SABIC Innovative Plastics
Pittsfield, MA 01201
GE's LNP* Starflam* X-Gen Compounds Meet Today's Environmental Compliance Challenges with Tomorrow's High-Tech Materials
PITTSFIELD, Mass. - June 21, 2007 - GE Plastics today launched a new portfolio of high-tech LNP* Starflam* compounds that provide excellent flammability performance while meeting the requirements of halogen-free parts. The LNP Starflam X-Gen Z270 family of fiber-reinforced polyamides supports compliance with the European Union's Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment (WEEE) directive,...
Read More »Single-Pellet Compounds deliver enhanced effects.
LNP(TM) Verton(TM) Xtreme compounds - XC (extreme color), XFR (extreme flame retardance), and XW (extreme weatherability) - promote batch-to-batch consistency and help achieve optimal mechanical properties of long-glass-fiber reinforcement. Resistant to impact failure, compounds can be processed using standard and gas-assist injection molding, structural foam molding, and injection-compression...
Read More »GE Partners with Fiber Innovation Technology to Commercialize High-Performance Fiber Based on Ultem* Resin in U.S.
GE Partners with Fiber Innovation Technology to Commercialize High-Performance Fiber Based on Ultem* Resin in U.S. PITTSFIELD, Mass. - May 10, 2007 - GE Plastics, in partnership with Fiber Innovation Technology, Inc. (FIT), has commercialized a new fiber technology based on GE's high-performance, flame-retardant Ultem* polyetherimide (PEI) resin in the United States. This new fiber is an...
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GE's Super High Flow Valox* Resins Help Fill Automotive Industry's Needs for Lighter Parts, Energy Savings, and Increased Part Consolidation
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. - December 7, 2006 - GE Plastics today announced the launch of Valox* Super High Flow resins, a family of glass- and mineral-filled polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) materials. Valox Super High Flow resins are aimed at helping automakers and tiers achieve thinner, larger parts with greater detail at lower injection pressures without sacrificing performance. The GE materials help...
Read More »GE Plastics' Lexan* HPX Resin Delivers Outstanding Performance to the Intlock ITL-S Disposable Blade in PENTAX's New Airway Scope
PITTSFIELD, MASS. - November 28, 2006 - GE Plastics today announced that its Lexan* HPX resin - a tough, high-tech transparent polycarbonate (PC) widely used in critical healthcare applications - has been selected by PENTAX to mold a specialized Intlock ITL-S disposable blade for the company's new Airway Scope AWS-S100 video laryngoscope. Lexan HPX resin was selected by PENTAX for the material's...
Read More »PEI-based Film is devised for electrical/electronics use.
Based on Ultem polyetherimide (PEI) resin, RoHS-compliant Ultem(TM) 5000B film features temperature resistance, moisture absorption characteristics, and dielectric properties suited for electrical/electronics applications. Black or amber thermal class H product, offered in gauges from 25-750 Ã-µm, exhibits UL-94 VTM-0 listed flame retardance and can be used in high-humidity environments. It...
Read More »Resins offer continuous use temperatures up to 230-
In addition to melt processability, Extem(TM) Thermoplastic Polyimide Resins provide optimal thermal, chemical, and mechanical properties while eliminating drawbacks of semi-crystalline materials and imidized thermosets. They are inherently flame-retardant without use of halogenated additives that can pose environmental risk. Resins feature glass transition temperatures up to 310Ã-
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GE Plastics Optimizes Environmentally Responsible Noryl GTX* Conductive Resin for Powder Coating Processes
Unique, New Material to Join GE's Expanding ecomagination* Product Portfolio, Providing Host of Environmental, Design, Performance, and Production Benefits INDIANAPOLIS - Sept. 19, 2006 - Here at Powder Coating 2006, GE Plastics is exhibiting the first in a new family of conductive Noryl GTX* resins that are optimized for powder coating. These unique materials - slated to join GE's growing...
Read More »GE Plastics is Double Winner in SPE's 10th Automotive Awards Program with Two Innovative Body Panel & Glazing Applications
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. - August 8, 2006 - GE Plastics today announced it has been honored with two automotive innovation awards from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), Central Europe. The OPEL Zafira Panoramic Roof, featuring GE's Lexan SLX polycarbonate (PC) film for paint replacement, won first prize in the Body Exteriors category, while the Honda Civic Extra Window with integrated spoiler,...
Read More »GE Plastics Helps MEGADYNE Hone Performance of Reusable Electrosurgical E-Z Pen(TM) with an Array of Autoclavable Materials
PITTSFIELD, MASS. - July 17, 2006 - GE Plastics' Noryl* and Ultem* resin grades were chosen for the new 12-use E-Z Pen(TM) electrosurgical pencil from MEGADYNE Medical Products. Lightweight and ergonomically designed with both 10- and 15-foot, kink-resistant cords for easier, more comfortable handling, E-Z Pen pencils are the only product on the market offering patented E-Z CLEAN-® non-stick...
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