Sabic Innovative Plastics

ORLANDO, Fla. — April 4, 2012 — Here at NPE 2012 (booth #29000), SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business announced a major new sustainability milestone with its longstanding customer, Volvo Trucks: the first use of an up-cycled material in a North American heavy truck from post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. Specifically, SABIC’s Valox iQ* polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin, which incorporates up-cycled water bottles, is used for the brackets of the side air deflection system for all seven models in the 2012 Volvo VN platform of heavy trucks. Valox iQ resin not only helps Volvo deliver top performance under harsh driving conditions, but also contributes toward greater sustainability. Additional SABIC solutions used to further enhance sustainability and performance in Volvo VN trucks include lightweight Noryl GTX* resin for the fenders, tough Cycoloy* resin for the grille and clear Lexan* resin for forward lighting. This joint achievement by Volvo Trucks and SABIC is the latest in a series of standard-raising innovations that deliver environmental benefits. View more and related images

ORLANDO, Fla. — April 3, 2012 — SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today announced here at NPE 2012 (booth #29000), important new additions to its flagship portfolio of high-performance Lexan* polycarbonate (PC) materials: Lexan CFR (clear flame retardant) copolymer and three new Lexan LUX resin grades. Lexan CFR copolymer addresses rising consumer electronics and appliance manufacturer demand for a clear, sustainable flame retardant (FR) material, and the new Lexan LUX resins offer an excellent solution for light emitting diode (LED) applications such as light guides and lenses. These new Lexan PC materials demonstrate SABIC’s ongoing investment in world-class technologies, technical expertise and portfolio breadth. They also underscore how the company continues to increase PC performance to meet customers’ environmental, high-performance, aesthetic and regulatory requirements. In fact, SABIC’s portfolio of customer-relevant PC materials is the broadest in the global plastics industry. View more and related images

ORLANDO, Fla. — April 2, 2012 — As host of NPE’s largest booth from any resin manufacturer (booth #29000), SABIC is showcasing its unmatched commitment to the plastics industry – underscoring its focus on helping to power the competitive advantage of its customers around the globe. The booth brings to life the company’s ever-evolving understanding of its customers’ businesses coupled with its world-class technology expertise to demonstrate how SABIC listens, collaborates and jointly solves problems to help fuel their customers’ market success. Specifically, the company is highlighting game-changing case studies that demonstrate how it helps customers address current trends and unique challenges across key global industries including automotive, consumer, energy, infrastructure, healthcare and transportation. View more and related images

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — March 26, 2012 — SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today announced that its collaboration with CK Technologies, a provider of engineered plastic systems, and Volvo Trucks North America has produced the trucking industry’s first injection-molded roof fairing, soon to be featured on all 2013 Volvo heavy-duty trucks. This large component, molded with SABIC’s tough Cycoloy* polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) resin and CK Technologies’ proprietary in-mold coating (IMC) technology, delivers high strength, excellent heat stability and impact performance with a Class A surface. The roof fairing demonstrates the feasibility of replacing traditional thermosets with thermoplastics to reduce weight and energy requirements for manufacturing and enable recycling. Further, the IMC process yields a fully primed part, eliminating the secondary coating steps that generate volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This major breakthrough provides a more environmentally responsible alternative to thermosets without sacrificing the outstanding performance and aesthetics that truck OEMs and end customers expect. View more and related images

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — March 21, 2012 — SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business’ world-class expertise and technology were further evidenced today with the company’s announcement that Intermestic Inc., a specialty retailer of eyewear and accessories, has chosen tough, lightweight Ultem* polyetherimide (PEI) resin for the frames of its new line of Zoff SMART eyeglasses. The tailored, aerospace-grade Ultem resin material solution helps meet Japanese consumer demands for fresh, new eyewear styles with exceptional long-term performance and feather-light comfort; by allowing Intermestic to eliminate titanium and aluminum from the material selection process. The Ultem resin also provides exceptional flexibility, flame retardance, and resistance to chemicals, heat and ultraviolet (UV) light, as well as greatly expanded design freedom, which enabled Intermestic to create stylish, eye-catching frames for sophisticated consumer appeal. The success of the new Zoff SMART eyeglass line showcases how SABIC is continuously improving technology, applications and solutions to help its customers succeed. View more and related images

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Feb. 14, 2012 – Here at MD&M West, Booth #1801, SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business is demonstrating its deep understanding of its customers’ ambitions by showcasing its extensive capabilities for customizing antimicrobial compounds to help device OEMs combat healthcare associated infections (HAIs) – which, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), affect one out of every 20 hospitalized patients. With a demonstrated history of successful innovation for the healthcare sector, SABIC can provide medical device customers with solutions to help meet their need to enhance the safety of their products, including world-class compounding technology and expertise, and high-quality base resins with antimicrobial additives. The company’s success in this arena is based on a global, customer-focused strategy to proactively invest in services, product technologies and other solutions to help medical device companies succeed in the ever-changing environment of healthcare reform. View more and related images

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jan. 31, 2012 — Multiple lightweight, cutting-edge components, with advanced thermoplastic resins from SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business, are featured on the recently announced 2012 North American Truck of the Year: The Range Rover Evoque by Land Rover. The award was presented to Land Rover this month at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The luxurious new sport utility vehicle (SUV), with its compact footprint and advanced technologies, has been described by automaker Land Rover as a “step change in delivering reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions,” underscoring the benefits and fast-increasing value of SABIC’s lightweight and environmentally responsible materials. View more and related images

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Jan. 19, 2012 – SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business is helping BritePointe, Inc. – a pioneering solid state light emitting diode (LED) lamps and fixtures manufacturer – break ground with innovative new LED luminaires molded using high-performance Cycoloy* and Lexan* resins. The Hayward, Calif., company selected these advanced resin technologies over traditional aluminum for their light weight, outstanding performance and exceptional design freedom – essential capabilities for integrating a patent-pending thermal management system. Thanks to the SABIC materials, BritePointe’s HyBeem high-bay LED downlights for commercial and public buildings may cut energy use by up to 65 percent vs. high intensity discharge (HID) fixtures and fluorescents and last up to five times as long, thus potentially reducing maintenance costs. SABIC’s collaboration with BritePointe demonstrates the company’s commitment to supporting the lighting market’s shift toward sustainable lighting technologies and reinforces the value of its high performance resins, which give LED lighting designers the freedom to take new approaches, unfettered by the limitations of traditional materials such as metal. View more and related images

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Jan. 12, 2012 – SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today announced that its manufacturing facilities in Campinas, Brazil and Tortuguitas, Argentina, are now certified to produce U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-compliant and biocompatible resins for the fast-growing South American healthcare market to help slash lead times, reduce inventory costs and increase flexibility in material purchasing. Medical markets in eight Latin and South American countries, including Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile, are expected to demonstrate a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6 percent between 2008 and 2013, reaching U.S. $9.2 billion, according to Espicom Health Intelligence. To meet this increasing demand, SABIC is committed to providing local customers fast and easy access to high-performance materials – such as biocompatible Lexan* HP polycarbonate (PC) resins – and technical resources that they need to bring the next generation of medical applications to market. View more and related images

MT. VERNON, Ind. – Dec. 19, 2011 – SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony here to mark the opening of a new, state-of-the-art pilot facility that will allow chemistry and process development for its high performance polymers (HPP) – Ultem*, Siltem* and Extem* resins – product line. The new 3,000-sq.-ft., world-class facility is an innovation resource that will enable SABIC to more rapidly produce new polymers – particularly custom formulations – for customers. It will also significantly increase customer access to SABIC research scientists, product development specialists and the intricate application development process. Previously, piloting was done externally; now this work will be seamlessly integrated into product research and development and scale-up to commercial production. The new facility demonstrates SABIC’s ongoing commitment to true innovation, working side-by-side with customers to provide high-performance, tailor-made solutions for greater end-product differentiation and business success. View more and related images