Commodity Production Costs
Silicone Surfactant Production
This report presents the economics of a process for Silicone-Polyethylene Glycol production in the United States. This silicone formulate - obtained from cyclic siloxanes (mainly octamethylcyclotetrasiloxanes), Si-H fluid (methyl hydrogen polysiloxane - MD'12M), hexamethyldisiloxane (used as chain broker for molecular weight control) and allyl PEG - is commonly used as surfactant in polyurethane foam.
Commodity Production Costs
High Viscosity Silicone Fluid Production
This report presents the economics of High Viscosity Silicone Fluid production in the United States. The assessment concerns a plant producing Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) by ring-opening polymerization starting from cyclic siloxanes (octamethylcyclotetrasiloxanes), using hexamethyldisiloxane for molecular weight control.
Commodity Production Costs
Silicone Elastomers Production
This report presents the economics of a process for Silicone Elastomers production in the United States. This Silicone Elastomer formulation is based on copolymerization of cyclic siloxanes (mainly octamethylcyclotetrasiloxanes) with vinylmethylsiloxane and phenylmethylsiloxane by vulcanization, using hexamethyldisiloxane for molecular weight control.
Commodity Production Costs
Low Viscosity Silicone Fluid Production
This report presents the economics of Low Viscosity Silicone Fluid production in the United States. The assessment concerns a plant producing Polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMS) by polycondensation of linear siloxanes, using hexamethyldichlorosiloxane for molecular weight control. The linear siloxanes are produced by hydrolysis of dimethylchlorosilane. The plant also produces cyclic siloxanes and hydrogen chloride as by-products.
Commodity Production Costs
Methyl Hydrogen Silicone Fluid Production
This report presents the economics of Methyl Hydrogen Silicone Fluid Production (a.ka. SiH Silicone) in the United States. The assessment concerns a plant producing Polymethylhydrosiloxane from methyldichlorosilane and trimethylchlorosilane hydrolysis. The plant also produces hydrogen chloride as by-product.