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LOoNGJAY®Global Supply · One-Stop Sourcing
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Idemitsu Kosan is a major integrated energy and petrochemical company in Japan. In 1985 it became the first in the world to synthesize syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS), and in 1997 the first to commercialize it, marketed globally under the XAREC™ brand. SPS offers a melting point of 270°C, a glass-transition temperature of 100°C and long-term heat resistance around 150°C, combining the heat and chemical resistance of crystalline resins with the low dielectric constant, hydrolysis resistance, light weight and...
Idemitsu Kosan is a major integrated energy and petrochemical company in Japan. In 1985 it became the first in the world to synthesize syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS), and in 1997 the first to commercialize it, marketed globally under the XAREC™ brand. SPS offers a melting point of 270°C, a glass-transition temperature of 100°C and long-term heat resistance around 150°C, combining the heat and chemical resistance of crystalline resins with the low dielectric constant, hydrolysis resistance, light weight and good flow of polystyrene, positioned between commodity engineering plastics and super engineering plastics. Idemitsu has built an integrated production system spanning crude-oil refining, basic chemicals and styrene monomer through to SPS resin and compounds, with SPS capacity of about 18,000 t/y (roughly 9,200 t each at Chiba, Japan and Pasir Gudang, Malaysia), and four manufacturing bases across Japan, the USA, Europe and China for stable, traceable supply.
