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DUPONT ENGINEERING POLYMERS EXPANDS HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYAMIDE CAPACITY TO MEET MARKET DEMAND
21 October 2003 - DuPont Engineering Polymers
| DuPont Engineering Polymers will meet increasing demand for DuPont™ Zytel® HTN high performance polyamide resins with a new 14 thousand tonne per year polymer plant. The new facility, being built at an existing DuPont site in Richmond, Va., USA, is scheduled for start-up by the end of 2004.
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“The expansion will more than double our base polymer capacity for DuPont™ Zytel® HTN,” said Clive Robertson, global business manager for the material. “This move supports and enables ongoing development of expanding global markets for Zytel® HTN in components for automotive, electrical/electronic and various other consumer and industrial products.” Among its many applications are automotive fuel valves and coolant system components, multi-pin electronic connectors for surface-mount circuit assembly, parts for consumer electronic devices, oven fans, manifolds for water heaters and power transformer components. With double-digit growth rates, high performance polyamides are among the fastest growing engineering plastics. “Zytel® HTN expands the frontier for replacement of metal and thermosets. It combines outstanding moulding productivity with excellent strength, stiffness, toughness and dimensional stability at typical ambient conditions and in demanding environments involving elevated temperatures, moisture, and aggressive chemicals,” Robertson said. “Most Zytel® HTN resins fall within the narrower family of polyamides known to some as PPA (polyphthalamide) resins, within which they offer perhaps the best combination of highest performance and easiest processing.”
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About: DuPont Engineering Polymers
The DuPont Engineering Polymers business manufactures and sells DuPont Crastin PBT and DuPont Rynite PET thermoplastic polyester resins, DuPont Delrin acetal resins, DuPont Hytrel thermoplastic polyester elastomers, DuPont ETPV engineering thermoplastic vulcanizates, DuPont Minlon mineral reinforced nylon resins, DuPont Thermx PCT polycyclohexylene dimethyl terephthalate, DuPont Tynex filaments, DuPont Vespel parts and shapes, DuPont Zenite LCP liquid crystal polymers and DuPont Zytel nylon resins. These products serve global markets in the aerospace, appliance, automotive, consumer, electrical, electronic, industrial, sporting goods and many other diversified industries. Founded in 1802 science company DuPont operates in more than 70 countries. It offers a wide range of products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel. DuPont Electronic & Communication Technologies is a leading supplier of electronic materials, fluoropolymers, fluorochemicals and imaging technologies. |
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