BAYER PLASTICS INTRODUCES A NEW LINE OF ALIPHATIC THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES

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BAYER PLASTICS INTRODUCES A NEW LINE OF ALIPHATIC THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES
22 January 2002 - Bayer MaterialScience AG

Bayer Plastics introduces a new line of aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethanes (ATPUs) that are designed for use in rigorous outdoor applications.

Part of Bayer's Desmopan® line, these new ATPUs are fully colorable and provide sports-related, electronic, leisure, and industrial equipment with UV-color stability, increased elasticity, heat resistance and improved rebound characteristics. The new grades range in shore hardness from 85A to 56D.

'The reason most pieces of outdoor equipment are always a dark color is simple,' said Gerald DiBattista, market development specialist for Bayer Plastics. 'Dark colors do not fade or yellow when exposed to different weathering conditions like intense sunlight. The chemistry behind our new line of Desmopan ATPUs makes it possible to design and keep outdoor products a bright color.'

These ATPUs can be overmolded onto other substrates to provide a product with a unique feel and a durable and flexible surface. They are designed to readily bond to a variety of thermoplastic substrates such as ABS, PC, PS, copolyesters, rigid PVC and certain other plastics. Also, by incorporating mechanical interlocks, the ATPUs can be overmolded onto virtually any substrate.

Current applications for these new ATPUs include an outdoor industrial scale, personal exercise monitoring device, and athletic footwear.

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Bayer Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, is part of the worldwide Bayer Group, an international health care, nutrition and innovative materials group based in Leverkusen, Germany. Bayer employs 23,300 in North America with net North American sales of 8.8 billion euros in 2003. Bayer’s three operating business areas – HealthCare, CropScience and MaterialScience, improve people’s lives through a broad range of essential products that help diagnose and treat diseases, protect crops and advance automobile safety and durability.

Bayer MaterialScience AG is one of the world's largest producers of polymers and high-performance plastics. The main customers for Its innovative developments in coatings, adhesives, insulating materials and sealants, polycarbonates and polyurethanes are the automotive and construction industries, the electrical/electronics segment and manufacturers of sports and leisure goods, packaging, and medical devices.

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