US firm DuPont has launched a group of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resins for the moulding of thin-wall components. The resins, which are characterised by their exceptional flow, include a 30% gl…
US firm DuPont has launched a group of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resins for the moulding of thin-wall components. The resins, which are characterised by their exceptional flow, include a 30% glass-filled resin designated Crastin HF675FR, which has a UL94 V-0 listing for all colours at a minimum thickness of 0.03125 inches. Another resin in the group, Crastin CE2405, is a 15% glass-fortified developmental product which shares fundamental technology with Crastin HF675 FR and has flame-retardance characteristics. In April 1996, DuPont Singapore started operations in a new compounding facility for Zytel glass-fibre reinforced polyamide. The new facility has a compounding capacity of around 10,000 tonnes/year and will supply DuPont“s customers in the Asia-Pacific Region. The new plant completes DuPont“s network of production facilities in this region, which contains, among others, a US$ 150 million polyamid-polymerisation facility in Singapore, compounding facilities in Ulsan, South Korea and Utsunomiya, Japan, as well as a production facility in Shenzhen, China.