What do stitches and seat padding have in common…?

 

 

…both make life better with chlor-alkali!

Need to get your wound or injury stitched up?…

Hopefully it doesn’t happen too often that you hurt yourself and need stitches but when it does, it is likely that they will be made of nylon. This versatile material is made with caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) and used for certain surgical sutures, as well as many modern toothbrushes and in dental floss. Nylon is also essential for hard-wearing fabrics for coats, trousers and even tents when you want to go camping.

Chlor-alkali chemistry features in many other health and pharmaceutical applications such as drugs for asthma, diabetes, depression, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and even cancer.

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.. and make your drive around town more comfortable!

Chlor-alkali is also involved in making polyurethane, a comfortable material used in seat padding. Originally a replacement for rubber, polyurethane can come in rigid, flexible, foam and liquid form. As a foam it is found in car seating where it is lighter than alternatives, meaning you also use less fuel to get you around town. Click here for more information from Euro Chlor’s downstream association, ISOPA.

Polyurethane is so comfortable it can be used in your sofa or to give you a good night’s sleep on your mattress. Interestingly, each year, over 40 million mattresses are discarded in Europe. Polyurethane is one of the few mattress materials that can be easily recycled into new foam for reuse; a truly circular material for a more sustainable Europe!

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Chlor-alkali is vital for many products in our daily life.