Today's KNOWLEDGE Share : ARAMINOLIC RESIN

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Today's KNOWLEDGE Share 

ARAMINOLIC RESIN:

“This thermosetting araminolic resin is designed to replace phenol-formaldehyde resins currently used in adhesives and composites. Its performance is the same, with interesting properties in terms of moisture resistance, rigidity and mechanical strength.



In order to prepare for a revolution in composite materials, MICHELIN ResiCare teams are currently developing new resins without SVHC, without styrene, formaldehyde, bisphenols nor isocyanates.


Michelin Araminolic resin can be 100% biobased. 

These resins are all plug-and-play with the key composite processes:

Compression molding

Contact lamination

Infusion molding

Molding of pre-impregnated


The intrinsic thermal, fire and mecanical resistance properties of Michelin araminolic resin makes it possible to meet the safety and normative requirements of many areas (transportation, automotive, aeronautics, space and defense).


In addition, the possibility of formulating according to a specification makes it possible to meet your requirements.

Made from beet sucrose and wheat or maize fructose, this biosourced resin has been developed to overcome the toxicity of phenol-formaldehyde resins, which are expensive to manufacture, dependent on Asia and have no existing ecosystem in Europe, while offering an alternative to fossil fuels.


Michelin, we used a phenolic polymer for tyres, resorcinol formaldehyde, but as it is petroleum-based and carcinogenic, we wanted to replace this molecule using retrosynthesis to break down the polymer into two monomers. The molecule discovered is non-toxic and is also found in caramel, honey and certain fruits. As it is similar to an aromatic aldehyde (a natural flavouring), we looked for another name for it and came up with Araminolic“, explains David Doisneau, Technical Director at Resicare, which developed the resin molecules in collaboration with IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN), a leading player in research in the fields of energy, transport and the environment. We now need to work on second-generation sugars so that, in a second phase, we can reversibilise this resin and make it recyclable, which is not yet the case,” says Laurent Lemonnier. “We need to create a specific ecosystem with research organisations in order to have a thorough understanding of the resin. We have already started testing the resin at Michelin,”


Two industrial projects are currently under way, with the aim of launching the product in 2026 and making the resin available on an industrial scale from 2027. “We are waiting for the final round of funding at the end of 2025 to build the manufacturing site for the 5HMF molecule, derived from fructose. It should be located on the Osiris chemical platform at Péage de Roussillon, near Valence, in France. The second unit should be located close to a sugar supply source.


source:Michelin ResiCare

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