Under the Hood: Bakelite® Products for the Automotive Market

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ALL THINGS BAKELITE: The Age of Plastic

All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic, a film by John Maher, is a virtual periodic table of elements that combine to create a joyous and provocative story about the “father of modern plastics”. In 1907, Leo Hendrik Baekeland, a Belgian-born American chemist, made one of the most transformative discoveries of the 20th century: Bakelite. It was the first wholly synthetic plastic and it ushered in an explosion of new man-made materials that marked the beginnings of our modern industrial age.

Sustainable Bakelite® Resins for Insulation Foams and Molding Compounds

Hexion developed under the EU funded Bio4Products project bio-based resins for a more sustainable future. With lignin as a raw material a partially substitution of phenol in phenolic resins was achieved.

THE LIGHT ALTERNATIVE: Engineering Thermosets vs. Metals

Engineering thermosets, like many engineering thermoplastics, have inherent features that make them attractive design options as replacements for metal. As part of our series of articles about material and grade selection we give you a quick look of what sets ETS apart.