common uses

Formaldehyde is an important base chemical used in a wide range of production processes - it would be nearly impossible to imagine life today without products made from formaldehyde.

Formaldehyde is required for the production of furniture, stuffing for upholstery, household products, white fabrics, kitchen articles, sporting articles, shoes, paints and coatings, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, foam rubber, insulating, automotive components, textiles, paper, pharmaceuticals, prostheses, disinfectants and many other products.

Formaldehyde serves many purposes in many different products. It is used as a part of:

• the glue or adhesive in pressed wood products such as particleboard, hardwood plywood, and medium density fiberboard (MDF);
• preservatives in some paints, coatings, and cosmetics; 
• the coating that provides permanent press quality to some fabrics and draperies;
• the finish used to coat paper products;
• the resins to manufacture products such as dashboards for cars
• because of its biocidal and fungicidal properties it is also used in the manufacture of disinfectants, cosmetic conservatives, pharmaceutical antiseptics, etc.

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