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Kraton or Keraton is the Javanese word for a royal palace. Its name is derived from ka-ratu-an which means the residence of ratu. Ratu is the traditional honorific title to refer the "ruler" (king or queen). In Java, the palace of a prince is called puro or dalem. The general word to designate a palace is istana, as in Indonesian and Malay.
Kraton is the trade name given to a number of high performance elastomers manufactured by Kraton Polymers , and used as synthetic replacements for rubber. Kraton polymers offers many of the properties of natural rubber, such as flexibility, high traction, and sealing abilities, but with increased resistance to heat, weathering, and chemicals. It was first made by the chemical division of the Shell Oil Company in the 1950s. Shell sold its Kraton polymers business to private equity firm Ripplewood Holdings in March 2001.
Kraton may refer to:
- Kraton (Indonesia), an Indonesian name for palace
- Kraton, a subdistrict located in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Kraton, a subdistrict located in Pasuruan Regency, East Java, Indonesia
- Kraton (polymer), a family of polymers
- Craton, an old and stable part of the continental crust, formerly spelled kraton