Polyols

Polyols: Essential Building Blocks for Polyurethane Production & Beyond

Polyols are a vital class of chemical compounds characterized by the presence of multiple hydroxyl groups (-OH) within their molecular structure. These groups give polyols their unique properties, making them crucial components in various applications. Derived from both natural sources like plants and synthetic processes, polyols are often categorized based on their functionality, referring to the number of hydroxyl groups present per molecule.

Due to their ability to react with isocyanates, polyols serve as essential building blocks in the production of polyurethanes. These versatile polymers find use in a diverse range of products, including:

Flexible foams: Found in mattresses, furniture cushioning, and automotive seating.
Rigid foams: Used for insulation in buildings, appliances, and transportation.
Coatings: Providing durability and protection to surfaces.
Adhesives and sealants: Bonding materials together and preventing leaks.

Beyond polyurethanes, polyols find applications in other industries, including food and pharmaceuticals, due to their humectant and emulsifying properties. As a key ingredient in a wide array of everyday products, understanding polyols is essential for appreciating their impact on modern life.

Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol Polyols

Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol polyols offer low temperature flexibility, resistance to abrasion, excellent hydrolytic stability in humid, high-temperature conditions, and high resiliency. These qualities make them a good option for multiple applications, including protective films, coatings, adhesives, elastomers, spandex fibers, and much more.

Polycaprolactone Polyols

Polycaprolactone polyols offer outstanding resistance to hydrolysis, a high degree of durability, chemical resistance to fuels, oil, and solvents, and many other features. These qualities make these polyols suitable for the automotive industry, as well as the mining and oil industries.

Polyester Polyols

Polyester polyols can be used to produce conveyer belt scraper blades and other parts for mining and oil field applications. These types of polyols have many other applications, including footwear, spray foam for aromatic polyester polyols, and adhesives.

Polycarbonate Polyols

Polycarbonate polyols have notable properties and attributes, including a high amount of weather resistance, superior hydrolytic stability, resistance to environmental stress cracks, and high gloss retention. These make polycarbonate polyols ideal for producing pipe linings, elastomeric rollers, artificial leather coatings, and more.

Continuously Expanding

As the use of polyols for a wide range of products continues to grow, Gantrade is determined to keep up with these changes. Our company knows how important it is for businesses to have dependable polyol manufacturers available to meet their needs.

Our polyol products, including polycaprolactone polyols, poytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), polyester polyols, and polycarbonate polyols, provide the quality companies need for manufacturing a variety of products in the global market.

Gantrade is continuously expanding our polyols product line to strengthen our portfolio and adding new chemistries to provide our customers with additional sources, and to stimulate innovations leading to competitive advantages.

Our experienced Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Logistics, Product Stewardship and Technical teams are able to respond quickly to any special circumstances and individual requirements. We take pride in delivering value to our customers and assist in improving the performance characteristics of your product formulations.