Hypalon
Encyclopedia
Hypalon is a trademark
for chlorosulfonated polyethylene
(CSPE) synthetic rubber
(CSM) noted for its resistance to chemicals, temperature extremes, and ultraviolet light. It was a product of DuPont Performance Elastomers, a subsidiary of DuPont
.
Along with PVC
, CSM is one of the most common materials used to make inflatable boat
s and folding kayak
s. It is also used in roof
ing materials.
Hypalon has become the common name for all kinds of CSM, even though DuPont was not the only manufacturer. Tosoh Corporation of Japan produces CSM under the trade names Toso-CSM and extos.
DuPont Performance Elastomers announced on May 7, 2009 that it intended to close its manufacturing plant in Beaumont, Texas
by June 30, 2009. This was DPE's sole plant for CSM materials. The company was therefore exiting the business for Hypalon and also its related product, Acsium.http://www.dupontelastomers.com/products/hypalon/hypalon.asp?redirect=hypalondotcom The plant closure was delayed until April 20, 2010, in response to customer requests.
Trademark
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
for chlorosulfonated polyethylene
Polyethylene
Polyethylene or polythene is the most widely used plastic, with an annual production of approximately 80 million metric tons...
(CSPE) synthetic rubber
Synthetic rubber
Synthetic rubber is is any type of artificial elastomer, invariably a polymer. An elastomer is a material with the mechanical property that it can undergo much more elastic deformation under stress than most materials and still return to its previous size without permanent deformation...
(CSM) noted for its resistance to chemicals, temperature extremes, and ultraviolet light. It was a product of DuPont Performance Elastomers, a subsidiary of DuPont
DuPont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...
.
Along with PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
Polyvinyl chloride, commonly abbreviated PVC, is a thermoplastic polymer. It is a vinyl polymer constructed of repeating vinyl groups having one hydrogen replaced by chloride. Polyvinyl chloride is the third most widely produced plastic, after polyethylene and polypropylene. PVC is widely used in...
, CSM is one of the most common materials used to make inflatable boat
Inflatable boat
An inflatable boat is a lightweight boat constructed with its sides and bow made of flexible tubes containing pressurised gas. For smaller boats, the floor and hull beneath it is often flexible. On boats longer than , the floor often consists of three to five rigid plywood or aluminium sheets fixed...
s and folding kayak
Folding kayak
A folding kayak is a direct descendant of the original Inuit kayak made of animal skins stretched over frames made from wood and bones. A modern folder has a collapsible frame made of some combination of wood, aluminium and plastic, and a skin made of a tough fabric with a waterproof coating...
s. It is also used in roof
Roof
A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous....
ing materials.
Hypalon has become the common name for all kinds of CSM, even though DuPont was not the only manufacturer. Tosoh Corporation of Japan produces CSM under the trade names Toso-CSM and extos.
DuPont Performance Elastomers announced on May 7, 2009 that it intended to close its manufacturing plant in Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
by June 30, 2009. This was DPE's sole plant for CSM materials. The company was therefore exiting the business for Hypalon and also its related product, Acsium.http://www.dupontelastomers.com/products/hypalon/hypalon.asp?redirect=hypalondotcom The plant closure was delayed until April 20, 2010, in response to customer requests.