Evolving societal and environmental expectations require advanced solutions -- and you need a business partner with the experience, foresight and know-how to deliver raw materials designed for lighter, faster and greener 21st century applications.

At Rain Carbon, our businesses have spent more than 150 years anticipating changes in customer requirements. We have watched technological advancements stretch the imagination of what's possible. And we have used our experience and innovation to develop essential raw materials that have enabled customers to introduce countless cutting-edge products.

In recent years, advances in science and engineering have unleashed the potential of coal and petro tars -- two of our core raw materials -- and we are rapidly mobilizing to leverage new opportunities made possible by these advancements.

  • Naphthalene Derivatives
  • Petrochemical Intermediates
  • Superplasticizers
  • Resins & Modifiers
  • Engineered Products
RCI -Naphthalene Producers and Suppliers

Naphthalene derivates are primarily produced from our internal production of naphthalene oil which is further processed into downstream products. We use naphthalene oil as a raw material for producing phthalic anhydride and PNS/PCE liquids. Phthalic anhydride is used in construction, plastics and as specialty chemicals in other industries. PNS/PCE liquids are a class of polymer-based dispersant materials, principally used as in-process aids in the manufacturing of construction products such as concrete and gypsum, as well as a variety of other demanding industrial and agricultural applications.

Contact

Ingo Vorgang 
Email:  ingo.vorgang@raincarbon.com
Phone: +49 2305 705-459
Fax: +49 2305 705-446

 

Petrochemical Intermediates

We produce BTX products -- benzene, toluene and xylene -- from the secondary distillation of crude benzene, a liquid by-product derived in conversion of coal into metallurgical coke used for pig iron and steel production. A substantial part of our crude benzene is procured from third parties. Benzene, toluene and crude xylene are critical inputs for several chemicals-based substances. Applications of toluene and crude xylene include use as solvents for inks and paints.

Superplasticizers

Superplasticizers

Superstructures such as bridges and high-rises require concrete with flowability, compressive strength, low air permeability, good resistance to wear and tear, and longevity. Superplasticizers are necessary to achieve these properties.

The market today demands a wide variety of concrete superplasticizers specifically designed to offer different product properties for different end-use applications. Rain Carbon develops, produces and markets the broadest range of these critical construction polymers available in the Americas’ marketplace. Our products improve the rheological, mechanical and flow properties of concrete, while increasing its strength, promoting compaction and providing optimum workability.

Product quality and reliability is why our RÜTGERS brand of high-performance polymeric dispersants were selected for construction of the 452-meter Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, one of the tallest buildings in the world.

Polynaphtalene sulfonate (PNS)

DISAL®

A sodium poly-naphthalene sulfonate used as raw material in the formulation of various types of superplasticizers, DISAL® helps disperse cement particles and break agglomerates, thereby improving the fluidity of concrete. It can be used to improve the rheological and mechanical properties of the concrete (i.e., workability, compressive strength and bending modulus of elasticity), helping to produce the following characteristics:

  • Self-leveling
  • High resistance to initial compression
  • Good workability
  • Low water / cement ratio (reduction up to 30 percent)
  • Low cement content and low carbon footprint
  • High performance

DISAL® is used in:

  • Pumped concrete
  • Marine concrete
  • Projected concrete
  • Prefabricated concrete
  • Architectural concrete
  • Specially shaped concrete slabs
  • Concretes containing fly ash, silica fume or blast furnace slag
  • Lightweight concrete

DISAL® is available in both liquid and powder forms.

Durasar

A calcium poly-naphthalene sulfonate used as raw material in the formulation of various types of non alkaline, low-sulfate superplasticizers, it helps disperse cement particles and break agglomerates, improving the fluidity of concrete. It can be used to improve the rheological and mechanical properties of concrete (i.e., workability, compressive strength and bending modulus of elasticity).

Durasar can be used to produce concrete with the following characteristics:

  • Self-leveling
  • High resistance to initial compression
  • Good workability
  • Low water / cement ratio (reduction up to 30 percent)
  • Low cement content and low carbon footprint
  • High performance

Durasar is used in:

  • Pumped concrete
  • Marine concrete
  • Projected concrete
  • Prefabricated concrete
  • Architectural concrete
  • Specially shaped concrete slabs
  • Concretes containing fly ash, silica fume or blast furnace slag
  • Lightweight concrete

Durasar is available in liquid form.

Gypflow® and Gypsperse

Gypflow® and Gypsperse are sodium and calcium salts of poly-naphthalene sulfonates, specially formulated for the gypsum industry. They are designed to impart a strong anionic charge on gypsum particles to produce optimum dispersion of solids.

  • Permit the use of low water/stucco ratios thus requiring lower energy usage per MSF
  • Their low viscosity produces fast dilution, allowing instantaneous dispersion of solids in the mixer.
  • Provides excellent fluidity to the gypsum slurry at very low concentration
  • Lowers energy usage levels by decreasing excess water at the mixer
  • Responds to the demand for high speed, low cost manufacturing
  • Yields excellent results with natural and synthetic gypsum

SARATAN

SARATAN products are low molecular weight sodium poly-naphthalene sulfonates. SARATAN is a highly effective dispersant for a wide variety of pigments, including carbon black, mineral colorants, organic dyestuffs, fillers, extenders and clays.

SARATAN stabilizes and reduces viscosity of thick pastes and produces a smooth, uniformly wet paste without separation of the solid particles. Used in the leather industry, SARATAN acts as a wetting and dispersing agent for staining dry leather, applying aqueous finishes and rewetting hides or crushed leather.

MANUFACTURE OF SYNTHETIC RUBBERS

SARATAN is used in combination with primary emulsifiers such as fatty acid soaps, disproportionate rosin acid soaps to prepare high solid content latexes, very stable towards pH variation. A very fine floc or ‘gums’ tends to form during the emulsion polymerization of styrene-butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber, and poly-chloroprene despite the presence of efficient primary emulsifiers.

The addition of a secondary dispersant/emulsifier such as SARATAN effectively minimizes the formation of gum.

A secondary dispersant is economically important because excessive gum formation in the reactors and in styrene stripping columns leads to frequent shutdowns for clean-up. SARATAN minimizes such formation of gum and allows rubber production facilities to operate for considerably longer periods of time before shutdown

Polycarboxylate ether (PCE)

MEGAPOL® GUSR-AC

A new generation superplasticizer based on modified polycarboxylate, MEGAPOL® GUSR-AC is specially developed to provide extended workability retention in concrete applications for approximately 90-120 minutes at 20°C (68°F). It provides extended slump retention for ready-mix applications. At normal dosages, it will not significantly affect the hydration heat of concrete. MEGAPOL® GUSR-AC is designed to improve the flow properties of the mix by dispersing cement particles and breaking up agglomerates by steric repulsion. The product engineers for concrete in hot weather, the long waiting times or to minimize slump adjustment at site. It reduces time consumption, QC time and risk of over dosage of superplasticizer or of adding water.

MEGAPOL® GUSR-AC can be mixed with MEGAPOL® GU-40 AC (or any other water reducer except poly-naphthalene sulfonates) to optimize concrete fluidity of maintaining the regional specificity cements, or to increase water capacity reduction.

MEGAPOL® GUSR-AC can be used with:

  • High-performance concrete
  • Marine concrete
  • Ready-mix concrete
  • Self-compacting concrete
  • Pervious concrete
  • Gunite concrete
  • Lightweight concrete
  • Pumped concrete
  • Architectural concrete
  • Blended concrete

MEGAPOL® GUSR-AC is available in liquid form.

MEGAPOL® MP

MEGAPOL® MP series is a new generation superplasticizer polycarboxylate specially developed to improve the properties of concrete.

It is principally designed for precast concrete where high water reduction and high short-term resistances are sought. Compared to several PCE products on the market, MEGAPOL® MP series is less sensitive to changes in cement, while providing exceptional fluidity and good rheology comfort. MEGAPOL® MP is designed to improve the flow properties of the mix by dispersing cement particles and breaking up agglomerates by steric repulsion. This series also acts as a potential high range, mid range and low range water reducing agent for the ready-mix and precast markets.

MEGAPOL® MP can be used with:

  • Precast concrete
  • High-performance concrete
  • Marine concrete
  • Ready-mix concrete
  • Self-compacting concrete
  • Pervious concrete
  • Gunite concrete
  • Lightweight concrete
  • Pumped concrete
  • Architectural concrete
  • Blended concrete

MEGAPOL® MP is available in liquid form.

Polymelamine sulfonate

MELADYNE 40

A high-performance superplasticizer specifically designed to achieve improved concrete properties, MELADYNE 40 may be used to increase the compressive and flexural strengths of concrete. The fluidified concrete remains workable for approximately 90 minutes at 20°C (68°F). When used at normal dosages, it does not affect the concrete’s hydration heat. MELADYNE 40 is an effective dispersant, fluidifier and high range water reducing agent. It improves the flow properties of the mix by breaking up cement agglomerates through electrostatic repulsion.

MELADYNE 40 can be used in:

  • High and ultra-high performance concrete
  • Self-compacting concrete
  • Pumped concrete
  • Pervious concrete
  • Marine concrete
  • Gunite concrete
  • Precast concrete
  • Architectural concrete
  • Blended cement concrete
  • Lightweight concrete

MELADYNE 40 is available in both liquid and powder forms.

Industrial Dispersants

Demanding industrial, chemical, oil and gas as well as mining applications require the use of RÜTGERS brand additives and in-process aides to insure the consistent, high performance of critical operations and final products. The industrial dispersants, developed and manufactured by Rain Carbon are essential in gypsum and cement board production, extractive minerology, emulsion polymerization, oil-and-gas drilling and completion, leather processing and in agro-chemicals and dye intermediates.

Contact
Corina Buca

Email: corina.buca@raincarbon.com

Phone: +1 450 659 9693

Fax: +1 450 659 3428

Toll free: 1 800 265 9693

Resins & Modifiers

We produce aromatic hydrocarbon resin products that are based on either petrochemical or coal tar distillate raw materials. Our petrochemical-based resins are used primarily for applications in adhesives and printing inks. Our coal tar-based resins are used primarily for applications in coatings, rubber tires and other end-user rubber products. We sell most of our petrochemical-based resins in the European, Asian and North American markets. We sell most of our coal tar-based resins products within the European market.

Phenolics are produced from the downstream refining of carbolic oil that we internally distill from coal tar, as well as carbolic oil and other raw materials we purchase from third parties. Anthracene and carbazole are produced from the downstream refining of anthracene oil that we internally distilled from coal tar. We also produce acetophenone and 3.5-xylenol which are produced from petrochemical-based raw materials we purchase from third parties.

Engineered Products

Our innovative CARBORES® binder, an engineered pitch product made at our facility in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany, combines the advantages of coal tar pitch products and phenolic resins.

Coal tar pitch contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that require special safety precautions be taken during its use. CARBORES® is a substitute binder used in carbon-containing refractory products and graphite products, created with a dramatically reduced concentration of PAHs. Consistent with our commitment to environmental sustainability, we are developing additional applications for this eco-friendly binder and working to further improve the outstanding environmental qualities of CARBORES®.

While designed for refractory products, the property profile of CARBORES® also allows for it to be substituted for standard cap; tar pitch in other applications.

CARBORES® is available in three product lines:

  • CARBORES® T: A binder for the production of monolithic refractory products, it is available in different viscosities, delivered as a liquid at ambient temperature.
  • CARBORES® F: A binder with different softening points for the production of refractory bricks and for specialty graphite, delivered in molten or solid form.
  • CARBORES® P: A high-performance binder for shaped and monolithic refractory products as well as for specialty graphite, delivered as a solid or powder.

Our engineered products also include:

  • PETRORES®, which is used in specialty applications such as lithium-ion batteries and energy storage.
  • LP Sealer Base, a petrochemical-based pavement sealer.

Demand for these one-of-a-kind advanced materials is increasing due to their eco-friendly characteristics, and Rain Carbon is constantly working to bring additional products to the market to help customers meet evolving environmental and societal requirements.