LEUNA-HARZE RESINS

EPOXY RESINS, REACTIVE DILUTING AGENTS, CURING AGENTS

EXPERIENCE, PERFORMANCE, INNOVATION

LEUNA-HARZE GmbH is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of epoxy resins. The medium-sized, owner operated company was established in 1995 and employs a workforce of about 150. The enterprise is successfully continuing epoxy resign research and production, which has been a traditional industry in Leuna since 1956.

This product is available in following countries: Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Contact:
Komma
 
Christoph Fritschi
Senior Sales & Product Manager
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
phone: +41 61 326 66 31
fax:
Komma
 
Xavier Joaquín
Business Team Manager
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
phone: +34 93 445 83 06
fax: +34 902 095 568

DOLDER represents the entire LEUNA-HARZE GmbH packaged product portfolio sourced in Leuna: 

  • EPILOX® epoxy resins
  • EPILOX® reactive diluting agents
  • EPILOX® curing agents (polyamines, polyamine amides and aliphatic/cycloaliphatic based polyamine adducts)

MOVE TO GREEN

LEUNA HARZE has added an environmentally friendly alternative to the existing synthesis route based on crude oil-based polypropylene in the production of its epoxy resin: With the construction of an additional production plant and the use of glycerine, which is based on used cooking oil and fat, rapeseed and other vegetable oils, as well as by-products of biodiesel production, the raw material consumption for epoxy resin is reduced considerably and CO2 emissions are cut by up to 50%.

BIO-BASED EPOXY RESINS AND REACTIVE DILUENTS

The Epilox® G series comprises bisphenol A and bisphenol F epoxy resins and reactive diluents that contain a bio-based carbon content. Bio-based epichlorohydrin, which is produced at the LEUNA-Harze GmbH site on the basis of glycerine, is used in the production process. The glycerine used is a by-product of biodiesel production.

The bio-based epoxy resins and reactive diluents offer the same mechanical properties, chemical resistance and processing characteristics as the corresponding Epilox® analogs. Use in existing applications is therefore possible in most cases without modification or adaptation of the production process.

LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA) - REDUCTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS

As part of the MOVE-TO-GREEN strategy, LEUNA-Harze GmbH commissioned the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg (Ifeu) to carry out a life cycle assessment of selected epoxy resins and reactive diluents in accordance with the LCA standards DIN EN ISO 14040/14044.

The study included a detailed assessment of the life cycle of the epoxy resins and reactive diluents from the production of the raw materials used to the LEUNA-Harze GmbH factory gate (cradle-to-gate approach).

The results consistently showed lower CO2 emissions in the production of bio-based epoxy resins and reactive diluents compared to petrochemical-based products. Based on the knowledge gained, influencing factors of greenhouse gas emissions during production can be further analyzed and optimized in the future.

EPILOX® is a registered trademark of LEUNA-HARZE GmbH used under license by DOLDER Ltd.