27 Oct 2010
SABIC Press Kit K 2010
SABIC’s theme for K2010 is Culture of Innovation, demonstrated by investments in Growth, Technology, Sustainability and Customer Focus.
20 Oct 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics Launches Sustainable Valox* ENH Resins for E/E Applications, Providing Advanced FR and Excellent Performance
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – October 20, 2010 – SABIC Innovative Plastics today launched three new sustainable additions to its Valox* ENH resin series that delivers advanced flame retardance (FR) together with outstanding mechanical and electrical performance to the electrical and electronics (E/E) industry. These innovative materials help customers comply with global environmental regulations, including the European Union (EU) Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive that is now also being applied in Korea and China. The expansion of the Valox ENH resin family is the result of SABIC Innovative Plastics’ ongoing focus to provide an ever-broadening portfolio of validated, sustainable materials to customers.
14 Oct 2010
SABIC presents growing product portfolio at the 2010 SEPAWA Congress in Fulda, Germany
Sittard, the Netherlands – October 14, 2010 – SABIC will present two new product groups from its Performance Chemicals Strategic Business Unit - Ethanolamines and Ethoxylates - at the 57th SEPAWA Congress & European Detergents Conference (EDC) to be held in Fulda, Germany, from October 13-15, 2010.
13 Oct 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics Expands Specialty Polypropylene Compounding to Meet Rising Auto OEM Call for Leading-Edge Materials Technologies
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – October 13, 2010 – SABIC Innovative Plastics today announced that it is adding state-of-the-art specialty polypropylene (PP) compounding to its Bay St. Louis, Miss. site in the first quarter of 2011. The site will use its existing infrastructure and adopt new processes to produce SABIC® PP compounds and SABIC STAMAX® long glass fiber-reinforced PP composites. Adding specialty PP to the site’s compounding capabilities enables the company to provide a broader range of high-performance materials to its customers in North America and to help satisfy demand for specialty compounds – which is a market recovering fast from the recent downturn. Investment in this highly automated and technologically sophisticated process supports SABIC Innovative Plastics’ commitment to meeting both automotive OEM needs for lightweight, high-performance materials that can significantly reduce fuel consumption and emissions vs. competitive products, and non-automotive needs in key segments such as fluid handling and appliance.
11 Oct 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Expanded Geloy* PC/ASA Portfolio Opens New Possibilities; Specialty Grades Build on World-Class Weatherability, Impact
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – October 11, 2010 – SABIC Innovative Plastics’ leadership in developing materials that reduce system costs and respond to its customers’ sustainability needs has resulted in another landmark achievement: an expanded portfolio of Geloy* polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate (PC/ASA) resin blends that open new opportunities for key market sectors. Originally developed for the automotive industry to deliver improved mechanical performance and extreme weatherability, SABIC Innovative Plastics’ high-performance Geloy blends now comprise a robust new offering with specialized grades for broad use in healthcare, consumer electronics and electrical applications. This new advanced blending exemplifies the company’s 75-year pioneering work in engineering thermoplastic breakthroughs to meet always-shifting customer and market needs.
8 Oct 2010
SABIC Expands Random Copolymer PP Grades for Excellent Aesthetics and Enhanced High Performance in Cast Film
Sittard, the Netherlands – October 8, 2010 – SABIC, a global plastics industry leader, today announced an important expansion of its polypropylene (PP) resin portfolio: two new random copolymer PP grades for cast film and biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film applications. The new grades – SABIC® PP 622L and SABIC® PP 621P– are engineered to meet growing customer demand for advanced film technologies such as multi-layer constructions, and for improved aesthetics and versatility. They provide significant advantages over homopolymers in a wide range of packaging applications, enabling converters to produce film with high clarity and exceptional sealing and puncture resistance performance. Applications include food packaging, lamination film, hygiene packaging, stationary film, and flower/textile packaging.
5 Oct 2010
SABIC Signs Long Term Storage Agreement with Oiltanking Stolthaven Antwerp
Sittard, the Netherlands – October 5, 2010 – At the annual meeting of the European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) in Budapest, SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals and plastics industries, yesterday signed a long-term contract with Oiltanking Stolthaven Antwerp NV for storage services. The agreement, which will go into effect in 2013, will ensure an uninterrupted supply of feedstocks to SABIC’s two major naptha cracking facilities in Geleen, The Netherlands. Oiltanking Stolthaven Antwerp, based in Belgium, will provide state-of-the-art storage with zero-emission tanks that exceeds Belgian environmental regulations, helping SABIC to ensure a sustainable supply chain. Next to that, a new jetty will be constructed facilitating insuring a very reliable service. This long-term partnership underscores SABIC’s strong commitment to its worldwide customers and service providers as well as to its production facilities at the Geleen site in the southern part of the Netherlands.
28 Sept 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Flexible Noryl* Resin Gives Chiangyu’s DC and Data Cables Customized Aesthetics, Eco Edge, Superior Performance
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – September 28, 2010 – SABIC Innovative Plastics today announced that Chiangyu Electric, a leading Chinese wire and cable manufacturer and long-term customer, is helping to lead the rapid growth of Flexible Noryl* resin, a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and halogen-free, flame retardant alternative for wire cables into high-end direct current (DC) charger and data cables. Producing ultra-white, custom-colored cables from this high-end product, Chiangyu Electric can now offer consumer electronics OEMs fashionable new alternatives to traditional black and gray cables. SABIC Innovative Plastics’ ongoing investment in innovative technologies and sustainable solutions is enabling customers in the dynamic consumer electronics industry to keep pace with changing aesthetic trends and heed the call for ever-improved performance while meeting tough, global requirements for environmental protection.
23 Sept 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics Boosts Ultem* Resin Capacity by 35% at New World-Scale Cartagena Facility to Meet Growing European, World Demand
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – September 23, 2010 — Launching a new chapter in the history of one of its most renowned materials, SABIC Innovative Plastics today cut the ribbon at its new Ultem* polyetherimide (PEI) resin production facility here in Cartagena. This much-anticipated event marks a 35 percent increase in Ultem resin capacity for European and global customers. The state-of-the-art 300 million Euros facility, which is SABIC Innovative Plastics’ second Ultem resin plant, will provide customers with higher supply dependability. The plant also encompasses scalable capacity for producing ultra-high-performance Extem* resin grades and specialty intermediates (anhydrides). Proprietary process chemistry and cutting-edge manufacturing technologies will improve operating reliability and flexibility while minimizing the environmental impact of by-products. This major investment demonstrates the company’s unyielding commitment to reliable, scalable supplies of its Ultem and Extem resin grades, whose outstanding performance is driving ever-greater demand from global customers.
21 Sept 2010
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Ultem* Resin Composite Gives Crane Stellar Performance, Rapid Thermoforming for New Composite Aerospace Board
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – September 21, 2010 — At the Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas, Sept. 14-16, 2010, SABIC Innovative Plastics have launched a new breakthrough technology for semi-structural aircraft interior parts featuring its high-flying Ultem* polyetherimide (PEI) resin. New Ultem composite aerospace board (CAB) sheets, co-developed and manufactured with Crane & Co., the global leader in specialty paper, provide a superior alternative to thermoset aramid fiber-reinforced honeycomb composites. The Ultem CAB sheets can be quickly thermoformed, offer a broad range of high-performance properties, are recyclable, and offer great potential to be refurbished with a newly developed decorative film layer while still meeting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements to extend useful life. The sheets are currently being trialed by a major airline. Together with the expertise of Crane, SABIC Innovative Plastics has launched yet another technology that delivers a cost-effective solution to the global aircraft industry.
20 Sept 2010
SABIC® Vestolen A RELY Achieves New Standards for Sustainability, Performance, Cost Effectiveness in HDPE Pipe Applications
Sittard, the Netherlands – September 20, 2010 – At the Plastic Pipes XV Conference in Vancouver, Canada (stand 6) SABIC, a global plastics industry leader, today introduced the new SABIC® Vestolen A RELY family of tough, sustainable and cost-effective bimodal high-density polyethylene (HDPE) materials for pressure pipe applications. The SABIC® Vestolen A RELY portfolio offers converters considerable energy savings and enables environmentally responsible pipe installation. Further demonstrating its commitment to sustainable technologies, the company also presented today its revolutionary new Strain Hardening method, a fast, cost-efficient and highly accurate method for evaluating the slow crack growth resistance behaviour of HDPE. This Strain Hardening method avoids the use of detergents - that can pose an environmental hazard – and avoids the use of valuable drinking water.
17 Sept 2010
Nieuwe energiebesparende Lexan* Thermoclick platen voor een snelle installatie van gevels en façades
BERGEN OP ZOOM – 17 september 2010 – Lexan* Thermoclick LTC509X platen, geproduceerd door SABIC Innovative Plastics uit de hoogwaardige kunststof polycarbonaat, zijn uitermate geschikt voor licht doorlatende wand toepassingen. Het product is beschikbaar in verschillende standaard kleuren en wordt gekenmerkt door een uitstekende slagvastheid, stijfheid en thermische isolatie.
