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Reflective PCT Grades meet requirements for LED lighting.
ThermxÃ-® LED 0201 and 0201S are fiber-filled, super-white polycyclohexylene-dimethylene terephthalate (PCT) compounds formulated to withstand LED requirements for reflector resins with regard to heat and light stability. While Thermx LED 0201 targets cost-effective LED lighting, Thermx LED 0201S serves more demanding applications such as flat panel screens. Initial reflectance and...
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Innovation Award for Breakthrough Technology of G650 Rudder and Elevator
Florence, Ky., Kelsterbach, Germany - Fokker Aerostructures (NL), Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (USA), KVE Composites Group (NL), TenCate Aerospace Composites (NL) and Ticona GmbH (GER) have won the prestigious JEC innovation award in the category Aeronautics, for the first welded thermoplastic composite rudder and elevator of the all new Gulfstream G650 tail section. The award will be...
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Fortron-® PPS from Ticona Helps Blow Molded Tank Stand up to Extreme Conditions in Miele Ovens
Suited For High Temperature Steam Contact Applications Florence, Ky., - A new grade of FortronÃ-® polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) from Ticona is being used in an innovative blow molded hot water tank designed to withstand high temperatures in a line of European kitchen ovens developed by Miele Inc. The H 5000 series of ovens from Miele uses Moisture Plus cooking, a process that draws hot water...
Read More »Hella Chooses Vectra-® LCP for Key Element in New Auto Climate Sensors
Sensor Expo, Rosemont, Ill., June 12, 2007 - Hella, a major automotive supplier based in Lippstadt, Germany, has adopted Vectra-® liquid crystal polymer (LCP) from Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, for the core mechanical component in its new generation of sunlight and ambient light sensors for auto air conditioning systems. This element is made using...
Read More »Vectra-® LCP Gives Auto Sensor Housing from Spectrum Plastics Needed Precision, Dimensional Stability
Sensor Expo, Rosemont, Ill., June 12, 2007 - Vectra-® liquid crystal polymer (LCP) from Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, gives Spectrum Plastics the precision molding and high dimensional stability it needs when molding the open-cavity package for a car-safety-system stability sensor. Spectrum Plastics, a business of Barnes Group Inc., produces multiple versions...
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Hella Turns to Vectra-® LCP for Auto Distance Sensor Cover
Sensor Expo, Rosemont, Ill., June 12, 2007 - When Hella, a major automotive supplier based in Lippstadt, Germany, developed a new lane-change assistance system to help prevent dangerous traffic situations, it adopted Vectra-® liquid crystal polymer (LCP) for the cover plate protecting the sensitive distance sensors at the heart of the system to ensure they function reliability. The LCP, which is...
Read More »FCI Chooses Celanex-® PBT for its Apex-® 150 1.5 mm Connectors
Hydrolysis Resistant PBT Help Connectors Withstand Hot, Humid Environments in Cars and Other Vehicles Florence, Ky.; Kelsterbach, Germany, April 17, 2007 - FCI, a leading developer of connectors and interconnect systems, has chosen a hydrolysis resistant grade of Celanex-® polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) for its Apex-® 150 1.5 mm connector line. This resin, Celanex-® PBT 3309HR, which is made...
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Scalpel Blade Holder Achieves Dimensional Stability Needed for Laser Eye Surgery with Celanex-® PBT
Florence, Ky., August 16, 2006 - Given the high precision needed in laser eye surgery, SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions GmbH chose Celanex-® polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) for the blade holder in its Carriazo-Pendular mini-scalpel. The PBT, which is made by Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, provides the excellent dimensional stability needed to help ensure the...
Read More »Ticona Wins 2013 SPE ACCE Best Paper Award
Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai, PR China,Ã- – Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced its paper on integrative simulation technology for glass fiber reinforced parts will receive a Best Paper Award in September during opening ceremonies of the 13th annual SPEÃ-® Automotive Composites Conference Exhibition (ACCE). David Sheridan,...
Read More »Ticona to Deliver Keynote Speech and 5 Papers at 8th Annual SPE-® AutoEPCON in April
Jeffrey H. Helms, Ph.D., global automotive OEM managerÃ- - Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, will deliver a keynote speech on “Navigating Global Regulations SpecificationsÃ- - Materials Supplier Perspective” at the 8th Annual SPEÃ-® Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference (AutoEPCON) on Tuesday, April 30, in Troy, Mich. Helms will highlight...
Read More »Ticona to Present Technical Papers at SPE ANTEC 2013
Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, is presenting 10 technical papers and one poster on material innovations during the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC 2013) Sunday to Wednesday, April 21 to 24, at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati. Ticona, also an exhibitor at Booth #205, will deliver the papers during the...
Read More »Ticona to Host Free Technology Day on Molded Part Quality and Performance on May 21
Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, is hosting a free Technology Day for molders interested in resolving part quality issues. The seminar will be held from 8 to 5 p.m. on May 21, Tuesday, at its headquarters in Florence, Ky. Developed by RJG Inc., the international leader in injection molding training, technology and resources headquartered in Traverse City, Mich.,...
Read More »Ticona to Join SAE International 'Composites: are They Ready for Prime Time?' Webcast
Duane Emerson, senior development engineer, Automotive OEM Marketing Group – Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, will participate Thursday, March 7, in a technical editorial webcast from the editors at SAE International. The webcast will explore ways in which automakers are unleashing a new wave of lightweight, structurally robust composite materials that they...
Read More »Reflective PCT Grades meet requirements for LED lighting.
ThermxÃ-® LED 0201 and 0201S are fiber-filled, super-white polycyclohexylene-dimethylene terephthalate (PCT) compounds formulated to withstand LED requirements for reflector resins with regard to heat and light stability. While Thermx LED 0201 targets cost-effective LED lighting, Thermx LED 0201S serves more demanding applications such as flat panel screens. Initial reflectance and...
Read More »Fortron Industries Passes Fortron-® PPS Production Mark in October as Joint Venture Celebrates 20th Anniversary
230 Million Pounds Produced Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai, PR China - Fortron Industries, a joint venture of Celanese Corporation and Kureha Corporation of Japan, passed the 230 million pound production mark in October, the month that the world's largest producer of linear polyphenylene (PPS) celebrated its 20th anniversary. Since creating Fortron Industries in 1992, Celanese -...
Read More »Ticona Announces Plants Set LFRT Production Records to Support Global Demand for Lightweight Thermoplastics
Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai, PR China- Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced its Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics (LFRT) business set new global production records in the third quarter 2012 that will enable it to support the increasing demand for this metal replacement material in innovative automotive, industrial, electrical and...
Read More »Ticona to Sell DURACON-® POM and DURANEX-® PBT Through Sept. 1 in Americas and Nov. 15 in Europe
Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai, PR China- Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced it will discontinue the sale of the DURACONÃ-® POM and DURANEXÃ-® PBT brands from Polyplastics Co. Ltd. on September 1, 2012, in the Americas and November 15, 2012, in Europe. Customers that intend to use DURACON POM and DURANEX PBT after these dates are...
Read More »Ticona Announces Fortron-® PPS Plant in North Carolina Sets Production Record to Meet Robust Global Demand
Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai, PR China, - Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced the Fortron Industries LLC plant in Wilmington, N.C., set a new production record, positioning it to satisfy the robust global demand in electrical and electronics, automotive, and industrial applications for FortronÃ-® polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). By...
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