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KEY AKULON APPOINTMENT FOR DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS
14 January 2004 - DSM Engineering Plastics
| DSM Engineering Plastics has announced the appointment of Peter van Paridon to the post of Business Manager Akulon. |
DSM Engineering Plastics has announced the appointment of Peter van Paridon to the post of Business Manager Akulon. He will be located at the Company's head office in Sittard, The Netherlands - and will be responsible for the DSM's Akulon Polyamide 6 and 66 business. Van Paridon, who holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Utrecht, joined Gist-Brocades (DSM owned since 1998) in 1988. Most recently he held the post of Business Manager Dairy Ingredients. Previous posts include R and D Program Manager for Animal Feed Ingredients, Starch Processing Enzymes, Dairy Ingredients and Sales Management in Meat Ingredients. Akulon PA 6 and 66 is used extensively for applications in automotive, E and E and leisure and consumer goods. As film it is used in packaging, especially for food applications. Recently, DSM Engineering Plastics announced the introduction of two new grades: Akulon Ultraflow for injection moulding- and Akulon XP for film applications.
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About: DSM Engineering Plastics
DSM Engineering Plastics is a business group forming part of DSM's Performance Materials cluster. DSM EP is a global supplier of Stanyl PA46 and Akulon 6 and 66 polyamides, Arnitel TPE-E, Arnite PBT and PET polyesters, Xantar polycarbonate, Yparex extrudable adhesive resins, and Stamylan UH Ultra High Molecular Weight PE. These materials are used in technical components for electrical appliances, electronic equipment and cars, in barrier packaging films as well as in many mechanical and extrusion applications. The business group had annual sales of EUR 566 million in 2003. With Stanyl, it is the global market leader in high heat polyamides.Stanyl is a family of heat-resistant polyamides from DSM Engineering Plastics. Stanyl’s high crystallinity (70% versus 50% for conventional PA66) results in high heat distortion temperatures of 190C for unreinforced grades, up to 290C for reinforced. Stanyl grades are used in automotive clutch plates, charge air coolers, chain tensioners; electrical components including motor frames and end laminates, circuit breakers, controls and connectors; and home and power tool components, including heat shields and heat-resistant utensils.
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