25 May 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ New Double-Width, Super Energy-Efficient Lexan* Thermoclick* Sheet Makes Cladding & Façade Installation a Snap
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – May 25, 2010 – SABIC Innovative Plastics’ commitment to helping builders and architects strengthen sustainable building designs by increasing energy conservation, all while improving working and living environments has led to another industry game-changer – new 1000 mm-width Lexan* Thermoclick* polycarbonate (PC) 50 mm sheet system. This new high-tech material greatly facilitates installation ease, while also providing customers with superior high-performance, energy efficiency and excellent high-end aesthetics. Twice the width of competitive products, the new 50 mm gauge, Lexan Thermoclick sheet is virtually unbreakable and delivers a thermal insulation U-value that can reduce energy consumption up to 17 percent vs. traditional high-return, double-pane glass glazing. This outstanding new interconnecting sheet system has recently been selected by Hakvoort Daglicht B.V., a daylight production and construction company based in the Netherlands, for cladding and façade.
21 May 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics Wires in Nissei Eco with Non-Halogenated Flexible Noryl* Resin for Sustainable, High-End, FR Insulation Tubing
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – May 21, 2010 – Through co-development efforts with SABIC Innovative Plastics, Japan’s Nissei Eco Company Ltd. has created a unique solution to significantly reduce the environmental impact of wire harness insulation. That solution is ECO-01 tubing, a wire insulation product made from SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Flexible Noryl* resin. This high-tech resin is inherently flame retardant (FR) and free of environmentally harmful heavy metals. It also provides OEMs of home appliances and other products with high heat performance without expensive secondary operations. SABIC Innovative Plastics’ continued investment in high-performance, green technologies is helping customers like Nissei Eco accelerate the creation of differentiated, environmentally progressive end products in an array of markets worldwide.
19 May 2010
Invitation: Press conference and opening of SABIC production plant in Genk
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6 May 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics and Habitat for Humanity Help Hurricane Katrina Victims Weather Future Storms with the Protection of Lexan* Panels
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – May 6, 2010 – After five long years, many Gulf Coast residents are still struggling to get back on their feet following the pounding devastation of Hurricane Katrina and are concerned about what mother nature may dish out this hurricane season. To help, SABIC Innovative Plastics – working with Habitat for Humanity and the Hancock Housing Resource Center – is donating a thousand protective panels made from Lexan* Clear Storm Panel polycarbonate (PC) sheet to 120 low-income families in Bay St. Louis, located in Hancock County, Mississippi (USA). The reusable Lexan sheet panels offer significantly better impact strength than plywood or other protective materials; provide crystal clear transparency; will help the 120 families obtain certificates of occupancy so they can finally return to their homes; and will provide greatly improved hurricane protection for the future. This project is the latest in SABIC Innovative Plastics’ long history of community involvement and volunteerism in cities, towns and villages around the world.
29 Apr 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ New Portfolio of Top-End Automotive Materials Kicks Electric and Hybrid Vehicles into High Gear
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – April 29, 2010 – At Chinaplas 2010 in booth W2G41, SABIC Innovative Plastics announced a new portfolio of advanced Noryl* and Valox* automotive resins designed to help customers create alternative power train solutions by displacing weight and increasing performance for hybrid, plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and battery electric vehicles (BEV). This announcement clearly answers the call to cut fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide in favor of cleaner, better and more economical and environmentally responsible propulsion systems. In addition to helping usher in a new era of greener powertrain technologies, SABIC Innovative Plastics’ new materials offer OEMs superior impact strength, toughness, high-temperature resistance and other high-performance properties vs. competitive materials to give these manufactures a huge edge in the high-stakes global automotive arena.
27 Apr 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics Helps Fiber Optic Industry Make the Connection with Wavelength-Specific Ultem* Resin for Tough One-Piece Connectors
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – April 27, 2010 – To solve the challenges in creating complex, multi-part connectors, SABIC Innovative Plastics has developed specialized grades of its workhorse Ultem* resin to drive forward the development of highly cost-effective, one-piece molded connector designs. At Chinaplas 2010, booth W2G41, the company is showcasing these unique materials, which can be precisely tailored to specific wavelengths and offer attenuation control, extreme high heat resistance and dimensional stability for accurate fiber alignment. This innovative new solution is intended to reduce connector costs by up to 20 percent, accelerate fiber installation and provide exceptionally long service life. SABIC Innovative Plastics’ continued investment in new fiber-optic-tailored technologies will help customers in this high-tech industry extend their reach across multiple strategic geographies worldwide.
21 Apr 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics Turns Auto Steering Wheels in a New Direction with Lexan* EXL Resin’s Light Weight, Performance and Design Freedom
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — April 21, 2010 — SABIC Innovative Plastics is putting a new spin on the traditional steering wheel with an injection-molded design featuring its Lexan* EXL copolymer resin. At Chinaplas 2010, in booth W2G41, the company is showcasing the benefits of weight out, high performance, manufacturing ease, styling freedom, and parts integration provided by this innovative new steering wheel concept. Importantly, Lexan EXL resin avoids key environmental drawbacks of existing steering wheels, whose materials can be difficult to recycle and involve potentially hazardous waste products from casting and processing. The company’s investment in new technologies provides automotive industry customers with advanced materials solutions for the most demanding applications.
19 Apr 2010
SABIC’s thermoforming portfolio successfully supports customers in meeting their design and awareness challenges
Sittard, the Netherlands – April 19, 2010 – Danish converter Færch Plast, a SABIC customer for several years now, is using SABIC® PP materials to develop new product solutions for its customers in the field of food packaging (Modified Atmosphere Packaging). One of Færch Plast’s key challenges is to develop packaging that is friendlier for the environment without compromising on technical requirements and trendy design. Færch Plast is able to meet these requirements by using SABIC’s latest PP range for Thermoforming.
15 Apr 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Expression 2011 Palette Transforms LEDs into Design Showstoppers with Classy Eye-Catching Colors, Elegant Effects
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — April 15, 2010 — SABIC Innovative Plastics has launched its new Expression 2011 palette – a dazzling array of resin colors and special effects for light emitting diodes (LEDs). The colorful new palette is designed to answer customer calls for better, longer-lasting LED life and improved efficiency, and reflects the latest technological milestone in the long evolution of lighting. To expand the design potential of LEDs and encourage adoption of these green light sources, Expression 2011 elements – created based on research into the latest trends – give lighting designers exciting new sources of inspiration and a clear competitive edge. By influencing light transmission, diffusion and color, these materials spark innovation and epitomize SABIC Innovative Plastics’ success in helping customers create stylish, distinctive and differentiated products.
14 Apr 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Non-brominated, Non-chlorinated Flame Retardant PC Film Helps E/E OEMs Power Up for High-End Eco Protection
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – April 14, 2010 – SABIC Innovative Plastics today launched a new, breakthrough Lexan* polycarbonate (PC) film technology – Lexan EFR film – that delivers non-brominated, non-chlorinated flame retardance (FR) at thinner gauges than flame-retardant polypropylene (FRPP). This new industry-leading material, announced here today at the Highly-functional Film Technology Expo in booth F10-43, enables electrical/electronics (E/E) OEMs to create flatter, lighter-weight notebook computers and other electronic devices while significantly reducing material costs, giving them a competitive advantage. The new Lexan EFR film is a top-choice environmental solution that increases the ability of global E/E manufacturers to go beyond current environmental directives by voluntarily eliminating halogenated additives in their products. This new SABIC Innovative Plastics breakthrough is the latest example of how the company works on behalf of customers to capitalize on its 75-year history as a global plastics industry pioneer.
14 Apr 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Materials Portfolio Lights High-Tech Way at Tokyo Film Technology Expo with New High-Performance Lexan* Films
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – April 14, 2010 – Here at the Highly-Functional Film Technology Expo, in booth F10-43, SABIC Innovative Plastics is prominently showcasing its latest cutting-edge materials that use its resin surface texturing, extrusion and coating technologies for the production of high-performance plastic film and sheet. The company’s new non-brominated, non-chlorinated flame-retardant (FR) Lexan* EFR film, launched here today, joins this exclusive line-up of sophisticated materials as a top-choice environmental solution for a variety of electrical insulation parts. These new developments spotlight SABIC Innovative Plastics’ commitment to its global electrical/electronics (E/E) and display customers with a fast-expanding portfolio of value-added specialty materials, application support and worldwide service, that will also be highlighted at the company’s booth.
6 Apr 2010
Lee Spring Leaps to the Top of Its Game with First-Ever Springs Molded from SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Ultra-Tough Ultem* Resin
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – April 6, 2010 – Lee Spring, a leading global manufacturer of mechanical springs since 1918, has leaped past its competition with a totally new technology – LeeP™ plastic composite springs molded from SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Ultem* resin. Among the first springs ever made with high-performance, engineered plastic, LeeP compression springs provide critical advantages over traditional metal alloy springs, enabling this valued SABIC Innovative Plastics customer to expand its business for greater potential success. SABIC Innovative Plastics provided a range of specialized services for this project, including predictive analysis, material characterization and mold optimization, clearly illustrating how the company helps its customers succeed through its 75-years of materials technologies expertise and innovation.
