Dow Polyurethanes

Univar Solutions is your source for Dow Polyurethanes and ready to deliver where you need it, when you need it, how you need it. Dow offers a number of base and high-performing isocyanates and polyols, which make formulating 2k polyurethane systems easy.

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Isocyanates

Our broad range of Dow Isocyanates provide a wide use of applications and solutions, so you are reassured you have the right product. Discover our wide range of Dow Isocyanates to find the right product.

Polyols

Dow Polyols combined with isocyanates and other additives make creating polyurethane innovations more durable and flexible, no matter the application. Discover our wide range of Dow polyols to find the right product.

Silicone Surfactants

Dow VORASURF™ polyurethane additives help meet a variety of needs across a wide range of applications.

From footwear to mattresses, automotive interiors to rigid foam insulation used in refrigerators and construction, these essential additives allow you to optimize your system, solve problems and develop innovative products for your customers.

Silicone surfactants perform critical aspects of the foaming process including:

  • Improving emulsification and nucleation
  • Preventing coalescence
  • Stabilizing cell membranes
  • Increasing ingredient compatibility and decreasing surface tension
ISOCYANATES
Our broad range of Dow Isocyanates provide a wide use of applications and solutions, so you are reassured you have the right product. Discover our wide range of Dow Isocyanates to find the right product.
Product NameDescriptionBenefitsApplications
Isonate™ MDI
(methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) isocyanates from Dow are characterized by their purity, low acidity and reproducible reactivity.
  • High purity and high quality
  • Low acidity
  • Reproducible reactivity for manufacturing consistency
  • Resistance to heat distortion
  • Excellent strength at low densities
  • High resiliency
  • Excellent tensile properties
  • Outstanding color retention during processing
  • Durability
  • Fast curing
  • Thermal efficiency
  • Excellent flowability
  • Fast demolding
  • Low odor
  • Adhesive and sealants
  • Elastomers
  • Coatings
  • Automotive bumpers, fenders, fascia
  • Integral-skin plastics
  • Tires and wheels
  • Industrial wheels
  • Shoe soles
  • Carpet underlay/adhesives
  • Recreational goods
  • Mechanical goods
PAPI™ polymeric MDIproducts noted for their resistance to heat distortion and excellent strength properties at low densities.
  • High purity
  • Low acidity
  • High viscosity
  • Flexible foam
  • Semi-flexible foam
  • Rigid foam
  • Adhesives
  • Coatings
    Elastomers
  • Sealants
  • Integral skin foam
  • High resilience foam
  • Isocyanate prepolymers
VORASTAR™ polyol modified MDIwith excellent humidity and chemical resistance.
  • Tank liners
  • Structural applications
  • High-performance bedliners
  • Waterproofing
  • Roof coatings
  • Secondary containment
  • Fast installation
  • Zero VOCs
  • Fast return to service
  • Non-slumping performance
  • Corrosion and abrasion protection
  • Exceptional crack coverage
  • Adhesion to a variety of substrates
  • UV color stability (available in some products)
POLYOLS
Dow Polyols combined with isocyanates and other additives make creating polyurethane innovations more durable and flexible, no matter the application. Discover our wide range of Dow polyols to find the right product.
Product NameDescriptionBenefitsApplications
VORANOL™ Polyether Polyolsare useful in the production of high-resiliency, flexible molded foams and can be used to formulate coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers.
  • Offers good elastomeric and reinforcing properties to polyurethane foams and two-component CASE systems
  • Curing properties
  • Flooring adhesives
  • Sealants
  • Elastomeric roof coatings
  • Appliance insulation
  • Insulated panels
  • Refrigerated transportation vehicles
  • Portable coolers
  • Pour-in-place insulation
  • Marine floatation
  • Polyol blends
VORAPEL™ Polyether Polyolsare a family of hydrophobic polyols that improve moisture and chemical resistance in coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers for an improvement of up to 50% in water uptake.
  • Low viscosity
  • Good hydrophobicity
  • Good chemical resistance
  • Rigid coatings
  • Castings
  • Adhesives

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Your solution to higher-performing polyurethane formulations

Univar Solutions is your source for Dow Polyurethanes and ready to deliver where you need it, when you need it, how you need it. Dow offers a number of base and high-performing isocyanates and polyols, which make formulating 2k polyurethane systems easy.  With their wide range of products, you can easily formulate:

  • Coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers
  • Low- and high-density semi-rigid foams
  • Rigid foams
  • Viscoelastic (memory) slab foam
  • Structural reaction injection molding (RIM) materials
  • Flexible molded foam and slabstock

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