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Flexible Slabstock Foam Additives

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Flexible Slabstock Foam Additives

Reliable solutions for quality, performance and innovation

Silicone additives from Dow can be used in many flexible slabstock foam applications, including:

  • Polyether and polyester slabstock foam 
  • Wide range of blowing agents systems Including carbon-dioxide and acetone
  • Wide latitude processing 
  • Low-emission surfactants 
  • Viscoelastic/slow-recovery 
  • Flame-retardant (FR) additives systems

Continuous conventional and viscoelastic foam additives

Product

Fine cell opening (FCO)

High cell opening (HCO)

Flame-retardant (FR)

Viscoelasticity

Reduced VOC

VORASURF™  FF 5959 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 198 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 198LV Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5188 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5950 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5950LV Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5160 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5951 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5951LV Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5810 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5906 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5906LV Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5933 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5982 Additive1

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VORASURF™ DC 5986 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5987 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5901 Additive2

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1Product unavailable in the E.U.  2Product only available in the E.U.

Conventional box foam additives

Product

Rectangular block

Cylindrical block

High filler content

High cell opening (HCO)

VORASURF™ DC 5933 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5417 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5906 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5906LV Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5810 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5986 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 5950 Additive

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TDI viscoelastic foam additives

Product

Processing window

Fine cell structure

High cell opening (HCO)

Low VOC

VORASURF™ SZ 1959 Additive

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VORASURF™ SZ 1979 Additive

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VORASURF™ SZ 1952 Additive

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HR slab foam additives

Product

Processing window

Fine cell structure

High cell opening (HCO)

Bulk stabilization

VORASURF™ DC 5043 Additive

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VORASURF™ DC 6070 Additive

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Polyester foam additives

VORASURF™ DC 1990 Additive

· Surfactant for polyester flexible slabstock foam applications with low emission requirements

· Can be used in flexible molded foam for cell-opening and for rigid foam applications

VORASURF™ TF 3607 Additive

· Surfactant for ester slabstock foam and TDI/MDI HR molded foam systems

· Surfactant for urethane elastomer foam and footwear (shoe sole) applications

VORASURF™ FF 5526 Additive

· Surfactant for polyester slabstock foam

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The latest flex foam innovations

Innovating for comfort, control and sustainability with VORASURF™

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VORASURF™ Silicone Polyurethane Additives

Explore our full range of polyurethane additives and surfactants.

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