Polymers

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins
Unitika Ltd.

Polymers:Plastics

Competitive edge in automotive, electrical, andelectronic applications
Our outstanding technological capabilities enable us to offer engineering plastics
tailored to customer needs, along with functional resins with features not found in
our competitors’ general-purpose products, to provide highly sophisticated,customized products. With a focus on the markets for automotive as well as electrical and electronic products where needs have changed rapidly in recent years, weare strengthening strategic sales activities by forming cross-organizational,
application-specific teams designed to quickly respond to the needs of each area.
While expanding sales in the U.S., China, and other Asian markets with a focus on“U-POLYMER”, which has gotton recognition for its distinctiveness, we are also
working with an eye to developing and expanding on high value-added productsthat will set the global standard.

Lightweight and excellent in strength andmolding processability, our PET resins areused in a wide range of applications, including
containers for cosmetics and medical use.

elitelUnitika Ltd.
Unitika “elitel” are thermoplastic saturated
copolyester resins used as laminate adhesives
for flat cables connecting to electronic
devices and other products. We have anextensive product lineup suited to various
coating and film formation techniques.

ARROWBASE
Unitika Ltd.

“Arrowbase”is an innovative surfactant-freeaqueous dispersion of a modified polyolefin
resin. Arrowbase is finding wide use invarious applications as a polyolefin resinthat can be used as a coating with minimal
environmental impact.

XecoT

Unitika Ltd.
“XecoT” is a highly heat-resistant polyamide
resin made from castor beans. Its high heat
resistance, low moisture absorption, andgreat sliding performance make “XecoT”
a popular next-generation engineering plastic.

U-POLYMER
Unitika Ltd.

Unitika was the first in the world to develop
industrialized polyarylate resin. It is used
in a range of applications, including
precision equipment, automobiles, medicalequipment, food products, and everyday
goods.

Nylon 6 nanocomposite
Unitika Ltd.

Nylon 6 nanocomposite is a composite
material featuring superior rigidity, heat
resistance, and moldability. It is used forautomotive parts such as engine covers.

08Performance Materials
Leveraging a diverse range of materials and technologies to offer specialized functionalities,
Unitika is capable of responding to any customized need.
Our performance material business handles nonwoven fabrics, activated carbon fibers, high performance porous plates,
glass fabrics, glass beads, as well as a wide range of industrial materials.
While leveraging the features and functionalities of our full range of materials to flexibly respond to specific needs,
we are also expanding into new fields of application with our high-performance and high value-added products thatmake full use of our composite material technologies.

MARIX AX

Unitika Ltd.
“MARIX AX” is polyester spunbond
nonwoven suitable for heat-molding
application, which consists of bicomponent
continuous filament. It has air permiability,
thermal insulation, and sound insulation
due to porous structure. It can be used forvarious application, e.g. automotive parts.

Performance Materials:Nonwovens

Filters

Supplying a diverse range of spunbond andspunlace products to the world

Our spunbond nonwovens are used as thebase material of filters. The dimensional
stability, heat resistance, and pleat ability of
the “MARIX” polyester spunbond fabric arehighly appreciated, and this product is usedas the base material of various types of gas
and liquid filters. In addition, “ELEVES”, thathas excellent laminating performance for avariety of filtering materials, is used as thebase material of high-performance filters.

Our polyester filament spunbond nonwovens feature excellent strength, heatresistance, as well as dimensional stability, and are used for agricultural and civilengineering materials, automotive parts, and more. We are expanding theirapplications through the use of special fibers and composites with other materials.
Boasting the largest market share in Japan, our staple fiber spunlace nonwovens are
made of 100% cotton and are widely used in skin care products and cloth wipes, aswell as medical applications. Outside Japan, Thai Unitika Spunbond Co., Ltd.
(TUSCO), our production and sales company in Thailand, is working to expand
sales in North America, Europe, and Asia while shifting its focus to the kind of highvalue-added products we make in Japan. We are exploring the possibilities ofnonwovens to expand applications and cultivate new demand.

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ELEVES

Unitika Ltd.
“ELEVES” is bi-component composite
spunbond nonwoven fabric. Each individual
filament has a structure that the sheath madeof polyethylene covers the core made ofpolyester. The excellent features of these twomaterials are combined to make this product ahigh-performance nonwoven fabric sheet thatcan be used for a vast range of applications.

Coarse Denir MARIX
Unitika Ltd.

Made of filaments having a special structure,
this high functionality nonwoven fabricoffers excellent stiffness and high air
permeability. Also, this material has superior
wiping performance coming from special
fiber structure.

Cotton Spunlace
Unitika Ltd.

“Cottoace” is spunlace nonwoven fabricproduced by entangling cotton fibers firmly
by water jets. This fabric is made of 100%
cotton and manufactured by bonding fibers
into a sheet only with hydraulic power
without the use of a binder, which makes it
safe for use in skin-touching products.

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