Bradford, Pa. – American Refining Group (ARG) is pleased to showcase our Kendex® 0834, Heavy Resin as an exceptional product offering unrivaled performance in industrial lubricant applications and beyond. A paraffinic resin, Kendex 0834 offers enhanced protection, reliability, and versatility in a broad range of uses due to its high viscosity and shear stability.
“Our resin is unlike others because of the type of crude oil we refine,” states Mike Kozminski, Vice
President of Research and Development at ARG. Originating from specially selected Penn Grade crude oil, Kendex 0834 is well-known for exceptional quality. In fact, Kendex 0834 is a high viscosity paraffinic resin that continues to be refined from light sweet paraffinic crude oils that do not contain an
appreciable level of asphaltenes. As a high-viscosity Newtonian fluid it provides superior film thickness and will not undergo permanent shear loss in boundary lubrication regimes and therefore maintains constant viscosity across varying shear rates.
“Because it is naturally paraffinic, the Kendex 0834 is an excellent viscosity builder in lubricant formulations such as Industrial Gear Oils, open gear compounds, wire rope lubricants, greases, and other industrial lubricant applications” notes Kozminski.
When used in a variety of quench oil applications including fast and medium quench oils, the Kendex 0834 ingredient serves to accelerate the vapor to boiling phase in the quenching process. In addition to lubricant and grease applications, it also provides some unique attributes in roofing asphalt with
improved ductility, durability, and weatherability. The paraffinic nature of the Kendex 0834 also serves as a moisture barrier ingredient in products formulated for underground use and other barrier-type functions. It passes Method IP 346 testing for dermal carcinogenicity of base oils and is therefore non- carcinogenic.
Kendex 0834 has a long and proven performance history over many generations. Over the course of the long history of Kendex 0834 it has been referred to by many different names including: Penn
(Pennsylvania) Resins, 2600 SUS Resin, and Heavy Resins.
Available in 55-gallon steel drums, along with bulk shipments in trucks, railcars and ISOtainers, it is REACH registered for imports to Europe, and available for purchase worldwide. ARG’s top-notch sales and customer service teams can easily support shipment both domestically and internationally.
For more information go to https://www.amref.com/landing-page/arg-kendex-0834/.