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HAI (HAI), a joint venture
company between Hüttenes Alber-tus (HA) and Hexion Specialty
Chemical Company, serves the North American foundry industry as the
largest supplier of products for core/mold production. Our parent
organizations are highly integrated in the global chemical industry:
Hüttenes Alber-tus supplies the global foundry industry through a
network of sub-sidiary and affiliated companies, and Hexion is the
largest producer of Formaldehyde and Phenolic resins in North
America.
HAI offers North American foundries the most comprehensive range of
products supported in three market segments: Resin Sys-tems for
bonding sand; Resin Coated Sand (RCS) for the shell pro-cess; and
Refractory Coatings. Resin systems include: shell resins, ester
cured phenolic coldbox and nobake resins, phenolic urethane coldbox
and nobake resins, acid curing furan and phenolic resins, hot box
resins, and inorganic binders. RCS’s available from HAI include
products for general purpose, aluminum, low nitrogen and specialty
coated sands such as zircon. Refractory coatings include products
for iron, steel, and lost foam applications, and foundry companion
and auxiliary products such as adhesives and release agents.
Operational Excellence and Capabilities
Operational excellence defines HAI’s performance standard. It
represents our commitment to continuously improving everything we
do. HAI has met rigorous quality standards required for ISO
9001:2000 certification at all of our manufacturing facilities: the
resin production operation in Louisville, KY; the resin coated sand
operation in Oregon, IL; the refractory coating operation in Toledo,
OH. HAI is also promoting qualification of its facilities under the
ISO 14001 standards which requires a proactive program related to
environmental compliance.
Our main research & development facility is located with the global
headquarters in Westmont, IL. The state-of-the-art laboratories
include: facilities for conducting analytical chemistry evaluations,
synthesizing resin polymers, and developing refractory coatings, all
related to applications in the foundry field. Additional critical
research and development is performed in Toledo, OH.
HAI employs the largest dedicated Research and Development staff in
the industry. EcoMission is HAI’s latest innovation,
introducing environmental products that support sustainability and
minimize foundry environmental impact. With this, comes our ongoing
commitment to continually improving product performance and value.
To be recognized as an EcoMission classification, each of our
products must meet at least three out of five environmental
criteria. These criteria are: Utilizes Water or Renewable
Components, Utilizes Recycled Components, Low Volatile Organic
Compound (VOC), Low Hazardous Air, Pollutant (HAP), and Low Odor.
HAI’s EcoMission portfolio encompasses all three products lines,
resins, resin coated sand and refractory coatings, allowing
customers to select a wide variety of products to meet their
environmental needs. Biocure, Cordis and ALpHASET are offered as
environmentally friendly resin choices, while Custom Coat E-Series
is for resin coated sand users. For refractory coatings, Techni Kote,
Dura Kote and EZ Lite are all available for foundries to benefit
from environmentally.
Our Research and Development commitment, along with our
Manufacturing commitment to the foundry industry, will continue to
emphasize constant improvement in the performance characteristics
and productivity of our products.
Products
Sigma Cure – PUCB
Biocure - PUCB
Cordis - Inorganic/Water-Based, Multi-Use Resin Binder System
Techniset – PUNB
Super Set & Enviroset – Acid Cure FNB & PNB Systems
PNB systems
AlpHASET – Ester Cured Phenolic NB
BETASET – Ester Cured Phenolic CB
Chem Bond – Silicate Nobakes
CO2 Cured Silicates
Shell Resins and Catalyst
Sigma Sand – Low Odor Shell Sand
Custom Coat E- Series – Custom Blended, Low Odor, Low Emission Shell
Sand
Custom Coat – Custom Blended Shell Sand
Faskure – Resin Coated Sand
Styro Kote & Styro Shield – Lost Foam Refractory Coatings
Perm Kote – Centrifugal Re-fractory Coatings
Techni Kote, Satin Kote & Leecote – Refractory Coatings
EZlite - Ethanol-Based Refractory Coating
Durakote - Water-BasedRe-fractory Coating
MoldLite & Pyrokoat – Alco-hol Refractory Coating
Ac Attack – Metal Cleaners
Nix Stix – Release Agents
HA International LLC
Address:
630 Oakmont Ln.
Westmont, IL 60559
Tel: 630-575-5700
Fax: 630-575-5800
www.ha-international.com
Contacts
Keith McLean President and CEO
Mike Feehan VP – Manufacturing
Timothy O’Brien VP – HR
William Sample CFO
Ken Suchodolski Executive VP – Sales and Marketing
Doug Trinowski VP – Technical
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