Polysulphone Resin offers high clarity and heat resistance.

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UDEL® P-3700 HC offers near-water-white clarity for designs that require high clarity, low color, or range of bright colors. UDEL polysulfone maintains its properties at temperatures from -150 to 300°F and is resistant to hydrolysis by hot water, to acids and bases, and to cleaners and disinfectants. Resin complies with U.S. FDA and European Economic Community regulations concerning use of plastics in direct food contact.



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New High-Clarity UDEL® Polysulfone


UDEL P-3700 HC Approaches Polycarbonate Levels of Clarity, Quality

Alpharetta, Ga. - Designers and manufacturers who are looking for the claxity of polycarbonate with the high temperature resistance of polysulfone now have a new option, UDEL P-3700 HC, an extension of Solvay Advanced Polymers' UDEL polysulfone product line.

This near water white polysulfone product will be manufactured at Solvay Advanced Polymers' Marietta, Ohio, facility and available globally through the company's existing distribution channels, beginning March 1, 2003.

Solvay Advanced Polymers will introduce UDEL P-3700 HC at two upcoming trade shows, PlastecWest, Feb. 19-21, 2003, in Anaheim, Calif., and National Manufacturing Week's National Design Engineering Show, March 3-6, 2003, in Chicago, Ill.

UDEL P-3700 HC offers near-water-white clarity, allowing flexibility in designs that require high clarity, low color, or a range of bright colors that was not possible previously with polysulfone.

Typical applications for this new polysulfone include food and beverage service and tableware, appliance components, dairy equipment, face shields, and lighting components such as lenses and covers for automotive or residential/commercial lighting
where temperature requirements approach 300 °F (149 °C).

"Developed over the past three years in response to growing market demand, UDEL P-3700 HC is the lowest-color, highest-clarity grade polysulfone produced commercially to date," said Jeff Straw, manager of marketing services at Solvay Advanced Polymers.

"About three years ago, seeing a rising unmet need for lower-color polysulfone products in several markets, Solvay Advanced Polymers decided to commit a sizable portion of its research and development efforts to meeting this need," Straw said.

"What's even more exciting is that UDEL P-3700 HC is a product line extension that will be manufactured in our existing facilities," Straw added.

UDEL polysulfone is a tough, rigid, high-strength and high-heat thermoplastic that maintains its properties at temperatures from -150 °F to 300 °F (-101 °C to 149 °C). The heat deflection temperature at 264 psi (1.82 MPa) is 345 °F (174 °C).

Other key features of polysulfone include resistance to hydrolysis by hot water and resistance to acids and bases as well as resistance to a wide range of cleaners and
disinfectants. It can be used in injection molding, sheet extrusion, film extrusion and thermoforming as well as blow molding. The resin also works well with post-processing
steps such as ultrasonic bonding, spin welding, adhesive bonding and heat staking. In general, this resin complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Economic Community (EEC) regulations concerning the use of plastics in direct food contact.

About Solvay Advanced Polymers

Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C., is an indirect subsidiary of Solvay America, Inc., the U.S. holding company of Solvay S.A. The company produces high-performance polymers that are used in a wide range of demanding applications in the automotive,
aerospace, industrial, food service, medical and electronics industries worldwide.

Solvay Advanced Polymers products include IXEF® polyarylamide and PRIMEF® polyphenylene sulfide product lines of Solvay S.A. combined with a portfolio of materials that had comprised BP Amoco's engineering resins business. For more information about this and other Solvay Advanced Polymers products and services,
please visit our website at www.solvayadvancedpolymers.com.

SOLVAY is an international chemical and pharmaceutical Group with headquarters in Brussels. It employs more than 30,000 people in 50 countries. In 2002 its consolidated sales amounted to EUR 7.9 billion, generated by its four sectors of activity: Chemicals, Plastics, Processing and Pharmaceuticals. Solvay is listed in the
Euronext 100 index of top European companies. For further information please see www.solvay.com.

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Alpharetta, GA 30005-3914 USA

Phone: 800.621.4557 (USA only) or +1.770.772.8200

www.solvayadvancedpolymers.com

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