Industrial Release Agents

Release products faster

Release agents can improve your manufacturing by speeding up die-cast, rubber, plastic and concrete release. Dow’s release technology helps you achieve:

Quicker release of products made in molds, such as tires and food containers
Lubricity and slipperiness in applications using rollers, such as conveyor belts and newspaper presses

Polyalkylene glycol (PAG)

PAGs are used as mold release agents for rubber and plastic applications because they:

Don’t dissolve or react with the molded product
Exhibit low vapor pressure
Are easy to apply and remove
Leave no deposit or residue on the mold
Offer some lubricating action

Polyethylene glycol (PEG)

PEGs are used widely as mold release agents and lubricants for fabricating natural and synthetic rubber. They are useful to the rubber industry because they:

Are water-soluble and easy to apply and remove
Are nonvolatile, with minimal losses in use
Have very low ash content for no residue buildup in molds
Are chemically inactive

Silicone emulsions, fluids and resins

Silicone materials are used as release agents for molding, extruding and fabricating rubber and plastic parts and in die-casting metals. Silicones offer: