PU catalysts are vital for producing PU foams that are used as cushioning for automotive interiors, for bedding, and for furniture and as insulation for refrigerators and construction materials. Those catalysts are also used for the manufacture of shoe soles, adhesives, and paints.
Tosoh developed RZETA in response to concerns about volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from PU foams produced using conventional PU catalysts. As an emission-free PU foam reactive amine catalyst, RZETA makes possible the manufacture of PU foams that do not emit the VOCs or odor characteristic of amine chemicals and that thus are better for the environment. The absence of VOCs also means that RZETA-produced PU foams used in proximity to other resins, such as polyvinyl chloride and polycarbonates, will not change their color.
RZETA, moreover, has overcome the usual challenges of eco-friendly PU catalysts. It enables the production of PU foams with the same high level of durability as those made using conventional catalysts. In RZETA, therefore, Tosoh brings to the marketplace a proprietary PU catalyst technology that is eco-friendly and that ensures advanced functionality. RZETA meets demands for a cleaner planet through reduced VOC emissions without diminishing the quality of the products whose manufacture depends on it.
With RZETA’s launch, Tosoh further develops its value-added specialty product business. Tosoh has a 40-year history as a global ethyleneamine derivative solution provider. RZETA takes its place alongside such other of the company’s products as TEDA® and Toyocat®.
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*Please note that what is referred to in this document as RTEDA is actually newly renamed RZETA, for which at the time of this writing, trademark registration is pending.
TOSOH CORPORATION
WHO WE ARE
Tosoh Corporation is a Japanese chemical company established in 1935 and listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is the parent of the Tosoh Group, which comprises 132 companies worldwide and a multiethnic workforce of over 11,000 people and generated net sales of ¥668.5 billion (US$7.1 billion at the year-end rate of ¥94.05 to the US dollar) in fiscal 2013, ended March 31, 2013.
WHAT WE DO
Tosoh is one of the largest chlor-alkali manufacturers in Asia. The Company supplies the plastic resins and an array of the basic chemicals that support modern life. Tosoh's petrochemical operations supply ethylene, polymers, and polyethylene, while its advanced materials business serves the global semiconductor, display, and solar industries. Tosoh has also pioneered sophisticated bioscience systems that are used for the monitoring of life-threatening diseases, such as diabetes and certain cancers, and to prevent epidemics by identifying pathogenic microbes. In addition, Tosoh develops products and provides services to purify water and to monitor the environment as part of a commitment to a sustainable future.
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