OC® Chopped Strand Mats consist of chopped glass fibers bonded together using either an emulsion binder or a polyester powder. The mats are designed to be compatible with unsaturated polyester, vinyl ester and a variety of other resins. OC®Chopped Strand Mats are used as gel-coat backups and standard laminate reinforcements for most contact molding (hand lay-up) applications, including boats, surfboards, panels, tanks and other diverse applications. Their many excellent product characteristics have been used to provide superior performance in a broad range of end-use markets such as marine, transportation, recreation, construction, consumer and anti-corrosion