1. Extreme diversity of applications

Figure 1 illustrates the remarkable disparity between products.

The following inventory, in alphabetical order, helps to show another aspect of the diversity of applications:

• paint and resin additives, waxes, polishes ;

• adhesives ;

• release agents ;

• non-stick ;

• antifogging ;

• defoamers ;

• heat diffusion for electronic systems ;

• electromagnetic shielding and radio frequencies (EMI/RFI) ;

• thermal...