Ticona Providing Material Alternatives to Nylon-12 Shortage
Ticona Providing Material Alternatives to Nylon-12 Shortage
Florence, Ky., Sulzbach, Germany, Shanghai, PR China - Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced that it is working with global automotive original equipment manufacturers and suppliers to deliver alternative material options in response to the Nylon-12 shortage.
"Ticona is offering its application development expertise and high-performance thermoplastics to the global automotive industry to help resolve issues resulting from the reduced supply of Nylon, including PA-12, which are used in applications such as brake and fuel lines," said Michael Stubblefield, Ticona general manager.
High-performance Hostaform® / Celcon® acetal copolymer (POM) and Fortron® polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) are well established products. They are used extensively for fuel and other automotive components, as well as for appliance, oil and gas, and sporting goods applications.
"With 50-plus years of material and application expertise, Ticona is well positioned throughout the world to deliver solutions that can help automotive OEM and tier suppliers find alternative material solutions," said Stubblefield. "Ticona encourages anyone in need of alternatives to Nylon-12 to contact us. We have available resources to work with customers in the automotive and other industries."
About Ticona and Celanese
Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, produces and markets a broad range of high performance products, and posted net sales of $1,298 million in fiscal 2011. Ticona employs more than 1,500 individuals at production, compounding and research facilities in the USA, Germany, Brazil and China. For more information, please visit www.ticona.com or www.ticona.cn (Chinese language).
Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of specialty materials and chemical products that are used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our products, essential to everyday living, are manufactured in North America, Europe and Asia. Known for operational excellence, sustainability and premier safety performance, Celanese delivers value to customers around the globe with best-in-class technologies. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company employs approximately 7,600 employees worldwide and had 2011 net sales of $6.8 billion, with approximately 73% generated outside of North America. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its global product offerings, visit www.celanese.com or the company's blog at www.celaneseblog.com.
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