WILMINGTON, Del.– The Chemours Company (“Chemours”) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, today announced an industry-leading sustainable process innovation to produce Advanced Polymer Architecture (APA) grade Viton™ fluoroelastomers, without the use of a fluorinated polymerization aid. With the introduction of this new technology and prior innovations, Chemours now has the capability to manufacture the entire Viton™ fluoroelastomers portfolio using a non-fluorinated surfactant, and continues its leadership in fluoroelastomer process and product development.
Viton™ APA grade fluoroelastomers enable products and applications critical for several markets, including transportation, advanced electronics, industrial manufacturing, and oil and gas. Designers and engineers recognize the high performance of Viton™ APA grade fluoroelastomers for their ability to be durable while retaining their flexibility, strength, and shape in the most extreme environments.
“Chemours invests in research and development that drives sustainability across our portfolio and supports reaching our ambitious 2030 Corporate Responsibility Commitment goals,” said Denise Dignam, President of Advanced Performance Materials at Chemours. “This new process to produce APA grade Viton™ fluoroelastomers without the use of a fluorinated polymerization aid builds upon our legacy of product innovation and industry leadership. Thanks to the power of our chemistry, we continue to find opportunities to enable solutions that are better, safer, more reliable, and more sustainable while meeting customer and market needs.”
As part of Chemours capability and commitment as a responsible supplier, we remain focused on the reliability of supply for our customers in the face of an evolving regulatory landscape. The new Viton™ APA grade fluoroelastomers have equivalent performance to our other fluoroelastomer products. The team successfully completed research into a non-fluorinated surfactant for this application. We are now entering the final phase with customer testing and validation to make it widely available. This advancement showcases our continued commitment to product and process innovation and to delivering sustainable solutions.
