Momentive Introduces Niax* Silicone Y-16045 for Rigid Polyurethane Foam

Momentive Performance Materials announced the introduction of Niax* silicone surfactant Y-16045, a non-hydrolyzable silicone copolymer that may be suitable for formulation into resin blends for the manufacture of rigid polyurethane foams. Niax silicone surfactant Y-16045 is an excellent candidate to consider for use in the manufacture of flexible metal-faced laminated boardstock, rigid metal-faced boardstock and bunstock blown with hydrocarbons due to its potential to substantially increase emulsion stability when the resin components are blended into a system.

“This new silicone surfactant is an excellent candidate for applications containing low compatibility or low solubility blowing agents,” said Alberto Melle, global marketing manager, Momentive. “In addition to extended resin emulsion duration, it can provide manufacturers of rigid polyurethane foam with excellent foam stabilization and an extremely fine cell structure.”

The fine regular foam structure of foams typically produced with Niax silicone surfactant Y-16045 results in low thermal conductivity performance. The common usage level for Niax silicone surfactant Y-16045 ranges from 1.5 to 2.5 parts per hundred parts polyol.

To find out more about Niax silicone surfactant Y-16045, please call 800.295.2392 in North America (+607.786.8131 everywhere else) or visit www.momentive.com.

*Niax is a trademark of Momentive Performance Materials Inc.

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Momentive Performance Materials – Business Overview

Momentive Performance Materials was created from the sale of GE Advanced Materials and its former Joint Ventures GE Bayer Silicones and GE Toshiba Silicones to Apollo Management, L.P. in December 2006. Momentive is the world’s second-largest producer of silicones and silicone derivatives and a global leader in the development and manufacture of products derived from quartz and advanced ceramics. Silicones are a multi-functional family of materials used in thousands of products and serve as a critical ingredient in many construction, transportation, personal care, electronic, consumer and agricultural uses.

Silicones are generally used as an additive to a wide variety of end-use products in order to provide or enhance certain of their attributes, such as resistance (heat, ultraviolet light and chemical), lubrication, adhesion or viscosity. Some of the most well-known end-use product applications include bath and shower caulk, pressure sensitive adhesive labels, foam products, cosmetics and tires. Our Quartz division manufactures quartz, specialty ceramics and crystal products for use in a number of high-technology industries, which typically require products made to precise specifications.

These materials solutions are used as springboards for innovation in hundreds of consumer and industrial applications ranging from car engines to biomedical devices to integrated circuits. Industries served include aerospace, agriculture, appliances, automotive, construction, electronics, furniture and furnishings, healthcare, home care, industrial, lighting, packaging, personal care, plastics, semiconductor, telecommunications, tire, transportation, and water purification.

World Headquarters: Wilton, Connecticut
President & CEO: Jonathan Rich
Number of Employees: Approximately 5,000
Revenue in 2006: $2.5 Billion
Website information available under: www.momentive.com

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