Roquette reinforces its position as world leader in isosorbide for the performance plastics and chemistry market_The launch of the world largest isosorbide production unit_by chemwinfo

9 April 2015

ABOUT ROQUETTE

ABOUT ISOSORBIDE

Isosorbide is a solution of choice for performance plastics

such as

thermoplastics

(polyesters, polycarbonates, thermoplastic polyurethanes) and

curable resins

(polyurethanes, epoxy resins,

unsaturated resins, coatings...).

Isosorbide with very high purity making

the poly(ethylene-co-isosorbide) terephthalate (PEIT)

exhibits a higher resistance to temperature

while offering excellent properties of transparency.

Isosorbide is also used as a substitute for bisphenol A in

polycarbonates, while improving the properties of this polymer,

such as optical properties, resistance to ultra-violet (UV) light

and better resistance to chemicals and high temperatures.

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DETAILS

Roquette ,

the world's No. 5 starch producer,

announces the launch of a new industrial unit

for the production of isosorbide

at its site in Lestrem, Pas-de-Calais, France.

The new production unit 

has a capacity of 20,000 tons per year.

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