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Golf Ball Materials
A driving force in golf ball technology
SURLYN™ Ionomers have been the go-to material for golf ball covers and mantles for over 60 years. With outstanding long-term durability, alongside flex, impact, crack, scratch and scuff resistance, it's easy to see why approximately 90% of golf balls feature this popular component.
Our expertise in materials science and intimate understanding of golf ball engineering have allowed SURLYN™ Resins to evolve alongside the rapidly growing golf industry – adding other advanced materials, including PARALOID™ Impact Modifiers, NUCREL™ Acid Copolymers and FUSABOND™ Functional Polymers, to help stay far ahead of the pack.
A formidable foursome
SURLYN™ Ionomers
Our rich portfolio of SURLYN™ Ionomers – including 8940 and 9910 – offer powerful options for covers and mantles in virtually any kind of golf ball.
PARALOID™ Impact Modifiers
PARALOID™ Resins help bring added durability and impact strength to custom-tailored cover blends.
NUCREL™ Acid Copolymers
NUCREL™ 599 Acid Copolymer delivers inherent flexibility and can be colored, UV-stabilized, painted or plated for customized covers.
FUSABOND™ Functional Polymers
FUSABOND™ N525 Functional Polymer offers excellent bonding and compatibilization in blends for golf ball covers.
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Innovation is a team sport
When it comes to developing advanced golf balls, collaboration is key. We work closely with all our customers, using competitive monitoring, performance testing and continuous customer input to improve every grade of ball.
Perfecting our “long game”
Like all of our offerings, our materials for sports and recreation are designed and manufactured with sustainability in mind. We’re constantly exploring and innovating, seeking out new ways to make even better, more sustainable materials to help protect people, our communities and our planet.
While our efforts to helping end plastic waste extends far and wide, we’re pleased to report that we’ve also helped repurpose used plastic mesh fencing into recycled golf tees, ball markers and divot tools.
Playing the whole course
Our commitment to golf doesn’t end with golf balls. As an organization that truly cares about inclusivity, we’re thrilled to partner with both the LPGA Tour as sponsor of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational (GLBI) and the PGA Tour.
With the annual GLBI event, and as a founding partner of the LPGA’s online platform, the LPGA Women’s Network, we’re helping foster inclusion and diversity, inspiring curiosity in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and sharing our focus on sustainability in and through this rapidly growing sport.
The main ingredients of golf balls strengthen a wide array of other applications beyond sport
Dow PARALOID™ Impact Modifiers are utilized by manufacturers and engineers across different industries to prolong durability and impact resistance of polymer materials. From vinyl windows to car parts to outdoor decking, PARALOID™ additives can withstand even the toughest conditions—including the force of your driver hitting the ball off a tee (and the force of your ball hitting a tree after the occasional shank).
We’re excited about the possibilities of developing better golf balls.