Borealis Extends Queo™ Portfolio With Polyolefin Elastomers, Rebrands Compact Technology To Borceed™

Borealis extends Queo™ portfolio with polyolefin elastomers, rebrands Compact technology to Borceed™

09-Jun-16

Borealis has announced the extension of its Queo™ polyolefin plastomers (POP) portfolio through the launch of three new polyolefin elastomers (POE) grades, as well as the rebranding of the Compact technology, which will now be known as Borceed™. Borceed technology enables flexible materials exhibiting both plastic and elastomeric properties and is the platform supporting Borealis’ Queo products. The Queo portfolio expansion further enhances Borealis’ product offering of high-value specialty polyethylene (PE) products for the high-end segments of the automotive, consumer packaging, housewares, and wire and cable industries.
Borealis plastomers is a relatively new pillar of the Borealis Polyolefins family and its product brand Queo was launched in 2013. The Queo portfolio encompasses a range of multi-talented polyolefin plastomers and, now with this launch of three new grades, elastomers that bridge the performance gap between conventional polyolefin plastics like PE and conventional elastomers like ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM). Produced using the proprietary Borceed technology, Queo plastomers and elastomers combine many of the physical properties of a rubber with the processing advantages of a thermoplastic material. Focus applications for which Queo elastomers offer an especially appealing value-added proposition include thermoplastic polyolefins for automotive parts, appliances and housewares, adhesives, cable bedding compounds, grafted polymers, highly resilient flooring such as playground surfaces and running tracks, industrial film.
Additional benefits when compared to existing plastomers include reduced crystallinity, lower melting points (55–75°C), very high flexibility (<20 MPa) and low temperature impact, decreased density, improved low temperature performance (glass transition –55 °C)

The three new polyolefin elastomer grades to be launched are:

· Queo™ 6800LA (density 868, melt flow rate 0.5)

· Queo™ 7001LA (density 870, melt flow rate 1.0)

· Queo™ 7007LA (density 870, melt flow rate 6.6)

Borealis is also announcing the rebranding of its Compact technology. A Borealis proprietary solution originally developed and marketed by DSM, it will now be known as Borceed. The new name unites “Borealis” with the company value “Exceed,” conveying the ongoing mission to constantly go beyond customer expectations by reaching for new heights in innovation, product performance, and customer service.

A technology enabling flexible materials that exhibit both plastic and elastomeric properties, Borceed is the platform behind the Queo products. It complements the proprietary Borealis technologies Borstar® and Borlink™ and can serve similar target markets and customers as these existing technologies, such as automotive, wire and cable, and high-end packaging.