AFLAS Fluoroelastomer Grades Receive FDA Approval for Food Contact

It’s challenging to design equipment that will be used in high temperature and other severe food processing applications. That’s because these applications require durable materials that meet the strict requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). (read more)

It’s challenging to design equipment that will be used in high temperature and other severe food processing applications. That’s because these applications require durable materials that meet the strict requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We’re excited to announce that the FDA has approved three grades of our AFLAS fluoroelastomers for food cont... (read more)

We’re excited to announce that the FDA has approved three grades of our AFLAS fluoroelastomers for food contact. (read more)

Products made of AFLAS 600X last longer in the wet, high-pressure, amine- and base-rich environments of oil and gas recovery, and they do not deteriorate under prolonged exposure at 230 °C. In addition, the parts exhibit excellent electrical and thermal resistance. (read more)

Adding a layer of AFLAS 400E or 600X to a hose construction enables it to continue to function reliably despite ongoing exposure to NOx, SOx, engine oils, and other aggressive automotive fuels. (read more)

AFLAS Fluoroelastomers for Lamination to Other Elastomers for Automotive Host Applications. AGC has developed AFLAS FEPM grades desinged for a new lamination technology for multi-layer hose constructions. See brochure for benefits of AFLAS 400E and 600X. (read more)

Watch Lumiflon® Business Development Manager, Kristen Blankenship, explains the advantages of using Lumiflon® FEVE resin-based long-life coatings. (read more)

Durability + Design Webinar:
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Architectural Metal Coatings: What Is In A Coating Specification?

Wednesday, May 15th, 2019 - 11:00 a.m. ET (read more)

Lumiflon® FEVE Based Resins: Design Flexibilities For Architects (read more)

Fluon® ETFE Film - Fluon® ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) is a high-performance fluorine-based plastic film. Fluoropolymer films are used around the world because they exhibit exceptional transparency, antifouling properties and durability. (read more)

Withstands temperatures up to 200 °C

Light transmission is higher than 90%

Chemical and soil resistant

Easily cleaned simply by wiping surface

Superior tear strength

Absorbs noise

Non-sticking

Long-term weatherabilty

Nonflammable (read more)

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Coatings World Webinar:
FEVE Technology - Lumiflon® Resins For Coatings
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018 - 2:00 p.m. ET (read more)

Learn how fluoropolymers protect automotive parts from harsh fuels: (read more)

• Inter-level dielectric layer for semiconductors
• Pelicles
• Non-autofluorescence hydrophobic coating of microfluidics
• Hydrophobic coating of Electrowetting devices
• Antifouling coatings for photomasks
• Optical film
• Anti-reflective coatings
• Graded-index optical fibers

• Electrolyzers in electrolysis plants
• Manufacturing caustic soda
• Manufacturing caustic potash
• Manufacturing chlorine
• Manufacturing hydrogen-basic chemical products

Extending Infrastructure Life Using FEVE Bridge Coatings

July 18, 2018 at 2:00 pm Eastern

Eligible for PDH/AIA Credit (read more)

Lasts 25+ years in harsh environments

Resists rapid gas decompression

Performs well in base-rich and HPHT environments (read more)

By incorporating our innovative Fluon® ETFE Film into architectural facades not only creates iconic structures of beauty but also revolutionizes the building industry due to its unique features such as light transmission and solar heat options, self-cleaning, anti-stick surface and ultra-weatherability. (read more)

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) micropowders are used as additives in thousands of products. They can add lubricity or improve friction and wear characteristics of base materials. Because PTFE micropowders are milled very fine, they can be compounded in rubber, plastics, or dispersed in liquids. (read more)

AGC Chemicals Americas has introduced AMOLEA™ AT2, a new fluorinated precision cleaning solvent. This new solvent has excellent solvency with a wide variety of press oils, cutting oils, silicone oils , refrigerant oils, greases, asphalt pitches, and fluxes used in the electronics industry. (read more)

AGC Chemicals Americas introduces its AFLAS® 600X fluoroelastomer grade to improve processing efficiency and performance of offshore equipment components. AFLAS 600X exhibits processing advantages over conventional FKMs including superior mold release, compression set and a faster cure speed, does not require specific peroxides and is a white polymer material that can be colored. (read more)

Lumiflon® Business Development Manager, Kristen Blankenship, explains what an FEVE based resin is and the differences between FEVE and PVDF type coatings. (read more)

Fluon® ETFE is a melt-processable copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and ethylene. Fluon ETFE possesses a unique combination of desirable properties such as higher resistance to heat and chemical attack and outstanding physical toughness. Rotational molding and lining grades are designed to be free-flowing powders with particle morphologies necessary to uniformly coat the most challeng... (read more)

Highly cost-effective materials, Fluon^® PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) Resins are the most widely used fluoropolymers found in many areas of modern life. Resin properties keep insulation thickness to a minimum while tolerating a wider range of temperatures (-180 °C to 260 °C) than other insulators. Inert to almost all chemicals, PTFE resins also offer... (read more)

PTFE micropowders provide benefits to a wide range of applications for various industries. AGC’s Fluon® Micropowders are a superior PTFE additive and offer excellent lubricity properties. (read more)

Amolea AT2 has no ozone depletion potential, low global warming potential & is non-flammable, which lets users more easily meet environmental regulations. And Amolea AT2 is energy efficient because of its low latent heat of vaporization. It’s used to clean medical devices like orthopedic implants, catheters, tubes, scopes, needles, dental devices & surgical tools, to name a... (read more)

AFLAS^® fluoroelastomers are the material of choice for parts and components that need to perform reliably in the world’s harshest environments. AGC formulated AFLAS resins from alternating polymers of tetrafluoroethylene and propylene to achieve unique properties over a conventional FKM-type fluoroelastomer. (read more)

AFLAS^® fluoroelastomers are the material of choice for parts and components that need to perform reliably in the world’s harshest environments. (read more)

AFLAS^® fluoroelastomers are the material of choice for parts and components that need to perform reliably in the world’s harshest environments. (read more)

Exposure to high temperatures can cause seals to lose their elasticity, making them hard, brittle and susceptible to outgassing. Contact with harsh chemicals and solvents can cause some elastomeric seals to swell. And potentially, leading to their rupture and the contamination of both the process and outside environments. (read more)

Produce Vehicle Fuel Systems and Components that can handle harsh fuel mixes and
aggressive chemicals (read more)

Our new powder coating developments focus on creating value by lowering cost, improving coating flexibility and surface quality, controlling coating gloss and producing new formulations to meet customers’ needs (read more)

LUMIFLON® FEVE powder resins from AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc., provide exceptional weatherability, corrosion resistance and environmental benefits when used in exterior architectural coatings applications (read more)

AGC Chemicals Americas has introduced Amolea AT2, a new fluorinated precision cleaning solvent. This new solvent has excellent solvency with a wide variety of press oils, cutting oils, silicone oils , refrigerant oils, greases, asphalt pitches, and fluxes used in the electronics industry (read more)

LUMIFLON provides superior corrosion resistance, maintenance savings and a continuous high-gloss shine on surfaces exposed to or immersed in fresh or salt water. In addition to coatings for watercraft, LUMIFLON’s beneficial properties make it an ideal topcoat additive for marine applications such as bridges, offshore oilrigs, lighthouses, water towers and storage tanks. (read more)

LUMIFLON FEVE resins have outperformed other common coatings used in the marine industry on steel, aluminum, magnesium, fiberglass and plastics. Because of LUMIFLON’s unique chemical make-up, coatings made with the material are impermeable to oxygen, water and chloride ions, substantially reducing the corrosion of metal substrates. (read more)

Our AsahiGuard line of fluorochemical-based coatings make any fabric, paper and nonwoven fabric repel water, oil and other fluids. With the increasing use of repellent nonwovens for automotive and medical products, we recently published two new eBooks to aid product selection. (read more)

Our AsahiGuard line of fluorochemical-based coatings make any fabric, paper and nonwoven fabric repel water, oil and other fluids. With the increasing use of repellent nonwovens for automotive and medical products, we recently published two new eBooks to aid product selection. (read more)

• ODP zero
• Minimal global warming potential
• Recyclable with distillation
• Chemically and termally stable
• Nonflammable (no flash point)
• Broad compatibility with most plastics, elastomers, substrates and metals

Amolea AT2 has no ozone depletion potential, has less global warming potential than our existing Asahiklin AE-3000 series products, is non-flammable, and is energy efficient due to its low latent heat of vaporization. Amelia AT2 will be marketed as an alternative to 3M Novec products, Chemours Vertrel offerings, n-propyl bromide and trichloroethylene (read more)

LUMIFLON® fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE) resins from AGC Chemicals Americas help boating manufacturers create ultra-durable coatings for ocean-going vessels and pleasure boats. LUMIFLON provides superior corrosion resistance, maintenance savings and a continuous high-gloss shine on surfaces exposed to or immersed in fresh or salt water. In addition to coatings for watercraft, LUMI... (read more)

Fluon melt processable compounds are ideal for color-coded wire insulation, tubing & molded parts. (read more)

AFLAS 100 and 150 series fluoroelastomers are easily compounded by open mill and internal mixers. These compounds are then fabricated into finished parts and shapes using press molding, injection molding, extrusion and calendaring processes. AFLAS parts are used in many industries including:

• Oil & Gas
• Chemical Processing
• Heavy Duty Diesel<.../...

AGC’s Newly Expanded Fluoroelastomer Lab Supports Product Innovation (read more)

We've expanded our AsahiGuard water & oil repellent testing lab for textiles, nonwovens, packaging, tile and more. See what's new (read more)

AGC Expands its Industry-Leading Water & Oil Repellent Testing Lab

1,800 square foot technical facility supports customer product development in nonwoven, textile, food service, paper, packaging and tile industries (read more)