Product Guide

Product Guide

Liquid Polybutadienes 6

Hydrocarbon Resins 8

SMA Resins 10

Crosslinking Monomers 12

Thermoplastic Urethanes 14

Reference Guide 16
Profile Contacts Around the World

Cray Valley Hydrocarbon Specialty Chemicals (HSC) is a global organization dedicated to supplying specialty Americas Europe & Africa Asia
materials. As part of the Total Group, Cray Valley HSC can leverage key petroleum feedstock positions to deliver
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high-quality products. The various product lines are marked by a diversity of chemistries, which enables a broad
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spectrum of end-use opportunities.
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acrylic and methacrylic acid, and specialty monomer products. Tianhe District
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Cray Valley HSC sells these products under the Ricon®, Ricobond®, Krasol™, Poly bd®, Wingtack®, Norsolene®, Fax: 610-363-4198 Fax: +01 47 96 99 86
and SMA® brand names. E-mail: TechSupport@crayvalleyus.com Tel: +86 20 38879156
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The Hydrocarbon Specialty Chemicals organization focuses on two main markets, Rubber and Adhesives,
while also supporting other traditional markets and new opportunities in the electronics, coatings, and plastics
modification areas.

The many applications of Cray Valley HSC products include: plasticizing polymeric systems; crosslinking saturated
and unsaturated polymers or other resins systems; adhesion aids or components of adhesives and sealants;
Global Presence
chemical intermediates including polyols for polyurethane synthesis; additives to improve the dispersion of fillers,

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pigments, or other materials; and additives used in the compounding of thermoplastic resins.
Headquarters Laboratories Manufacturing Sites Sales Offices
The HSC Business Unit continues to create synergies between the core product lines and provide increased value
to the market, building on a strong technology and manufacturing base, which enables Cray Valley HSC to grow Exton, Pa., USA Exton, Pa., USA Grand Junction, Colo., USA Exton, Pa., USA
together with our customers. Paris, France Verneuil, France Channelview, Texas, USA Paris, France
Guangzhou, China Kralupy, Czech Republic Beaumont, Texas, USA Yokohama, Japan
Chatom, Ala., USA São Paolo, Brazil
Stratford, Conn., USA Guangzhou, China
Carling, France
Kralupy, Czech Republic
Main Trademarks Ravenna, Italy

• Ricon® • Wingtack®
• Ricobond® • Norsolene®
• Krasol™ • SMA®
• Poly bd® • Dymalink®

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Main Markets

Rubber Market Specialty Markets

Cray Valley HSC has a long history serving the rubber marketplace with
functional additive products.
Beginning with classic peroxide-cure coagent technologies, Cray Valley
HSC is a trusted provider of metallic monomers to belt, hose, seal, and wire
and cable manufacturers. Cray Valley HSC metallic monomer products are
employed to improve rubber adhesion and dynamic properties in a variety
of applications. Cured-in-place rubber to metal adhesion is enabled through
the use of metallic monomer coagents and Ricobond resins. Other diene
polymers can be used as functional additives for treating reinforcing textiles.
More recently, Cray Valley HSC has developed a portfolio of products
for the tire industry. Ricon liquid polybutadiene resins are established as
performance-enhancing additives for tire applications. Ricon resins are
employed to modify the viscoelastic response of the tread compound,
enabling improvements to the traction/fuel economy/wear property balance.
Cray Valley HSC has developed specialty monomer products to improve key
aspects of accelerated sulfur vulcanization, including cure efficiency and
reversion.
Cray Valley HSC is committed to supplying value-added specialty materials
to the rubber market, and will work with customers to develop custom
materials to meet their performance needs.
The Cray Valley HSC product lines are utilized in a number of
other market segments which take advantage of the unique
structure/property relationships inherent in the specialty
grades.
Most notably, many of the reactive polymer products have
found utility in the thermoplastic modification market. The
high Tg resins can impart increased heat distortion resistance
to many commodity plastic grades, SMA resins are used to
improve the properties of virgin and recycled polyaramids,
and metallic monomers are capable of improving the physical
properties of standard polyolefins. The diene-based polymer
products are also finding utility as additives to thermoplastics
packaging, improving the oxygen barrier properties of films.
Ricon MA and other functional grades are used to improve
the dispersion of organic and inorganic fillers in many
thermoplastic compound formulations.
There are many other markets that have taken advantage of the diversity of chemistry and material properties
including electronics, industrial coatings, and polyurethanes. Our goal is to work with every customer to provide
value-added specialty materials that increase the performance of their products.

Market Breakdown
Adhesives and Sealant Market
Cray Valley HSC is a well-known supplier of hydrocarbon
resins to the adhesives marketplace. Wingtack and Norsolene Rubber Adhesives & Sealants Thermoplastics Specialty Markets
grades tackifying resins are specified in a variety of adhesive
applications, including hot melt adhesives, pressure sensitive Packaging, Coatings,
Ricon®
tape and label adhesives, and formulated mastics. Electronics

Fuel Binders, Urethanes,

Expansion into new adhesive technologies is made possible Poly bd®
by leveraging other product lines. Reactive urethane and Electronics
epoxy-based adhesives may benefit through the use of Urethanes, Coatings,
maleic-anhydride functional resins, polybutadiene diols, and Krasol™
Electronics
metallic monomers.
Waxes, Casting,
In addition, Cray Valley HSC supplies Poly bd polyols to a Wingtack®
Coatings
variety of urethane-based sealant applications, including the
insulated glass sealant market. Adhesive tie layers can be Norsolene® Coatings
formed from our unique thermoplastic urethane products.
Electronics, Leather,
SMA®
Inks, Sizing, Dispersions

Crosslinking Coatings,
Monomers Sporting Goods

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Liquid Polybutadienes

Cray Valley HSC offers a diverse selection of specialty liquid polybutadiene grades including low and high vinyl polybutadiene
homopolymers and poly(styrene-butadiene) copolymers. Ricon grades offer a complete selection of microstructures, which
translates to a wide spectrum of glass transition temperatures. In addition to the base product line, functional derivatives are
available. The Ricon MA and Ricobond series include maleic anhydride grafted grades. Poly bd hydroxyl-terminated polyb-
utadienes are available, and our unique Krasol product line consists of both unsaturated and fully hydrogenated telechelic
polybutadiene diols.

The products are used in an equally broad spectrum of markets and applications. Low-viscosity liquid polybutadienes are
used as processing aids, and the wide Tg range allows for modification of tire performance properties. In addition, high vinyl
grades are useful as coagents for the peroxide cure of rubber. Functional grades expand the utility of the polybutadiene res-
ins to many other applications, including polyurethanes, hydrophobic sealants and coatings, and thermoplastic modification.

Product Description Typical Properties Availability

Molecular Weight Epoxy
1,2 Vinyl (%) Viscosity (cps) Tg (°C) Specific Gravity MA (/chain) -OH (/chain)
(Mn, g/mol) (eq. wt.)
Ricon Low Vinyl Content
Ricon 130 Homopolymer of Butadiene 2,500 28 750 @ 25 °C -86 0.89 -- -- -- US, EU, Asia
Ricon 131 Homopolymer of Butadiene 4,500 28 2750 @ 25 °C -84 0.89 -- -- -- US, EU, Asia
Ricon 134 Homopolymer of Butadiene 8,000 28 15,000 @ 25 °C -81 0.89 -- -- -- US, EU, Asia
High Vinyl Content
Ricon 150 (Ricon 150D) Homopolymer of Butadiene (Dry Liquid 70% Active) 3,900 70 40,000 @ 25 °C -40 0.89 -- -- -- US, EU, Asia
Ricon 152 (Ricon 152D) Homopolymer of Butadiene (Dry Liquid 70% Active) 2,900 80 20,000 @ 45 °C -30 0.89 -- -- -- US, EU, Asia
Ricon 153 (Ricon 153D) Homopolymer of Butadiene (Dry Liquid 65% Active) 4,700 85 60,000 @ 45 °C -28 0.89 -- -- -- US, EU, Asia
Ricon 154 (Ricon 154D) Homopolymer of Butadiene (Dry Liquid 65% Active) 5,200 90 250,000 @ 45 °C -15 0.89 -- -- -- US, EU, Asia
Ricon 156 Homopolymer of Butadiene 1,400 70 1600 @ 25 °C -56 0.89 -- -- -- US, EU, Asia
Ricon 157 Homopolymer of Butadiene 1,800 70 6000 @ 25 °C -51 0.89 -- -- -- US, EU, Asia
Styrene-Butadiene Copolymers
Ricon 100 Butadiene-Styrene Random Copolymer (25% Styrene) 4,500 70 40,000 @ 45 °C -15 0.90 -- -- -- US, EU, Asia
Ricon 181 Butadiene-Styrene Random Copolymer (28% Styrene) 3,200 30 17,500 @ 25 °C -65 0.90 -- -- -- US, EU, Asia
Ricon 184 Butadiene-Styrene Random Copolymer (28% Styrene) 8,600 30 75,000 @ 25 °C -57 0.90 -- -- -- US, EU, Asia
Ricon 250 Butadiene-Styrene Random Copolymer (35% Styrene) 5,300 70 900 @ 25 °C -- 0.90 -- -- -- US, EU, Asia

Ricon MA, Ricobond Low Vinyl Content

Ricon 130MA8 Maleinized Polybutadiene 3,100 28 6500 @ 25 °C -82 0.90 2 -- -- US, EU, Asia
Ricon 131MA5 Maleinized Polybutadiene 4,700 28 15,000 @ 25 °C -83 0.90 2 -- -- US, EU, Asia
Ricobond 1731 (Ricobond 1731HS) Maleinized Polybutadiene (Dry Liquid 69% Active) 5,400 28 50,000 @ 45 °C -72 0.91 9 -- -- US, EU, Asia
High Vinyl Content
Ricobond 1756 (Ricobond 1756HS) Maleinized Polybutadiene (Dry Liquid 69% Active) 2,500 70 140,000 @ 55 °C -18 0.91 3 -- -- US, EU, Asia

Krasol* Diol
Krasol LBH 2000 Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene 2,100 65 13,000 @ 25 °C -35 0.89 -- 1.9 -- US, EU, Asia
Krasol LBH-P 2000 Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene (Primary-OH) 2,100 65 13,000 @ 25 °C -35 0.89 -- 1.9 -- US, EU, Asia
Krasol LBH 3000 Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene 3,000 65 20,000 @ 25 °C -35 0.89 -- 1.9 -- US, EU, Asia
Krasol LBH-P 3000 Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene (Primary-OH) 3,200 65 20,000 @ 25 °C -35 0.89 -- 1.9 -- US, EU, Asia
Hydrogenated
Krasol HLBH-P2000 Hydroxyl-Terminated Hydrogenated Polybutadiene 2,100 -- 1,750 @ 60 °C -46 0.88 -- 1.9 -- US, EU, Asia
Krasol HLBH-P3000 Hydroxyl-Terminated Hydrogenated Polybutadiene 3,100 -- 3,000 @ 60 °C -46 0.88 -- 1.9 -- US, EU, Asia

Poly bd* Polyol

Poly bd R-45HTLO Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene 2,800 20 5,000 @ 30 °C -75 0.90 -- 2.5 -- US, EU, Asia
Poly bd R-20LM Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene 1,200 20 1,400 @ 30 °C -70 0.91 -- 2.5 -- US, EU, Asia
Epoxidized
Poly bd 605E Epoxidized Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene 1,450 20 12,000 @ 30 °C -47 1.01 -- 2.5 450 US, EU, Asia
*Krasol and Poly bd products require a license for export.

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 Hydrocarbon Resins

Cray Valley’s hydrocarbon resin products complete a diverse portfolio. The Wingtack and Norsolene lines cover a wide
spectrum of aliphatic, aromatic, and pure monomer resin grades. The Wingtack grades are high-quality, low-color
C5 resins. The Norsolene A, S, and M series include a range of low to high softening point C9 and C5-C9 resins. In
addition, the Norsolene W series are colorless pure monomer resins.

The main outlet for Cray Valley HSC hydrocarbon resins is the adhesives market, including hot melt, pressure sensitive
tapes and labels, construction mastics, and specialty adhesives applications. In addition, the hydrocarbon resins
are useful tackifiers and compatibilization aids for the rubber market. Other main areas of utility include coatings and
thermoplastic modification.

Product Description Typical Properties Availability

Softening Point Molecular Weight
Appearance Gardner Color* Specific Gravity @ 20 °C Tg (°C)
(RB, °C) (Mn, g/mol)
Wingtack
Wingtack 10 C5 Hydrocarbon Resin 10 Light yellow liquid 1.5 0.90 370 -31 US, EU, Asia
Wingtack 95 C5 Hydrocarbon Resin 98 Light yellow solid 1.7 0.94 1100 52 US, EU, Asia
Wingtack 98 C5 Hydrocarbon Resin 98 Light yellow solid 2.3 0.95 1000 48 US, EU, Asia
Wingtack RWT-7850 C5 Hydrocarbon Resin 102 Light yellow solid 2.4 0.95 1000 56 US, EU, Asia
Wingtack Plus C5 Hydrocarbon Resin 96 Light yellow solid 1.6 0.95 1000 50 US, EU, Asia
Wingtack EXTRA C5 Hydrocarbon Resin 97 Light yellow solid 1.4 0.96 1100 52 US, EU, Asia
Wingtack ET C5 Hydrocarbon Resin 95 Light yellow solid 2.0 0.96 1000 47 US, EU, Asia
Wingtack STS C5 Hydrocarbon Resin 94 Light yellow solid 3.0 0.97 1000 44 US, EU, Asia
Wingtack 86 C5 Hydrocarbon Resin 87 Light yellow solid 1.2 0.98 650 42 US, EU, Asia

Norsolene
Norsolene A-90 C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 97 Yellow solid 5.6 1.10 750 46 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene A-100 C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 104 Yellow solid 5.6 1.10 800 53 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene A-110 C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 108 Yellow solid 5.6 1.10 850 64 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene S-85 C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 87 Yellow solid 6.5 1.07 650 45 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene S-95 C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 97 Yellow solid 6.5 1.07 700 46 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene S95e C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 93 Yellow solid 6.0 1.07 600 40 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene S-105 C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 106 Yellow solid 6.5 1.07 750 55 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene S105e C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 104 Yellow solid 6.0 1.07 650 50 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene S-115 C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 115 Yellow solid 6.5 1.07 800 65 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene S115e C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 115 Yellow solid 6.0 1.07 750 60 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene S-125 C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 125 Yellow solid 6.5 1.07 850 71 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene S125e C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 125 Yellow solid 6.0 1.07 850 70 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene S-135 C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 133 Yellow solid 6.5 1.07 950 82 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene S135e C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 135 Yellow solid 6.0 1.07 900 80 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene S-145 C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 143 Yellow solid 6.5 1.07 1050 92 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene S-155 C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 152 Yellow solid 6.5 1.07 1100 104 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene M1080 C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 93 Yellow solid 6.0 1.10 600 40 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene M1090 C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 103 Yellow solid 5.5 1.10 650 50 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene M1100 C9 Hydrocarbon Resin 112 Yellow solid 5.5 1.10 750 60 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene W-85 Pure Monomer Resin 85 Colorless solid <1 1.06 600 35 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene W-90 Pure Monomer Resin 90 Colorless solid <1 1.06 650 40 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene W-100 Pure Monomer Resin 100 Colorless solid <1 1.06 750 50 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene W-110 Pure Monomer Resin 110 Colorless solid <1 1.06 850 60 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene W-120 Pure Monomer Resin 120 Colorless solid <1 1.06 950 70 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene W-130 Pure Monomer Resin 130 Colorless solid <1 1.06 1100 80 US, EU, Asia
Norsolene W-140 Pure Monomer Resin 140 Colorless solid <1 1.06 1200 90 US, EU, Asia

*50% Toluene Solution

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SMA Resins

Cray Valley HSC produces a line of low molecular weight styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer resins with an extended
range of monomer ratios. Based on these platforms, a number of value-added derivatives are formed, including
specialty esters and imides. In addition, the base products can be esterified to form a variety of water-soluble salts.

The product diversification allows for an equally broad spectrum of end-use applications. The inherent heat resistance
properties as well as reactive MA groups can provide value in polymer modification and electronics applications. The
liquid forms are excellent dispersants over a broad pH range, providing utility in the coatings, inks, and paper industry.
An abundance of MA groups allows SMA resins to be used in applications where targeted chemistry is required,
including reactive modification of thermoplastics.

Product Description Typical Properties Liquid Forms Availability

Molecular Weight Amine Index
Ratio Styrene/Maleic Appearance Tg (°C) Weight % MA
(Mn, g/mol) (meq/g)
SMA Base Resins
SMA 1000 Base Resin 1 F, P 2,100 155 42 -- H, HNa, MA US, EU, Asia
SMA 2000 Base Resin 2 F, P 2,700 135 29 -- H US, EU, Asia
SMA 2021 Base Resin 2 F, P 12,000 155 29 -- H US, EU, Asia
SMA 3000 Base Resin 3 F, P 3,050 125 23 -- H, HNa US, EU, Asia
SMA EF30 Base Resin 3 F, P 3,050 125 23 -- -- US, EU, Asia
SMA 3024 Base Resin 3 F, P 10,000 141 23 -- -- US, EU, Asia
SMA 4000 Base Resin 4 F, P 3,600 115 19 -- -- US, EU, Asia
SMA EF40 Base Resin 4 F, P 3,600 115 19 -- -- US, EU, Asia
SMA EF60 Base Resin 6 F, P 5,500 106 13 -- -- US, EU, Asia
SMA EF80 Base Resin 8 F, P 7,500 104 11 -- -- US, EU, Asia

Esters
SMA 1440 Ester Resin -- F 2,900 60 -- -- H, HLS, HK US, EU, Asia
SMA 17352 Ester Resin -- F, P 2,900 125 -- -- H US, EU, Asia
SMA 2625 Ester Resin -- F, P 3,100 110 -- -- H US, EU, Asia
SMA 3840 Ester Resin -- F 4,100 75 -- -- -- US, EU, Asia

Imides
SMA 1000I Imide Resin 1 P 2,100 85 -- 3.15 -- US, EU, Asia
SMA 2000I Imide Resin 2 P 2,700 88 -- 2.5 -- US, EU, Asia
SMA 3000I Imide Resin 3 P 3,050 90 -- 2.15 -- US, EU, Asia
SMA 4000I Imide Resin 4 P 3,600 90 -- 1.75 -- US, EU, Asia

Key
F Flake
P Powder
H Ammonia Hydrolyzed
HNa Sodium Hydrolyzed
MA Methyl Amine Amic Acid
HLS Ammonia Hydrolyzed Low Solids
HK Potassium Hydrolyzed

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Crosslinking Monomers

Cray Valley HSC provides a selection of metallic monomers. Straight grade and scorch retarding rubber coagent
monomers are available for peroxide-cure applications, while our specialty monomers are used in a wide variety of
cure systems, including accelerated sulfur vulcanization and metal oxide cure.

Our products find utility in a variety of applications including tires, power transmission belts, rubber sealing systems,
coatings, thermoplastics, and adhesives.

Product Description Typical Properties Availability

Appearance Specific Gravity @ 25 °C

Metallic Monomers Straight Grade

Dymalink 636 Calcium Diacrylate white powder 1.44 US, EU, Asia
Dymalink 705 Zinc Diacrylate white powder 1.68 US, EU, Asia
Dymalink 708 Zinc Dimethacrylate white powder 1.50 US, EU, Asia
Dymalink 709 Zinc Monomethacrylate white powder 1.88 US, EU, Asia
Scorch Retarding
Dymalink 633 Zinc Diacrylate off-white powder 1.59 US, EU, Asia
Dymalink 634 Zinc Dimethacrylate off-white powder 1.48 US, EU, Asia

Specialty Monomers Dymalink 1100 Acrylate Blend (Dry liquid version – 70% active) white powder 1.35 US, EU, Asia

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 Thermoplastic Urethanes

Cray Valley HSC leverages unique polybutadiene diols to produce a line of

diene-based thermoplastic urethanes. The TPUs include both unsaturated
hydrocarbon soft segments and polar urethane hard segments. The novel
structure allows the TPU products to find utility in a number of rubber,
adhesive, and thermoplastic applications.

Product Description Typical Properties Availability

Shore A Hardness Elongation (%) Modulus (PSI) Tensile Strength (PSI)

TPU
2035 TPU Polybutadiene TPU (insoluble) 82 560 950 1710 US, EU, Asia

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Reference Guide

Glass Transition Temperature (Tg ) Cray Valley HSC and the Total Group

Cray Valley HSC is a division within Total’s Chemicals segment. Founded in 1924, Total is the world’s fifth-largest
Ricon® Norsolene® international oil and gas producer, with operations in more than 130 countries. Total engages in all aspects of the
petroleum industry, including upstream operations (oil and gas exploration, development and production, LNG)
and downstream operations (refining, marketing, trading, and shipping of crude oil and petroleum products). Total
Poly bd® Wingtack® also produces base chemicals and specialty chemicals for the industrial and consumer markets.

Total’s chemicals business is a leader in each of its markets: base chemicals (petrochemicals and fertilizers)
and specialty chemicals for the industrial and consumer markets (rubber processing, adhesives, resins,
Krasol™ and electroplating).
SMA®

Backed by the financial resources and technical services of the Chemicals segment of Total, Cray Valley HSC
provides a strong global approach to R&D, manufacturing, and customer support.
-100 -50 0 50 100 150 200

°C

Molecular Weight (Mn ) Technology

Chemical Dispersion/
Norsolene® SMA® Plasticizer Crosslinking Adhesion Intermediate/ Surface Other
Polymerization Modification

Ricon®
Ricon®

Poly bd®
Wingtack® Poly bd®
Krasol™

Krasol™
Wingtack®

Norsolene®
100 1000 10000 100000
SMA®
g/mol in log scale
Crosslinking
Monomers

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The information in this bulletin is believed to be accurate, but all recommendations are made without warranty since the conditions of use are beyond Cray
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