Among the functional polymers that Hodogaya Chemical supplies, polyurethane materials may be the most prevalent in our daily lives, as they are used in stockings, training wear, cushions, bags, automobile parts, and a number of other common products.
Polyurethane is used in a wide variety of applications, but let us turn our attention to clothing applications here.
Polyurethane fibers are elastic, meaning that they expand and contract like rubber. However, polyurethane has greater elasticity than rubber, and is lighter in weight. When combined with other common fibers, these properties result in stockings that are easy to move in, fit well and look attractive. Polyurethane is also essential to training wear, where ease of movement is a must.
Recently, elasticity has been added to all sorts of garments, from jeans to menswear. If the tag lists polyurethane as an ingredient, you know that the garment has some stretch.
Stockings
Sneakers & Training wear
Suits
Polyurethane Materials
PTG、PPG
MDI、TDI
elastic fibers
Hodogaya Chemical manufactures and supplies PTG, a polyol used to make polyurethane. PTG is an essential ingredient of spandex, and it is no exaggeration to say that the current popularity of spandex is due to the advent of PTG.
PTG provides polyurethane and polyester materials with flexibility, elasticity, durability and other functions. It is a raw material for a wide range of products, from clothing and outdoor goods to automobile parts and other industrial materials. PTG has been successfully approved for plastic lenses, optical fiber coatings, and other advanced application fields. We actively continue to explore new applications.
Hodogaya Chemical’s Global Standard
Hodogaya Chemical was the first company in Japan to start commercial production of PTG (in 1963). Continual improvements that followed have led us to the market position that we enjoy today.
We are committed to satisfying the needs of our customers, including our efforts to develop novel polyols.