22 Mar 2005
DSM’ ARNITEL® COPE PRODUCT LINE PARTNERS WITH THE NEW OMNEXUS TO FURTHER DEVELOP ITS BUSINESS
SpecialChem is pleased to announce today the start of collaboration with DSM Engineering Plastic’s Arnitel® COPE product line on its Plastics & Elastomers platform: www.omnexus.com.
The NEW Omnexus platform is an Innovation and Solutions Accelerator in Plastics & Elastomers. It helps OEMs, Tier 1 manufacturers, designers and design engineers to develop new and innovative products more effectively and much faster than through traditional channels.
“We are very excited to start this collaboration with SpecialChem and join the NEW Omnexus, their Plastics and Elastomers service platform” says Philippe Rey, Arnitel Business Manager at DSM. “We have been impressed by their way to develop business. Using their comprehensive reach in the plastics industry, their unique ability to foster Innovation and Solutions with plastics and their on-line marketing expertise will certainly help us to further accelerate the already solid growth Arnitel is experiencing”.
“For SpecialChem, it is a great step forward to start working with DSM. On top of working with the leader in high-performance technical materials, this project with Arnitel represents the first step in extending our service offer to a highly popular and growing category of engineering materials: thermoplastic elastomers”, explains Christophe Cabarry, Founder and COO of SpecialChem. “It is recognition of the value the NEW Omnexus brings to the plastics industry when it comes to infusing and diffusing innovative technologies and solutions. Arnitel is a product offering a unique balance of features. Our role will be to drive OEMs and designers who need such a unique balance of properties towards DSM’s experts, as well as accelerating the adoption of Arnitel applications by the industry’s most relevant decision makers”.
Arnitel is a TPE-E (or COPE) class of TPE consisting of block copolymers of alternating hard and soft segments connected by ester and ether linkages. Arnitel range of COPE are high performance thermoplastic elastomers that exhibit a unique combination of properties such as excellent strength over a wide range of temperatures, excellent dynamic properties e.g. creep and fatigue, high heat resistance, exceptional resistance to chemicals, oils and greases and dimensional stability.
Among the services Omnexus is offering to inspire and help engineers in designing with Arnitel are:
• An extensive Application Gallery featuring innovative applications for Arnitel technology
• Solution DataSheets focusing on cases where Arnitel presents the perfect response to a combination of demanding required performances in certain applications
• Technical and design assistance
Akulon®, Arnite®, Arnitel®, Stanyl®, Stamylan® UH, Xantar® and Yparex® are registered trademarks of DSM Engineering Plastics.
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DSM Engineering Plastics
DSM Engineering Plastics is a business group forming part of DSM's Performance Materials cluster. DSM EP is a global supplier of Stanyl PA46 and Akulon® 6 and 66 polyamides, Arnitel® TPE-E, Arnite® PBT and PET polyesters, Xantar® polycarbonate, Yparex® extrudable adhesive resins, and Stamylan® UH Ultra High Molecular Weight PE. These materials are used in technical components for electrical appliances, electronic equipment and cars, in barrier packaging films as well as in many mechanical and extrusion applications. The business group had annual sales of EUR 624 million in 2004. With Stanyl, it is the global market leader in high-heat polyamides.
About the NEW Omnexus and SpecialChem:
SpecialChem is an on-line Innovation & Solutions Accelerator focusing on Specialty Chemicals and Plastics. It is active in markets like Polymer Additives and Colors, Adhesives and Sealants, and Paints, Coatings and Inks. SpecialChem expanded its coverage to the Plastics and Elastomers industry in December 2003 with the acquisition of OMNEXUS’ community and e-marketing activities. It re-launched a completely NEW Omnexus platform in June 2004. SpecialChem was created in 2000 and is based in Paris, France.
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Example of Applications Gallery, available at: www.omnexus.com/tc/polymerselector/polymerprofiles.aspx?id=334
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