17-09-2020
IRPLAST joins SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ initiative by launching circular LOOPP and renewable NOPP film to create sustainable flexible packaging
IRPLAST S.p.A., a prominent global producer of simultaneously bi-oriented BOPP film, for manufacturing of printed adhesive tapes, wraparound labels for the food, beverage dairy, personal & home care markets and also for multi-pack solutions, has selected certified circular and certified renewable SABIC® PP polymers from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio for its new S-BOPP film solutions. This portfolio offers brand owners and packaging suppliers the ability to achieve more sustainable packaging material solutions, which are immediately implementable, without having to change packaging appearance or packaging machinery, eliminating any need for investment in machinery or processes.
15-09-2020
SABIC partners with Elkamet to introduce its polycarbonate based on certified renewable feedstock into lighting applications
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today announced its partnership with Elkamet Kunststofftechnik GmbH, an industry leader in the plastics processing industry. Elkamet will be using SABIC’s LEXAN™ polycarbonate (PC) resin based on certified renewable feedstock in several end applications for the lighting industry.
04-09-2020
Enhanced Sealing Integrity and Puncture Resistance
The FAO (2015) estimates a 30% of food loss in the midst of supply chain process, where amongst other things, the food has to undergo the rigors of transportation and handling from farm to table. Further, deeper and earlier saltwater intrusion as well as more frequent droughts two highly damaging effects of climate change on life and economy in coastal regions throughout Southeast Asia. As a result, many farmers and people in remote areas are in need of solutions to help them secure their freshwater access and crop supplies (IFRC, 2020).
04-09-2020
Jiangsu Hansu launches high-performance UD composite tapes featuring SABIC’s ULTEM™ powder at China Composites Expo 2020
Jiangsu Hansu New Material Co., Ltd. introduced at China Composites Expo 2020, in booth #3511, its new family of high-performance, unidirectional (UD) composite tapes — H-poly-Stallone-CF7000_PEI — made with continuous carbon fiber and SABIC’s ULTEM™ 1000F3SP powder. Jiangsu Hansu, a leading thermoplastic composites manufacturer based in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, worked with SABIC to develop the new UD tapes for potential use in high-performance aerospace applications such as seat frames and luggage compartments. As a possible replacement for metal, these UD tapes provide opportunities to reduce weight, improve fuel efficiency and support sustainability—key goals for the aircraft industry. SABIC’s ULTEM™ powder, a special form of advanced polyetherimide (PEI), elevates the performance of tapes by supplying inherent flame retardance, long-term heat stability, outstanding strength and stiffness, and dimensional stability.
03-09-2020
SABIC premieres high-performance materials for 5G infrastructure and mobile devices with major presence at CMPE2020
SABIC had a significant presence at the recent third annual 5G Terminal Processing Industry Chain Exhibition (CPME2020) in Dongguan, China, where the company exhibited for the first time its growing portfolio of high-performance materials for 5G base stations, terminals and mobile devices. SABIC experts also gave nine presentations at CPME2020 on the company’s specialized materials including LNP™ compounds and copolymers, ULTEM™ resin, and NORYL™ resins and oligomers. These solutions address major industry challenges such as improving heat management and radio frequency (RF) performance, reducing weight and cost and raising production yields. Applications featuring these materials were displayed at SABIC’s booth.
26-08-2020
SABIC to expand capacity in Asia for NORYL™ SA9000 resin used worldwide in copper-clad laminates to support 5G infrastructure growth
SABIC intends to boost production capacity for its specialty NORYL™ SA9000 resin to support rapid growth of high-performance printed circuit boards (PCBs) used in 5G base stations and high-speed servers. It is anticipated that this latest expansion, which builds on 2019 increases, will nearly double regional production in Asia and increase overall NORYL SA9000 resin production in Asia tenfold vs. 2018 levels.
13-08-2020
Magnum launches new tubs made using certified circular polypropylene from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio
Magnum, the world’s favorite ice cream brand, has today announced the roll out of more than 7 million ice cream tubs made with certified circular polypropylene from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ initiative that uses feedstock made from recycling used, mixed plastic. The launch represented the “world’s first” tub within the ice cream industry that contains recycled plastic and that aims to contribute towards the challenge of keeping plastic waste out of the environment and in the value chain.
12-08-2020
SABIC fast tracks thermoplastics orders for Mindray and DIRUI to expedite rapid production of critical COVID-19 equipment
Lifesaving medical equipment, from ventilators and defibrillators to auto-chemistry analyzers, is essential in overcoming COVID-19. To meet urgent requests from global customers that manufacture these products, SABIC has taken extraordinary steps to expedite order fulfillment for its specialty thermoplastic resins. As an example, the company rapidly supplied significant quantities of thermoplastics to two Chinese medical device manufacturers, Mindray and DIRUI. Despite shutdowns and exponential increase in demand, SABIC has worked to ensure fast and steady supply of desperately needed medical equipment to hospitals on the front lines.
18-06-2020
SABIC PURECARES™ portfolio offers solutions for medical disposables
Few sectors face as many critical challenges or as vitally important to humankind, as healthcare. Today the world faces a very serious challenge with the current pandemic and in response to this, SABIC’s engagements with its customers have focused on delivering larger volumes of SABIC PURECARES™ polypropylene (PP) materials for manufacturing of nonwovens used in medical disposables such as gowns and masks and hygiene applications. SABIC’s Personal Hygiene industry team has ramped up efforts over recent months to ensure customers in the hygiene and medical sectors quickly receive much-needed materials to meet urgent and increasing global demands.
10-06-2020
Husco succeeds in automotive applications with ULTEM™ resin from SABIC
High-performance automotive component supplier Husco says it is looking forward to continuing its collaboration with SABIC as it develops new innovations for next-generation vehicles based on ULTEM™ resin polyetherimide (PEI).
09-04-2020
Le lastre LEXAN™ CLINIWALL™ AC6200 di SABIC forniscono una soluzione tangibile ed igienica per pareti di ospedali ed edifici pubblici con proprietà antibatteriche
SABIC ha lanciato oggi una lastra opaca, priva di cloruri e bromuri, LEXAN™ CLINIWALL™ AC6200. Questa lastra punta a fornire una soluzione igienica e sanitaria, per superfici interne e per numerosi settori in tutto il mondo.
30-03-2020
SABIC doneert 3.200 beschermingsmiddelen aan het UMC+ Maastricht in strijd tegen COVID-19
SABIC, leider in de chemische industrie, doneert ruim 3.200 persoonlijke beschermingsmiddelen vanuit de productielocatie in Geleen in strijd tegen COVID-19.
