Innovative and Polymer solutions for Transportation, Auto, Consumer, Packaging, Healthcare, Lighting

Customers in key markets such as Transportation, Automotive, Consumer, Packaging, Healthcare and Lighting, will see how their challenges can be met by the extensive range of thermoplastic polymers and compounds from SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business The newly launched LEXAN™ FST3403 (flame-smoke-toxicity) polycarbonate (PC) copolymer, the first thermoplastic solution for rail seating applications to meet the strictest fire safety requirements under the CEN/TS 45445 standard. Now commercial a full two years before this European standard goes into effect, new high-performance LEXAN FST3403 copolymer – developed specifically for seat back shells and side covers – achieved the highest possible hazard level rating (HL3) under CEN/TS 45445-2 R5. One of the highlighted applications is a lower leg protector/undertray moulded out of SABIC’s XENOY iQ™ resin, chosen by Ford for the pedestrian safety system of its 2011 C-MAX multipurpose vehicle (MPV). In addition to inherent energy-absorbing properties for enhanced safety, XENOY iQ resin reduces impact on the environment and helps Ford lower the overall carbon footprint of the C-MAX vehicle. The resin – upcycled from up to 60 percent post-consumer plastic waste – not only relieves the burden on landfills, but also reduces the amount of hydrocarbon-based fuels needed in the production process. In fact, the XENOY iQ resin manufacturing process consumes 55 to 75% less fossil fuel than other engineering thermoplastics in the marketplace today and reduces CO2 emissions by a comparable amount. Most recently, XENOY iQ resin has been used on upper load path energy absorber of Jaguar Land Rover’s Evoque. Materials for appliance applications meet regulatory requirements and standards, and provide enhanced aesthetics. In line with growing demand for component miniaturization, moulding is seeing increasingly thinner walls and ever more complex parts. For example, the range of CYCOLOY™ resins with both flame retardant and non-flame retardant properties offer tailor-made material solutions for typical internal and external parts of appliances. These resins are typically used by our customers for washing machines, dryers and microwave ovens. Converters in the packaging industry benefit from new levels of optical performance in their products thanks to the SABIC® PP Qrystal range while making energy savings during production when using both SABIC® PP Qrystal and SABIC® PP Flowpact grade families. Foremost is the ability to make cost savings in unit production costs (up to 15%) and energy savings through lower cycle times, with further additional benefits for related environmental considerations. Both grade families are part of SABIC polypropylene portfolio’s policy of creating high added value products that work alongside the core bulk materials. The idea is to create a broader range of high-performance products that meet specific needs, opening up the possibility of one-stop shopping for our PP packaging customers, globally. SABIC® HDPE PCG4906, a new grade of high density polyethylene (HDPE) intended to meet the demands typically required of large containers such as IBCs, open & tight head drums and jerry cans used in healthcare applications. It is a high purity resin that meets European and the American pharmacopeia requirements. SABIC has cooperated with Mauser, a well-known supplier of blow moulded industrial packaging solutions, to ensure that the product has the right balance of density, melt flow, impact strength and environmental stress crack resistance, furthermore, it has the physical and mechanical properties typically required for the production of containers with volumes up to 1.000 litres, which comply to UN regulations for the transportation of dangerous goods.