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Specialty resins –The secret to better tires and rubbers
Helping you drive innovation
As a leading global manufacturer of specialty resins, allnex supports tire manufacturers with an industry-leading offering ofadvanced, eco-friendly additives. With ALNOVOL® and CYREZ®, our broad range of technical additives includes two co-reactant
resins that are specifically designed for the needs of the tire industry and also boost performance in other types of rubbercompounding and processing.

ALNOVOL® resins for tire compounding

CYREZ® resins for better adhesion and crosslinking

With profound expertise dating back to the beginnings ofCYREZ® resins are among the industry’s best-known performance

phenolic chemistry in the 1950s, allnex has established itself ascompounds and used by major tire producers worldwide. They

the producer of a well-rounded and widely respected offering offunction either as adhesion promoters for steel cord in thephenolic and functionalized resins for tire compounding.

breaker compound or as crosslinkers in various applications.
allnex has been at the forefront of melamine resin development

It is this expertise which today allows us to offer tire makers our(HMMM, or hexamethoxymethylmelamine), broadening its use inALNOVOL® functionalized phenolic resins as a highly effective

tire compounds. CYREZ® resins are available in both liquid form

replacement for problematic adhesion systems. Long theand as a powder blend on a silica carrier. They are manufactured

industry standard for steel and tire cord integration but linked

at seven of our plants worldwide:with odor issues and environmental drawbacks, these systems–

USA: Kalamazoo, MI; Wallingford, CT

meet the industry’s demand for the removal of chemicals of–

Norway: Lillestrøm

concern, allnex also offers resorcinol- and cobalt-free options.

–Netherlands: Botlek–

Japan: Shimonosekisystems, these new resins can bring significant cost savings.

–Brazil: Ponta Grossa

Available globally, ALNOVOL® resins are manufactured in–China: Zhuhai

can now be substituted with a high-performing alternative. To

By reducing the expense associated with adhesion promoter

Germany, USA and China, and can be supplied in a variety ofpackage sizes.

Adding strength and sustainability – Our co-reactant resins
Product nameALNOVOL® PN 160
ALNOVOL® PN 320
ALNOVOL® PN 760
ALNOVOL® VPN 1132
CYREZ® 963 FAMILYCYREZ® 964 FAMILYCYREZ® CRA FAMILYALNOVOL® UF 410 RPC
ALNOVOL® PN 870
ALNOVOL® PN 871
ALNOVOL® PN 330

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Reinforcement

Cord adhesion promoter

HMMM hardenerTailored for tire and rubber performance –Our range of phenolic and amino resins

Products

Dynamic viscosity

Softening point

50% in MP1 [mPas]

ring & ball [°C]DIN 53177

DIN EN ISO 4625-1 free phenol [%]Characteristics

23 °C

5 °C/minDIN EN ISO 8974

Properties

Uses

Modified non-self-700-1100

101-113< 1.0

Suitable for reinforcing

Reinforcement of

natural rubber, styrenerubber

Content of

REINFORCING RESINSALNOVOL® PN 160

curing phenol novolac

butadiene rubber, EPDM
rubber and nitrite rubber
ALNOVOL PN 320®

Non-self-curing

1400-2200

108-120< 0.3

phenol novolac
ALNOVOL® VPN 1132

Modified100-600

115-155< 1.0High viscosity, very

Reinforcement of

low free phenolrubber

High tear resistanceReinforcement of

non-self-curing

rubberphenol novolac
ADHESION PROMOTERALNOVOL® PN 760

Functionalized

800-1800

95-115< 1.0

phenol resin
ALNOVOL PN 870®

Functionalized phenol 1000-2000

110-125< 0.3

novolacVery good aging, improved Textile and steeladhesion, environmentally

cord adhesion

friendly

promoterExcellent adhesion,

Steel cord

resorcionol-free andadhesion

cobalt-free compounding
ALNOVOL® PN 871

Functionalized phenol 1000-2000

110-125< 0.3

novolac

Excellent adhesion,

Steel cord

resorcionol-free andadhesion

cobalt-free compounding
PERFORMANCE RESINSALNOVOL® PN 330

Modified phenol resin 1400-2200

108-120< 0.3

Increasing wear resistance Performance resinand chip & chunkfor TBR and OTR
tread compounds

Content of HMMM2
Products

Characteristics

Content of ash3 [%]Carrier type

Properties

Uses

> 982

None

Low content of free

Curing agent for resorcinol andformaldehyde

novolac resins

PrecipitatedGood flow ability,

Curing agent for resorcinol andamorphouseasily dispersible

novolac resins

PrecipitatedHigh loading, easily

Curing agent for resorcinol andamorphous silica

dispersible

novolac resinsADHESION PROMOTER /CROSSLINKER
CYREZ® 963 FAMILY

Hexamethoxymethyl
melamine resin

CYREZ® 964 FAMILY

Hexamethoxymethyl

31-353melamine resin

silicaCYREZ® CRA FAMILY

Hexamethoxymethyl

24-283melamine resin

Dynamic viscosity [mPas]
Products

Characteristics

DIN 53177 23 °C

Appearance

Properties

Uses

Carbamid resin

3500-13500

LiquidOil replacement,

Apex, bead, textile cord adhesion

hardnesscompounds

OTHERSALNOVOL® UF 410
RPC

improvement,
low Mooney viscosity
1 MP: Methoxy propanol
Product availability can vary by usage location. Please contact your local allnex representative regarding availability in specific countries and regions

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