Phenolic resins offer such favorable properties as heat resistance, flame retardancy, low smoking, adhesiveness, good mechanical strength and good electrical properties, and great potential for modification. Commercial production of phenolic resins began in the early 20th century. Over this nearly 100-year history, phenolic resins have been used with good results in an incredible array of applications.
Today, phenolic resins play a crucial role in a wide range of industries. For example, they are used as a binger for abrasives and as an electronics material. In recent years, needs are evolving in fields such as metal bonding, carbon materials, electronic materials and structural materials as greater emphasis has been placed on properties such as corrosion resistance, fire resistance and high carbon residue. Showa Highpolymer will continue its contribution to society as we strive to achieve higher quality and keep up with the increasingly diverse needs of industry.

Our extensive Shonol® for abrasive cloth and paper includes products for light sanding in woodworking applications and for heavy grinding of stainless steel and other materials.

Uses include brake linings, disk pads and clutch facing for automotive, railroad and other industrial machinery applications.

Showa Highpolymer manufactures resins for compounding with chloroprene rubber and nitrile rubber. Rubber type solvent-based adhesives are easy to use and provide strong adhesive strength, and are thus used in a wide range of applications.

Shonol tackifier resin retains its adhesive properties even in prolonged use.
Additionally, Shonol for butyl rubber vulcanization exhibits superior heat resistance and rapid cure properties.

Phenolic resin-based paints include metal paints, created through combination with epoxy resins. They provide good resistance to water and chemicals, good mechanical adhesion and other favorable properties.

Showa Highpolymer manufactures a line of distinctive Shonol products for dielectric boards and decorative boards.

Our products excel in terms of fire retardant, low-smoke and mechanical properties. They are used for transport equipment and in construction and civil engineering applications.

Our extensive lineup includes 100% nitrogen-free solid resol resins and other special resin molding compounds.

These high performance resins are designed for general and special applications, and for heavy grinding work.

Shonol® is used as a binder for inorganic fibers (glass wool, rock wool) and organic fibers (cotton, etc.) used to manufacture thermal and acoustic insulation materials.
Thermal and acoustic insulation bound with Shonol meet the needs of users in these energy-conscious times, and are used widely in the automotive and housing industries.

CFCs are rapidly being phased out. Phenolic foams are no exception, and the shift to non-CFC products is an urgent issue. Showa Highpolymer manufactures a number of Shonol resins that meet the market demand for CFC-free products.

Our lineup includes high performance resins for shell molds and room temperature self-curing applications.

Impurities such as free phenol, metals and halogen elements have been reduced to very low levels in our novolac-type phenolic resin, which is combined with epoxy resin and used for encapsulating semiconductors.

Shonol for fireproofing materials has high residual carbon and consistent strength after firing.

Shofoam is manufactured by reacting phenolic resin with isocyanate, giving it flame retardancy performance with superior properties of heat resistance and smoke generation compared to regular hard urethane foams. We have two types available: one for foam-in-place applications and one for injection foaming.