Aerosil & Silanes
Aerosil & Silanes focus on development, manufacture and sale of products for surface modification and structural reinforcement of materials. The product portfolio comprises fumed silicas and metal oxides, chlorosilanes and functional silanes. Those versatile products serve the paints and coatings, cable, plastics, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, electronics, adhesives and sealants industries, construction chemistry and the fiber optics industry. The products and services contribute substantially to improving the performance and utility of our customers' products.
The extremely finely dispersed AEROSIL® is directly used to improve the surfaces and mechanical properties of diverse materials. They are used, among other things, to improve the scratch resistance of lacquers, strengthen silicon and adjust the ultraviolet protection of suntan lotions. At the same time, the chip industry uses AEROSIL® to polish silicon wafers.
Dynasylan® Functional Silanes have a wide range of utilization. They are used in adhesives and fillers, in foundry resins, insulation materials, as additives in paints and lacquers, as well as in the electronics industry. In addition, Protectosil®, a Silane Group product, protects buildings from graffiti and the resulting need for expensive removal work. Our Siridion® Chlorine silanes are the basic raw material for the optical fiber industry.
Since January 1, 2005, Degussa Advanced Nanomaterials, the in-house start-up, has been integrated into the Aerosil & Silanes Business Unit. Degussa Advanced Nanomaterials offers its clients innovative problem solutions thanks to high-quality, nano-structured materials such as zinc oxide, indium zinc oxide and ceroxide. AdNano® products are widely used in the growth markets of the optical, electronic and paint, lacquer and varnish industries.
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