Polycarbonate Resin Market Is Expected to Reach 6.25 Million Tons by 2020, Growing at a CAGR of 5.4%.

Polycarbonate Resin Market Is Expected to Reach 6.25 Million Tons by 2020, Growing at a CAGR of 5.4%.

Polycarbonate (PC) resins are a type of thermoplastic resins which are formed out of ring structured aromatic polycarbonate combinations. These resins are known for their exceptional mechanical properties, and their heat and freeze resistance attributes as well. Polycarbonates find their applications in engineering are tough materials and some grades are optically transparent. Polycarbonates are also good electrical insulators and possess flame retardant properties. The material is commercially available as three broadly classified grades; injection molding, UV stabilized and optical.

Majority of the products made out of polycarbonate resins are made by subjecting a polycarbonate resin to an injection molding process where the polymerized material hardens inside a mold until it permanently takes on its allotted shape. Polycarbonate resins cannot have low tolerance level to solvents such as benzene or acetone which are otherwise found in household cleaning products. In such cases the material is treated with a coating which can insure damage against exposure to such chemicals or even ultraviolet radiation. Such treated polycarbonate resins are considered to be of the UV stabilized grade.

One major advantage for polycarbonate resins are its unique properties with various applications. These properties of polycarbonates cannot be easily substituted with some other thermoplastics. Owing to their high density and impact strength, they have a broad range of applications in manufacturing products such as optical disks, eyeglasses, bullet proof glasses, medical equipment, automotive, aerospace and security components. Polycarbonates are most commonly used in manufacturing optical disks, optical wear, headlamp lenses and sporting helmets and in manufacturing high quality optical products for military grade applications. As per the latest trend of innovative wear, polycarbonates due to their light weight and electrical properties are used in development of...

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