SABIC Innovative Plastics
SABICs Sustainable Solutions Spotlight at PLAST 2012 Helping Customers Achieve Environmental Goals for Growth
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- Published Wednesday 9th 2012
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MILAN, Italy - May 8, 2012 - SABICs Innovative Plastics business is showcasing here at PLAST 2012 its broad and deep portfolio of industry-leading sustainable materials that help customers design, develop and differentiate environmentally responsible products in three key ways. These include: cutting weight to lower energy usage; reducing waste and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions through up-cycling of post-consumer plastic; and providing exceptional flame-smoke-toxicity performance without the use of halogenated additives. Teaming up with Guzman Global, SABICs distribution partner in Italy, the company is exhibiting these resin solutions at the Guzman Global stand, Hall 9, Stand B61, with a theme of Sustainability + Performance. Working with Guzman to supply its high-performance engineered materials combined with unmatched technological expertise and value-added services SABIC is committed to helping customers advance their sustainability objectives and power their competitive advantage with solutions for more sustainable design.
SABIC and AmeriLux International Co-Create New Lexapanel* Sheet Standing Seam Solution for Beautiful, Translucent, Eco-Conscious Glazing
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- Published Wednesday 23rd 2011
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nov. 22, 2011 — SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today
announced its new patent-pending Lexapanel* polycarbonate (PC) sheet standing
seam technology to give architects and builders exceptional flexibility to
create sustainable and beautiful translucent roofing and other glazing elements.
Lexapanel sheet was developed in collaboration with AmeriLux International, LLC,
an authorized North American distributor of SABIC’s Lexan* Thermoclear* and
Thermoclick* sheet products. Compared with other standing seam solutions, the
new offering provides customers in North America and Europe with far more
glazing options, including choice of width, thickness, coating, color, structure
and type of connection. Further, Lexapanel sheet delivers the strength,
weatherability, clarity and thermal insulation of SABIC’s renowned Lexan PC
multiwall sheet. This joint, high-performance solution demonstrates SABIC’s
commitment in developing sustainable solutions that promote energy conservation
while providing customer focused day-lighting solutions to improve working and
living environments.
SABIC Unveils Two New Lexan* PC Films for Secure ID Cards to Guard Against Identity Theft, Damage, and Premature Replacement
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- Published Tuesday 15th 2011
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PARIS – Nov. 15, 2011 – Here at the CARTES & IDentification show, Booth
4N062, SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today introduced two new
breakthrough Lexan* polycarbonate (PC) film technologies for identification (ID)
cards that help simplify integration of additional security features needed to
combat identity theft and counterfeiting. New Lexan SDCX co-extruded film and
Lexan SC92E flexible hard-coated film provide solutions to the challenges of
constructing ID cards and security documents with more and thinner layers and
complex manufacturing. Several years after SABIC’s successful introduction of
the Lexan Secure ID film portfolio, this expansion of its security product
offerings with Lexan SDCX and SC92E high-performance films clearly demonstrates
the company’s commitment to identity protection technologies that benefit
smartcard manufacturers and consumers alike. SABIC’s Advanced Materials Technologies Help Auto OEMs, Tiers Capture Top Honors, Recognitions at 2011 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards
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- Published Friday 11th 2011
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Nov. 10, 2011 – SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today
announced that two automotive applications molded from its broad portfolio of
thermoplastic materials received top honors at the 2011 Society of Plastics
Engineers (SPE®) Automotive Innovation Awards competition – including the
coveted Hall of Fame award and the overall Grand Award. In addition, five other
applications were recognized as finalists in other categories. These innovative
components – ranging from the world’s
first all-plastic door module and a lower leg protection system made with
sustainable material to a lighter-weight instrument panel – demonstrate the
exceptional scope and diversity of SABIC’s thermoplastic portfolio. They also
underscore the many major contributions of SABIC resin technologies in
addressing key industry trends and helping customers achieve top automotive
industry goals of weight and cost reduction, design freedom and improved safety.
SABIC Positioned to Meet Rising Automotive OEM Demand for PP in North America with Official Opening of U.S.-based Compounding Operation
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- Published Thursday 3rd 2011
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BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. –
Nov. 1, 2011 – SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today celebrated a
major milestone with the official opening of its specialty polypropylene
(PP) compounding operation at its Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
manufacturing site. The new compounding operation will supply SABIC® PP
compounds and SABIC STAMAX* long glass fiber-filled PP (LGFPP)
composites for a wide range of automotive applications. SABIC’s new PP
operation answers fast-accelerating demand from automotive OEMs and
tiers for local supply of globally-consistent PP materials in North
America, supporting production of both regional and global vehicle
platforms.
SABIC Helps Meccano de Mexico Break New Ground with First Concrete Forms Featuring Lightweight, High-performance LNP* Verton* Composite
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- Published Monday 5th 2011
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MEXICO CITY, Oct. 5, 2011 – Here at Plastimagen Mexico 2011, Booth 2216, SABIC’s
Innovative Plastics business unit today announced an industry first: new
one-piece, reusable concrete forms made from the company’s high-performance LNP*
Verton* long glass fiber-reinforced composite. The new corrosion-resistant
composite forms were developed by SABIC and Meccano de Mexico, a top Mexican
construction supply company, to replace heavy traditional multi-piece steel
forms, reducing weight by up to 40 percent, cutting cycle times from three hours
to only a few minutes and helping to reduce overall construction costs for
more-affordable housing. Today’s announcement is a building & construction
industry milestone for both Meccano and SABIC that showcases SABIC’s commitment
to working side-by-side with customers to help them achieve business success.
Milliken & Company's Business Development Manager, Dr. Wouter Reyntjens, to Speak at SPE Automotive TPO Global Conference
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- Published Thursday 29th 2011
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. –
September 29, 2011 - Milliken & Company’s Wouter Reyntjens, Ph.D.,
MBA, Chemical division business development manager, will be a featured
speaker at the SPE Automotive TPO Global Conference in Troy, Mich., Oct.
2-5, 2011. Dr. Reyntjens’ talk, entitled “CO2 reduction by
lightweighting of plastic car parts with low density TPO compounds,”
will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 9:00 a.m. He will describe the
benefits of replacing higher-density engineering thermoplastics with
low-density thermoplastic olefins (TPOs) featuring Milliken’s Hyperform
HPR-803i reinforcing agent in automotive interior parts. This new,
high-performance reinforcing agent permits lower levels of filler to be
used in TPOs, leading to lower density, reduced weight and reduced
carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
ResMed Helps Patients Breathe Easier with S9™ Series Sleep Therapy Devices Incorporating SABIC’s High-Tech Cycoloy* and Lexan* Resins
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- Published Thursday 17th 2011
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PITTSFIELD, Mass — Sept. 28, 2011 — SABIC’s Innovative Plastics strategic
business unit today announced that ResMed – a global leader in medical products
for treating and managing respiratory disorders – has selected Cycoloy* and
Lexan* resins to enhance the performance, aesthetics and sustainability of the
new ResMed S9™ series of sleep apnea devices. SABIC’s Cycoloy
polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) resin, featuring
non-halogenated flame retardance and high flow, is used to mold the complex,
thin-wall S9™ chassis. Lexan resin, a tough, biocompatible material with
exceptional surface finish, is used for the S9™ top case and H5i™ humidifier
flip lid. Both materials helped ResMed create a sleek design and outstanding
aesthetics for consumer appeal. The next-generation ResMed S9™ device series
demonstrates how SABIC’s broad and growing portfolio of high-performance
materials and value-added services help healthcare customers create new,
innovative technologies.
SABIC’s Ultem* PEI Low Moisture Absorption Foam Offers Major Weight-out, Performance & Cost Benefits vs. PMI for Aerospace Applications
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- Published Thursday 10th 2011
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SEATTLE, Sept. 14, 2011 – SABIC’s Innovative
Plastics business is showcasing the low moisture absorption of Ultem*
polyetherimide (PEI) foam for composite aircraft structures. Ultem resin’s low-moisture absorption is critical in
that it helps address two major aircraft OEM challenges: reducing weight for
fuel conservation and emissions reduction, and lowering systems costs while
delivering equal or better performance than traditional materials. Low moisture absorption combined with the
proven flame-smoke-toxicity (FST), dielectric, acoustic and thermal performance
of Ultem foam underscores the pioneering work of SABIC in engineering superior,
world-renowned thermoplastic solutions for the aircraft
industry.
Solar Shading Panels Using SABIC’s Lexan* Sheet Supports City of Westminster College’s Sustainability and Energy Efficiency Goals
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- Published Thursday 3rd 2011
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PITTSFIELD, Mass — Sept. 8, 2011 — New solar shading panels made from
lightweight, durable Lexan* Exell* D polycarbonate (PC) sheet from SABIC’s
Innovative Plastics strategic business unit, are making a major contribution to
energy efficiency and comfort at the new flagship City of Westminster College in
central London. The high-performance panels filter out direct sunlight to
minimize solar gain and glare on computer screens. They also admit generous
amounts of natural light and are expected to significantly reduce building
energy requirements, and maintenance and lifespan costs. SABIC’s ongoing
investment in environmentally responsible materials for the global building and
construction industry is helping customers meet their sustainability goals with
new eco-progressive products.