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MATERIALS DRIVE HIGH-PERFORMANCE DESIGN FREEDOM FOR COSMETIC PACKAGING
18 May 2004 - GE Advanced Materials
| Used in combination, Xylex resin, LNP’s Thermocomp HSG compound and Visualfx resin technologies raise the bar on chemical resistance, strength and flow. |
GE Advanced Materials has launched an innovative material solution into the cosmetic packaging industry that provides unprecedented flow and design freedom along with an extensive selection of visual effects. “GE’s proprietary technology for cosmetic packaging allows designers an added level of freedom to create a quality look and feel that will attract cosmetic consumers,” said GE Advanced Materials Industry Manager for Performance Packaging, Rob de Jong. “Using this unique packaging solution, cosmetic designers can create eye-catching and stylish designs that stand up to cosmetic solvents.” This solution, which combines Xylex resin and Visualfx resin technologies, offers the best qualities of traditional polyesters and polycarbonates, such as chemical resistance, transparency and clarity, high impact strength and high temperature resistance. It also provides a new level of versatility to bring superior ductility and flow. This unique combination is available with GE’s extensive portfolio of visual effects. LNP’S Thermocomp HSG compound provides designers with a heavier feel that communicates high quality. Working with GE Advanced Materials’ customer innovation centre representatives, customers can create a custom-tailored specialty compound with a range of specific gravities to choose from. Thermocomp HSG compounds are injection mouldable, colourable, platable and, as lead-free materials, more environmentally sensitive than many resin alternatives. The compound is available with a variety of base resins including ABS, PBT, PP, PA and TPU, providing customisable property profiles. With GE’s patented Visualfx resin technology, designers can add a sparkle, shimmer or metallic quality to their packages. Visualfx resins create colourful and exceptionally rich looking parts without the need for costly secondary paint and coating operations. Designers can choose to take advantage of the extensive GE selection, offering more than 300,000 colours and effects, or work with colour specialists to develop their own unique colour and texture. Visualfx resins are available for injection moulding of solid parts or as a film material for use in in-mould decoration applications to achieve unique multi-layer effects and flow line free appearance. GE style does not stop with the product package. The same materials that make outstanding packages can also be used as excellent point-of-purchase display materials, allowing innovative and fashion-forward display designs to catch consumers’ attention as they look through the many products on the beauty department shelves.
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About: GE Advanced Materials
GE Advanced Materials is a world leader in providing materials solutions through engineering thermoplastics, silicone-based products and technology platforms, and fused quartz and ceramics. Among its businesses are:• Silicones, which includes GE Toshiba Silicones in the Pacific region and GE Bayer Silicones in Europe, offers silanes, specialty silicones, urethane additives, adhesives, sealants, resins, and elastomers for a variety of industries such as personal care, automotive, tire and rubber, construction, healthcare, electronics, household and institutional, agriculture, textiles, appliances, bedding and furnishings, foam control, and consumer (http://www.gesilicones.com/gesilicones/am1/en/home.jsp); • Plastics is a global plastics materials supplier and distributor, which serves customers in a variety of industries including aerospace, appliances, automotive, building and construction, data storage and optical media, medical, electrical and electronics devices, telecommunications, computers and peripheral devices, outdoor vehicles and devices, and packaging (http://www.geplastics.com/); • Quartz produces high purity materials for the semiconductor, fiber optic, lamp making and water purification industries. GE Quartz is a leading supplier of quartz materials to the semiconductor industry (http://www.gequartz.com/en/index.htm); Established in 1968, GE Advanced Materials’ Specialty Film & Sheet business is a leading supplier of high-performance engineering film and sheet products to the United States, Europe, Africa, India, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and operates a worldwide network of sales, research, manufacturing and technical services facilities. Today, GE Advanced Materials, Specialty Film & Sheet employs about 600 people, and manufactures engineering sheet and film products at 12 facilities in 9 countries worldwide. Recent investments:
• 2003 New Roofing Structures Line in Italy, Europe
• 2003 New Coating Lines in China & Malaysia, Pacific
• 2002 Acquisition of Plastech, China
• 2001 New Film Lines in USA and Europe
• 2001 Acquisition of Carboron, Malaysia
• 2000 Acquisition of Matraplast, Canada
• 2000 Acquisition of Nim Plastics, USA Products:
GE Advanced Materials offers a variety of film materials are to meet different type of applications such as graphic film, coated products, electrical & electronic products, and specialties. The key film materials available today include:
• Lexan* Polycarbonate film
• Ultem* film
• Lexan* SLX film
• Valox* film
• Lexan* Illuminex* film GE Advanced Materials’ sheet product line includes a wide range of structures from solid sheet, multi-wall sheet and corrugated sheet through to coated sheet and laminates and combinations of each of these. The key sheet materials available today include:
• Lexan* Polycarbonate sheet
• Lexan* Solar Control IR sheet
• Margard* coated sheet
• Lexgard* laminated sheet
• Ultem* sheet
• Lexan EXL* sheet GE Advanced Materials, Specialty Film & Sheet, serves customers in a variety of industries including aircraft, appliances, automotive, building and construction, business machines, electrical & lighting, furnishing, greenhouse, industrial roofing, medical, electrical and electronics devices, telecommunications and packaging. In January 2004, in line with GE Corporate’ new brand architecture, GE Advanced Materials has announced the change of GE Structured Products business naming to GE Advanced Materials, Specialty Film & Sheet. |
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