19 Jul 2007

AKULON ULTRAFLOW IS IMPRESSIVE

Swedish firm Sveico has produced a new design garlic press, which will be sold under the company's GastroMax label. The company selected Akulon Ultraflow from DSM Engineering Plastics, because the material offered greater design freedom and is easy for filling complex molds. In addition, Akulon Ultraflow was able to deliver low cycle times with a 40% saving in production time compared to other polyamides, lower investment in machine and moulds, longer lifetime for machine and mould thanks to lower mould pressure, lower energy consumption and shorter cooling time.

Additionally, Akulon Ultraflow delivered a better surface, without the need for finishing or applying surface protection against oxidation as is the case for metals. And compared to aluminium, the production of the product used only 10% of energy - a key environmental saving.

Akulon Ultraflow also offers users a number of benefits including ease of use, easy cleaning and light weight. Due to the lower processing temperatures compared to standard polyamides Akulon Ultraflow can also be coloured more easily even with usually temperature sensitive bright colour pigments.

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DSM Engineering Plastics

DSM Engineering Plastics is a Business Group in the performance materials cluster of DSM, with sales in 2006 of EUR 1005 million (which number includes the sales of DSM Dyneema) and approximately 1300 employees worldwide. It is one of the world's leading suppliers of engineering thermoplastics offering a broad portfolio of high performance products including Stanyl® PA 46 and Akulon® 6 and 66 polyamides, Arnitel® TPE-E, Arnite® PBT and PET polyesters, Xantar® polycarbonate, Yparex® extrudable adhesive resins. 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. With Stanyl®, it is the global market leader in high heat polyamides.

About DSM

DSM is active worldwide in nutritional and pharma ingredients, performance materials and industrial chemicals. The company develops, produces and sells innovative products and services that help improve the quality of life. DSM’s products are used in a wide range of end-markets and applications, such as human and animal nutrition and health, personal care, pharmaceuticals, automotive and transport, coatings and paint, housing and electrics & electronics (E&E). DSM’s strategy, named Vision 2010 – Building on Strengths, focuses on accelerating profitable and innovative growth of the company’s specialties portfolio. The key drivers of this strategy are market-driven growth and innovation plus an increased presence in emerging economies. The group has annual sales of over €8 billion and employs some 22,000 people worldwide. DSM ranks among the global leaders in many of its fields. The company is headquartered in the Netherlands, with locations in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. More information about DSM can be found at www.dsm.com .

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