Inert mineral additive enhances composite resin systems
CAMX 2023: Cimbar is featuring its product portfolio of mineral-based fillers including alumina trihydrate (ATH).
Photo Credit: Cimbar
(Chatsworth, Ga., U.S.) is a global supplier of alumina trihydrate, a halogen-free flame retardant and smoke suppressant. ATH is inert and compatible with all composite resin systems.
The company offers a variety of particle sizes and surface treatments to improve mechanical properties and lower overall viscosity. Industrial applications include thermoset plastics (SMC, BMC, pultrusion), elastomers, latex backers, coatings and sealants.
Cimbar’s product portfolio also includes barium sulfate, calcium carbonate and recycled mineral filler used in a wide range of markets, including CASE, engineered polymers, friction materials and drilling fluids.
Cimbar, headquartered in Chatsworth, Ga., U.S., operates 18 production sites in the U.S., Mexico, China and Pakistan.
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