MOSCOW (MRC) -- Styron will be participating at the 23rd Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing in Friedrichshafen, Germany(October 14-18, 2014), where Styron will introduce new products that have been added to its Performance Plastics portfolio, reported the company on its site.
The new products are as follows:
- EMERGE 8830 Advanced Resins - a clear transparency grade for lighting with a UL 94 rating of V-0 rating at 1.0 mm;
- EMERGE PC/PET 9500 CR Advanced Resins - a high performance chemical resistant material for medical devices, effective against the nine leading chemical antagonists.
Styron will also introduce enhanced MAGNUM ABS Resins and PULSE PC/ABS Engineering Resins for automotive exterior applications, which broaden Styron’s reach in the application area.
In addition, at the show, Styron will highlight its strategic initiative Numbers That Count, emphasizing Styron’s customer-centric, results-oriented approach to customer needs assessment and product development.
"We are looking forward to participating at Fakuma and sharing our expertise in Performance Plastics and Styrenics. Performance Plastics is an important area of our business devoted to premium plastics solutions for technologically-advanced customers who require products that enable them to differentiate themselves in their respective markets and provide quantifiable benefits," said Dagmar van Heur, Vice President of Performance Plastics.
As MRC informed previously, US styrenics producer Styron, alternately known as Trinseo, had said it plans to close its only North American polycarbonate plant, at Freeport, Texas, by the end of 2014 and exit the market. The plant with a capacity of around 100,000 t/y officially belongs to the company's former parent Dow Chemical. The former Dow styrenics unit also produces PC at Stade, Germany, and at Niihama, Japan as part of a joint venture with Sumitomo.
Styron is a leading global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, dedicated to collaborating with customers to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions. Styron’s technology is used by customers in industries such as home appliances, automotive, building & construction, carpet, consumer electronics, consumer goods, electrical & lighting, medical, packaging, paper & paperboard, rubber goods and tires.
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