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BOREALIS INTRODUCING WATER TREE RETARDANT XLPE
16 March 2000 - Borealis A/S
| Borealis, the leading supplier of polyethylene to the wire and cable industry, is launching a new WTR-XLPE grade under the tradename SuperTR. The product is the latest in the family of products for medium- and high-voltage cables established under the trade names Superclean, Supersmooth, and Supercure. The product is based on the proven "4201"-concept but is specially formulated and demonstrates its superior performance as a water tree retarder in full scale cable tests. |
Borealis, the leading supplier of polyethylene to the wire and cable industry, is launching a new WTR-XLPE grade under the tradename SuperTR. The product is the latest in the family of products for medium- and high-voltage cables established under the trade names Superclean, Supersmooth, and Supercure. The product is based on the proven "4201"-concept but is specially formulated and demonstrates its superior performance as a water tree retarder in full scale cable tests. SuperTR LE4212 can be readily used with common strippable/easy strippable insulation screens. The main market is America and areas in Asia where American cable designs are used, but also Europe and in particular the UK is a target.
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About: Borealis A/S
Borealis is a leading provider of plastics solutions with more than 40 years of experience in polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). Borealis solutions are converted by its customers into everyday products such as food packaging, medical devices, diapers, pipes, automotive parts and power cables.Borealis is owned 50% by the Norwegian oil company, Statoil, and 50% by IOB Holdings, owned equally by OMV, the Austrian oil and natural gas group, and by the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of Abu Dhabi. |
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