Bakelite^® Phenolic Resins for Automotive Brake Systems

Hexion has decades of expertise in phenolic resin systems for automotive disc brake pads, drum brake linings and clutch facings, helping customers:

• Increase productivity
  
• Meet varied process criteria
• Meet varied performance criteria

We offer a wide selection of unmodified and modified resins, in both liquid and solid (powder) forms. Our resins are compatible with numerous friction material formulations and manufacturing processes including:

• Compression molding--cold, warm or hot
• Impregnation
• Saturation