KEY APPOINTMENT FOR DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS

Peter van Paridon new Business Manager Akulon®. DSM Engineering Plastics has announced the appointment of Peter van Paridon to the post of Business Manager Akulon®.

DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS EXPANDS ARNITEL® CO-POLYESTER CAPACITY BY 25 PERCENT IN RESPONSE TO GROWING GLOBAL DEMAND

Airbag covers produced out of Arnitel for Audi models: driver airbag Photo for Audi A8. Growing global demand for Arnitel® TPE-E (thermoplastic elastomer ether ester block copolymer) has brought about a planned expansion of the Emmen, Netherlands, DSM Engineering Plastics plant. The expansion will add an additional 25% capacity by mid 2004 and is the second such increase in Arnitel® production in the last five years. Arnitel® innovation and production is centred in emmen, and from here product is shipped worldwide.

WEBSITE IN CHINESE LAUNCHES MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS DATABASE POWERED BY MBASE

- DSM Engineering Plastics (DEP) has launched a material and applications database in Chinese, powered by MBase (http://www.m-base.de). With this tool, Chinese visitors to the DEP site can have a whole host of choices to view information presented for product data and applications data.

THINNER, STRONGER HEAT-RESISTANT PARTS POSSIBLE WITH NEW HIGH FLOW STANYL® PA46 FROM DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS


High Flow Stanyl® polyamide 46 (PA 46) is now available from DSM Engineering Plastics. Designed for large or intricate components, 46HF4130 is 30% glass reinforced and heat stabilized to provide high strength at elevated temperatures. Its flow behavior is more than 160% that of standard 30% glass-filled PA46 formulations (170mm spiral flow at 1000 bar for 46HF4130 versus 100mm for conventional).
 A new high-flow Stanyl® polyamide 46 (PA46) grade, 46HF4130, is now available from DSM Engineering Plastics. Designed for large or intricate components, 46HF4130 is 30% glass reinforced and heat stabilized to provide high strength at elevated temperatures. Its flow behavior is more than 160% that of standard 30% glass-filled PA46 formulations (170mm spiral flow at 1000 bar for 46HF4130 versus 100mm for conventional).

NEW GRADE OF ARNITE® PBT FROM DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS DESIGNED FOR AUTOMOTIVE GEAR HOUSINGS

High Performance Arnite® polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) is now available from DSM Engineering Plastics. Designed for automotive gear housings, the new Arnite® grade exhibits exceptional stiffness, dimensional stability and ductility, while at the same time reducing total assembly costs and weight.

 DSM Engineering Plastics has introduced a new grade of Arnite® polybutylene terephthalate (PBT). Designed for automotive gear housings, the new Arnite® grade exhibits exceptional stiffness, dimensional stability and ductility, while at the same time reducing total assembly costs and weight. This new grade of Arnite® PBT closes the performance gap between metal and plastic, thereby offering considerable advantages in weight reduction, design flexibility and assembly costs.

AKULON ULTRAFLOW® USED IN NEW GERNARATION OF VACUUM CLEANER E-MOTERS

Bosch und Siemens-Hausgeräte has selected Akulon Ultraflow® for key parts of the E-Motors in their new generation vacuum cleaners. Bosch und Siemens-Hausgeräte has selected Akulon Ultraflow® for key parts of the E-Motors in their new generation vacuum cleaners. Akulon Ultraflow® was recently introduced by DSM Engineering Plastics.

DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS EXPANDS PRODUCTION CAPACITY

In direct response to increased demand for its engineering plastics, DSM Engineering Plastics, a business group within DSM Performance Materials, has increased the capacity of its compounding facility in China.

DSM AIMS TO GROW ITS ENGINEERING PLASTICS BUSINESS IN ASIA BY MORE THAN 25% PER YEAR OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS

Over the next five years, the main strategic cornerstone of global growth for DSM Engineering Plastics is forecasted to be Asia. Significantly, DSM Engineering Plastics, a business group within DSM Performance Materials, has identified a number of key factors to help achieve this medium-term success across Asia, and in particular in China.

DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS OPENS FIRST RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL CENTER IN CHINA

DSM Engineering Plastics is increasing its commitment to China with the opening of a new research and technology center in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province DSM Engineering Plastics, a business group within DSM Performance Materials, is increasing its commitment to China with the opening of a new research and technology center in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province.

DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS OFFER PACKAGING SOLUTIONS WITH PA6 BARRIER AND OLEFIN ADHESIVE FILM MATERIALS

Long used for packaging in food and healthcare applications, the Akulon-Yparex combination is ideal for meat, fish, sausage or cheese packaging. DSM Engineering Plastics brings a unique offering to the European multi-layer packaging film market: a pairing of Akulon® polyamide 6 (PA6) for barrier film with Yparex® olefin-based extrudable adhesive resins for film extrusion. No other European supplier can provide both PA6 barrier and adhesive. Yparex solves the problem of adhering non-polar PE layers to barrier materials like PA and EVOH.

Stanyl® Provides Wear Resistance for Mark IV Automotive, a division of Dayco Products LLC, Tensioners

Stanyl®’s toughness and natural lubricity allows the tensioner to hold up for the life of the car. Mark IV Automotive, a division of Dayco Products LLC, one of the world’s leading producers of complete power transmission systems, switched from a lubricated nylon to Stanyl® polyamide 46 for better wear resistance in their tensioners.

DSM OFFERS NEW HIGH-PERFORMING, CHLORINE & BROMINE-FREE FLAME RETARDANT FR XANTAR® C PC/ABS FORMULATIONS

The higher flow/impact behaviour of FR Xantar C results in greater design freedom, easier filling of complex parts, lower processing temperatures and shorter cycle times, compared to competing grades. Building on the success of its Xantar® C product range, DSM Engineering Plastics has now introduced a range of new chlorine and bromine free FR Xantar C polycarbonate (PC) / acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) flame-retardant formulations.