Ticona Modifies POM Backbone …
Introduces New Hostaform® POM With
50% More Impact Resistance, 100% More Weldline Strength
Florence, KY, May 30, 2008 – Ticona Engineering Polymers unveiled a next generation Hostaform® acetal copolymer (POM) at Chinaplas 2008 that significantly improves impact resistance and weldline strength — without sacrificing other key properties — when compared with conventional POM copolymers. Ticona designed this POM copolymer to become the industry’s impact modified material of choice.
New Hostaform POM S 9364 offers a modified chemical structure to meet the increasing impact requirements for automotive window lifts, safety systems, fasteners and other demanding applications such as conveyor belts.
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New Hostaform POM S 9364 offers a modified chemical structure to meet the increasing impact requirements for automotive window lifts |
Ticona Alters Chemical Backbone Of POM
“Ticona chemists in Europe and North America worked on backbone modifications to develop this next generation impact modified POM,” said Wolfgang Wieth, POM product marketing manager - Europe. “Now the Hostaform POM family includes a grade that delivers value outside the existing performance box — a 50 percent improvement in impact resistance and 100 percent improvement in weldline strength — when compared with conventional impact modified copolymers.”
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The new Hostaform POM family delivers a 50 percent improvement in impact resistance and a 100 percent improvement in weldline strength |
This step change in the intrinsic properties and chemical structure of Hostaform POM can help Ticona customers:
- Meet increasing impact requirements
- Optimize part designs
- Reduce part costs
“The application requirements of our customers are increasing all the time,” said Vinicius Mardegan, POM product marketing manager - Americas. “Hostaform POM
S 9364 is able to deliver performance in a host of applications, including fasteners that need excellent chemical resistance, industrial applications that need strong mechanical properties, windshield wiper end caps that need impact resistance and conveyor systems that not only need impact resistance, but also excellent friction/wear properties and dimensional stability.”
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For 45 years, Hostaform POM has continued to satisfy customer needs. |
Hostaform POM — Established Innovation Leader
For 45 years, Hostaform POM has continued to satisfy customer needs with a combination of properties including:
- Outstanding wear resistance
- Long-term fatigue and creep resistance
- Tough down to –40 degrees Celsius
- High strength and rigidity over a broad temperature range
- Low moisture absorption
- Resistance to solvents and strong alkalis
- Resistance to repeated impact
- Two-component hard-soft molding with thermoplastic elastomers
“We knew the market needed a higher level of impact performance beyond what’s available in conventional POM copolymers,” said John Caamano, global POM business director for Ticona. “As the market leader in POM copolymers, we applied our experience in the lab to change the backbone of POM. This resulted in a new advanced product that delivers a step-change in both impact resistance and weldline strength. Hostaform POM
S 9364 is an excellent example of our dedication to leading the market and delivering high performance added value to
our global customers.”
About Ticona and Celanese
Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, produces and markets a broad range of high performance products , and achieved net sales of $915 million in 2006. Ticona employs approximately 2,000 individuals at production, compounding and research facilities in the USA, Germany and Brazil. For more information, please visit www.ticona.com.
As a global leader in the chemicals industry, Celanese Corporation makes products essential to everyday living. Our products, found in consumer and industrial applications, are manufactured in North America, Europe and Asia. Net sales totaled $6.7 billion in 2006, with over 60% generated outside of North America. Known for operational excellence and execution of its business strategies, Celanese delivers value to customers around the globe with innovations and best-in-class technologies. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company employs approximately 8,900 employees worldwide. For more information on Celanese Corporation, please visit the company's website at www.celanese.com. |
