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Huntsman
Making Flying Lighter

Huntsman supplies the high-performance
epoxy resins and curatives found in the
Photo Credit : BASF majority of composite parts used in the
newest generation of aircraft today. The use
of these lighter and stronger materials has
dramatically grown over the past decade,
resulting in greater fuel efficiency and lower
costs for the airline industry. Araldite epoxy
resins are very widely used in civil as well as
defence applications such as -manufacturing
of composite parts of passenger aircrafts,
military aircrafts, helicopters, marine
(speed boats & yachts) & space applications
(satellites, radomes& radars). The growth
in the use of lighter and stronger carbon-
fiber composite parts to build airplanes
has taken off, literally, thanks to Araldite®
multifunctional epoxy resins made by
Huntsman.
Huntsman’s adhesives are widely used for
bonding of various composite, plastic and
metallic parts in aerospace, marine & space
applications. Their epoxy coating systems
are also used for protection of metallic parts
from corrosion.
In addition to multifunctional epoxy
resins, Huntsman also manufactures
high-performance epoxy adhesives and
epoxy syntactic materials that are
primarily used for reinforcing honeycomb
composite panels in aircraft floors,
galley walls, bulkheads and more.
Huntsman’s laminating systems are used
for manufacturing and repairing composite
radomes, fairings, flight control surfaces,
cargo and cabin panels in aircraft.

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