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Follow on Google News | SABIC Innovative Plastics Boosts Ultem Resin Capacity by 35% at New World-Scale Cartagena FacilityLaunching 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.
By: SABIC Innovative Plastics “Today represents a very significant milestone in SABIC Innovative Plastics as we open our second world class “Ultra High Performance” Ultem Resin, Extem Resin Blends and Intermediates The Cartagena plant will primarily produce Ultem base resin, a proven material that offers the highest performance across a balance of properties of virtually any thermoplastic in the global plastics industry. The Ultem resin can then be compounded into customized compounds with colorants, reinforcements, etc., at the SABIC Innovative Plastics compounding facility in the Cartagena complex or at other global facilities. Ultem resin is available in fiber, foam, film, fabric and paper forms at other global SABIC Innovative Plastics or value chain partner facilities. Further, the material can be enhanced with special attributes such as inherent electrostatic dissipative (ESD) performance, lubricity and thermal conductivity, provided by the company’s LNP* specialty compounds business. Ultem resins have been taking customer applications to new levels of performance in the consumer electronics, electrical, healthcare and transportation segments for more than 30 years. Today, with higher performance properties and expansion into non-injection- In addition to Ultem base resin, the new plant can produce Extem resin grades, which offer exceptionally high temperature resistance and other desirable properties for the most demanding applications in the semiconductor, transportation and electrical/electronics sectors, among others. Scalability to produce large volumes of Extem resins has been built into the facility. Further, SABIC Innovative Plastics will derive unique, high-purity anhydrides from the manufacturing process for Ultem resin. These specialized intermediates can be used for modification of coatings, adhesives or thermosets or as the base chemical for other polymers pharmaceuticals or pigments. SABIC is Exhibiting at K 2010 in Düsseldorf, Germany in Hall 6, Stand D42 For K 2010, SABIC’s focus is A Culture of Innovation, which means investing in Growth, Technology, Sustainability and Customer Focus. We help our customers to innovate, differentiate their applications and optimize costs by: • Investing in global expansion; • Providing the broadest product portfolio that delivers better performance and adds value; • Developing environmentally responsible products and solutions that provide significant and measurable performance advantages; and • Working closely with our customers to build long-term, lasting relationships. For additional information on SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Ultem and Extem resins, please go to www.sabic-ip.com. # # # SABIC Innovative Plastics is a leading, global supplier of engineering thermoplastics with a 75-year history of breakthrough solutions that solve its customers’ most pressing challenges. Today, SABIC Innovative Plastics is a multi-billion- End
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