Chemours advances fluoroelastomer production process

Wilmington, Delaware - Chemours has recently announced the development of a process technology to produce ‘advanced polymer architecture’ (APA) grades of Viton fluoroelastomers.

The process eliminates the use of fluorinated polymerisation aids, thereby enhancing the sustainability of the fluoroelastomer production process, said Chemours.

Viton APA grade fluoroelastomers, it noted, enable products for applications?, including transport, electronics, industrial manufacturing, and oil & gas.? 

“Chemours invests in R&D that drives sustainability across our portfolio and supports,” said Denise Dignam, president of advanced performance materials at Chemours. 

The APA fluoroelastomers “enable solutions that are better, safer, more reliable, and more sustainable while meeting customer and market needs?,” she commented

The new Viton APA grade fluoroelastomers have equivalent performance to our other fluoroelastomer products, according to Chemours. 

Chemours said it has entered the final phase of the roll-out, with customer testing and validation to make the APA products widely available.