ITASCA, Ill., Feb. 18, 2021 --- NAGASE Specialty Materials NA LLC (NSM) is proud to announce our partnership with KANEKA as the exclusive distributor for Kanevinyl™ Vinyl Chloride Vinyl Acetate Copolymers and Terpolymers (Solution Vinyl Resins (SVR)) for printing inks, coatings, adhesives, and heat seal lacquers. NSM’s Technical Account Managers will serve customers in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
“NSM is excited to have a new partnership with KANEKA for Solution Vinyl Resins and bring their high-performance products to customers we have served for many years. KANEKA’s products strategically fit NSM’s sales approach and we are expecting to provide further solutions to customers with KANEKA” said Toshio Kondo, Director of Asian Business Development.
Kaneka’s Solution Vinyl Resins are high performance soluble vinyl terpolymers and copolymers that can be used alone or in combination with other polymers, including acrylics, urethanes, alkyds and other resins. These resins are supplied as dry powders and in different molecular weights and compositions with hydroxyl and carboxyl functionalities. Solution vinyl resins produce highly transparent, flexible, odorless and colorless coatings and can be applied by brush, dipping, spray or roller. In general, they exhibit excellent adhesion to multiple substrates, including plastics, metals and foils. They can also be used in packaging adhesives for the interface between foil and plastic substrates.
“Kaneka started SVR development as a latecomer compared to other competitors, but Kaneka has many researchers trying to improve the quality of existing products and to develop new products that meet low VOCs requirement and more. NSM knows many customers and is building strong relationships with them. Kaneka believes that we will be able to not only expand the business of existing products, but also develop new products by working together and gathering customers’ needs. Kaneka believes this partnership with NSM can discover a ‘new world’ for Kaneka.’’ said Tomoo Miyazawa, Head of Functional PVC Group, Vinyls Chlor-Alkali SV.
About NAGASE Specialty Materials
NAGASE Specialty Materials aims to drive value for market innovators as a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and manufacturer of chemical products. The company serves industries impacting everyday life around the world: textiles; coatings; inks; plastics; packaging; automotive; aerospace; personal care;household, industrial and institutional; pharmaceutical; and electronics. NAGASE Specialty Materials is committed to adding value to customers’ product development and manufacturing processes with extensive resources to fulfill that commitment. For instance, the Itasca Innovation Lab supports R&D and application testing, an expansive supplier network enables unmatched access to materials.
NAGASE Specialty Materials is part of NAGASE Group, a public company with $8 billion in annual revenue. Founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1832 as a specialized purveyor of dyes and chemicals, NAGASE now has 100+ group companies and more than 6,000 team members. Spanning 27 countries and regions, NAGASE connects the world with high-end Japanese technologies.
About Kaneka
KANEKA is a Japanese chemical company who started developing and producing PVC in 1950. Kaneka is producing Suspension PVC Resin, Paste PVC Resin, Solution Vinyl Resin (SVR) and other Specialty Polyvinyl Chloride Resins from Vinyl Chloride Monomers in an integrated and providing high-quality products for many industries. “KANEKA thinks “Wellness First”. Kaneka brings the environment to its ideal state, develops its business in a “wellness-first” direction, energizes people, adds vibrancy to business, and helps build a happier society. To make the world more “Wellness First”, Kaneka takes an innovative approach to science, and seeks to fulfill people’s dreams by offering a wide variety of solutions.
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