One of the most versatile chemicals Air Products S.A. introduced to local industry is its Surfynol series of surfactants, developed by its parent company in the United States, Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated (APCI).
Surfactants, which are based on acetylenic diol chemistry, is a group of chemicals that is widely used in the wetting, de-foaming and emulsifying processes in specially formulated products.
The Surfynol series of surfactants has been used in the coatings, inks and adhesives markets in South Africa for the past two decades.
“The new surfactants brings further advantages to the concrete additive industry as well as the cement end-user,” says David Mitchley, Product Manager for Air Products South Africa’s chemical division.
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