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TABLE 5.1 Primary Polyacetal Resin Producers, Custom Compounders,
and Distributors
Company Material or product

Primary resin producers
(also compounding)
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Asahi Kasei Tenac acetal homopolymer
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Osaka, Japan Tenac C acetal copolymer
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Lynex T acetal copolymer
conductive grades
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BASF Ultraform acetal copolymer
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Florham Park, N.J., USA
DuPont Engineering Plastics
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Wilmington, Del., USA Delrin acetal homopolymer, copolymer
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Formosa Plastics Corp. of Taiwan Formosacon acetal copolymer
Part of Formosa Group
Taipei, Taiwan
Livingston, N.J., USA
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Kolon Industries Kolon Kocetal acetal copolymer
Toray and Kolon, codevelopers High heat stability
Acetal Copolymers
Kwacheon-city, Kyunggi-do
Korea (Rep.)
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KTP (Kisan), joint venture of Amilus acetal copolymer, marketed
Toray and Kolon, codevelopers of by Toray in North America, Europe
acetal copolymers High heat stability
Kimchon-City, Gyungsanbuk-Do
Korea (Rep.)
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Korea Engineering Plastics Kepital acetal copolymer
Seoul, Korea (Rep.)
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LG Chem Lucel , Lucet acetal homopolymer,
Seoul, Korea (Rep.) copolymer
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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Lupital acetal copolymer
(Mitsubishi Engineering Plastics)
Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo, Japan
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Polyplastics, joint venture of Duracon acetal copolymer
Ticona and Daicel Chemical Inds.
2-chome, Minato-ku,
Tokyo, Japan
PTM Engineering Plastics (Nantong) Acetal copolymer, production started
Joint venture of Polyplastics, February 2005
Ticona, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical,
and Korea Engineering Plastics
Nantong Municipality
Jiangsu Province, PROC
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Ticona GmbH Celcon , Hostaform , Duracon ®
(a Celanese AG business) acetal copolymer
Kelsterbach, Frankfurt, Germany
(owned by Blackstone Capital
Partners)