Anilin-& Soda- Fabrik AG. Ultra pas Melamine-formaldehyde resins Dynamit Nobel AG. Ultryl Poly(vinyl chloride) Phillips Petroleum Co.