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Hydrocarbon Solvents – Aromatic Hydrocarbons

2nd September 2019

Aromatic hydrocarbons have the most solvency power of all solvents, with a chemical structure based upon the aromatic 6-membered benzene […]

Hydrocarbon Solvents - Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbon Solvents – Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

Aliphatic hydrocarbons can be supplied as highly pure single products such as hexane or heptane (normal or iso), cyclic (eg. […]

Hydrocarbon Solvents - Distillates and Dearomatised Grades

Hydrocarbon Solvents – Distillates and Dearomatised Grades

Petroleum distillates are produced from crude oil in the refining process by fractional distillation. Distillates can be collected from the […]

Oxygenated Solvents – Alcohols

Alcohols are a versatile range of solvents used in large quantities in a wide range of applications. Very miscible with […]

Oxygenated Solvents – Ketones

Ketones are a group of solvent products widely used in cosmetics and personal care, surface coatings, pharmaceutical manufacture, printing inks, […]

Oxygenated Solvents – Esters

Esters or acetates are commonly used oxygenates which have good solvency power and characteristic odours.Ethyl acetate and N-propyl acetate for […]

Oxygenated Solvents – Glycol Ethers

Glycol ethers consist of a large group of around 30 products, utilised extensively within the sector producing ‘water-based’ materials. Unique […]

SIA launches new Solvents Family Brochure

19th March 2018

The SIA and the European Solvents Industry Group (ESIG) have launched an updated version of ‘The Solvents Family – Welcome […]

New SIA Brochure

28th June 2016

The Solvents Industry Association is proud to release a new promotional brochure, illustrating our activities in the industry and work carried […]

Where Do Solvents Come From?

25th January 2016

With the exception of fermented alcohols, non-aqueous solvents are derived from oil, gas and other fossil fuel sources. These are […]