Leviton Electrifies Plug-in Electric Vehicle Market with New Charger Molded from SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Sustainable Valox iQ* Resin

Published Dec 14, 2010

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dec. 14, 2010 — SABIC Innovative Plastics today announced that Leviton Manufacturing, a North American leader in electrical devices and systems, has selected Valox iQ* resin for the housing of its new Evr-Green™ electric vehicle (EV) cord set, a portable charger for EVs. Valox iQ resin – which incorporates up-cycled post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from water bottles and offers molded-in color to avoid secondary painting – significantly enhances the environmental benefits of the Leviton charger. Equally important, it delivers high electrical and mechanical performance and custom colorability. The Valox iQ family of post-consumer recycled (PCR) content resins is part of SABIC Innovative Plastics’ newly expanded, broad portfolio of sustainable solutions, recently launched at K 2010, that help customers develop differentiated, environmentally responsible products.