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Article: Cardolite saga in a nutshell. (company produces derivatives of cashew nutshell oil)(Company Profile)
- Article from:
- Chemical Week
- Article date:
- October 29, 1997
- Author:
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If not for cashew nutshell liquid, Cardolite Corp. (Newark, NJ) would be just another small chemical company. But cashew oil, a metasubstituted alkenyl phenol, is a critical commodity. Cashew-based friction modifying particles retain their shape under extreme heat and stabilize friction levels when added to brake composites. "In short, the heat-resistant cashew formulation prevents brake fade and reduces brake lining wear," says Anthony M. Stonis, Cardolite's 51-year-old coowner, president, and prime mover.
Cardolite imports about 10,000 tons/year of cashew oil, most of it from Brazil. Cashew trees grow literally around the world, along a narrow band on either side ...
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... ... as chairman and Anthony M. Stonis as vice chairman. The board ... recently was vice chairman. Stonis is president of Cardolite Corp ... manufactures products based on cashew nutshell liquid for the coatings, brake ... specialty polymer industries. Stonis first joined NJM's board ...
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