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NEW GENERATION OF FLAME RETARDANT AMODEL PPA
18 March 2002 - Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc

Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C., today introduced AMODEL FR-4133, FR-6133 and FR-6145, a new generation of high-temperature, flame retardant AMODEL polyphthalamide resins, at this year's National Manufacturing Week, being held from March 18-21, at McCormick Place, in Chicago, Ill. The company expects to roll out the new AMODEL FR grades at a series of trade shows and industry events over the next 12 to 18 months.

Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C., today introduced AMODEL FR-4133,
FR-6133 and FR-6145, a new generation of high-temperature, flame retardant AMODEL polyphthalamide resins, at this year's National Manufacturing Week, being held from March 18-21, at McCormick Place, in Chicago, Ill. The company expects to roll out the new AMODEL FR grades at a series of trade shows and industry events over the next 12 to 18 months.

AMODEL FR grades are designed for critical electronics and electrical applications, such as connectors, chip capacitors, cell phone components, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, and switches. Of special note is the material’s high conductive tracking index and glow wire flammability temperature performance.

According to Bruce Bersted, a senior product development specialist at Solvay Advanced Polymers, this new series combines the best attributes of previous generations, including robust mechanical properties, high thermal stability and enhanced processability, in a single family of hightemperature polymers.

"These new FR grades are more color stable due to their improved thermal stability when processed at very high temperatures, " Bersted said. "In essence, they combine the superior mechanical properties of AMODEL AF-4133 with the outstanding processing properties of AMODEL AFA-4133," he added.

According to the company, customers may also realize reduced outgassing and moisture pickup, along with improved electrical properties and thermal capabilities, which can be an advantage for today’s lead-free SMT soldering operations. The company offers these new AMODEL FR grades in two hot-water-moldable base resins, 4000 and 6000, and two glass-reinforced levels, 33 and 45%, with heat distortion temperatures up to 300°C.

Previously offered in smaller samples for initial testing use, AMODEL FR grades are now available in commercial volumes.

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About: Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc
Solvay Advanced Polymers Llc is a subsidiary of Solvay America Inc, the US holding company of Solvay SA. The company produces high-performance polymers that are used in a wide range of demanding applications in the automotive, aerospace, industrial, foodservice, medical, and electronics industries worldwide.

Solvay SA is an international pharmaceuticals and chemicals group with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, employing about 30 000 people in 50 countries. In 2003, its consolidated sales amounted to EUR 7.6 billion, generated by activities in its three major business sectors: chemicals, plastics and pharmaceuticals. Solvay SA is listed in the Euronext 100 index of top European companies.

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