BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands - April 27, 2010 - To solve the challenges in creating complex, multi-part connectors, SABIC Innovative Plastics has developed specialized grades of its workhorse Ultem* resin to drive forward the development of highly cost-effective, one-piece molded connector designs. At Chinaplas 2010, booth W2G41, the company is showcasing these unique materials, which can be precisely tailored to specific wavelengths and offer attenuation control, extreme high heat resistance and dimensional stability for accurate fiber alignment. This innovative new solution is intended to reduce connector costs by up to 20 percent, accelerate fiber installation and provide exceptionally long service life. SABIC Innovative Plastics' continued investment in new fiber-optic-tailored technologies will help customers in this high-tech industry extend their reach across multiple strategic geographies worldwide.
"A fiber optic installation is only as good as its connections, and our goal is to help our customers in this space produce a new generation of simple, yet extremely reliable and high-performing connectors," said Kim Choate, global product direction, High Performance Products, SABIC Innovative Plastics. "SABIC Innovative Plastics has proactively and consistently developed highly sophisticated materials for this industry to revolutionize connector design and help drive down costs. These new high-tech Ultem resin grades will no doubt play a key role in expanding the availability and use of fiber optic technology to meet the world's fast-growing demand for data access at light speed."
Ultem Resin is on Your Wavelength
Through the use of proprietary technology, SABIC Innovative Plastics can finely and precisely tailor its new Ultem resins to transmit light over the specific wavelength required by the customer or by industry standards. The transparent resin features custom color to minimize attenuation, and provides exceptional resistance to high temperatures. Excellent dimensional stability helps to ensure that fibers remain aligned within the connector, thus avoiding the need for maintenance or replacement.
Ultem resin's high flow properties enable connectors to be injection molded with high throughput. Because one-piece designs require no additional assembly, system costs are further reduced. A simpler connector also streamlines installation and avoids multiple points of failure that characterize traditional four- or five-piece designs.
Connectors molded from Ultem resin can be used with either glass or plastic fiber.
For more information on SABIC Innovative Plastics' Ultem resins, please visit the company website at www.sabic-ip.com.
- Ends -About SABIC Innovative Plastics
SABIC Innovative Plastics is a leading, global supplier of engineering thermoplastics with a 75-year history of breakthrough solutions that solve its customers' most pressing challenges. Today, SABIC Innovative Plastics is a multi-billion-dollar company with operations in more than 35 countries and approximately 9,000 employees worldwide. The company continues to lead the plastics industry with customer collaboration and continued investments in new polymer technologies, global application development, process technologies, and environmentally responsible solutions that serve diverse markets such as automotive, electronics, building & construction, transportation, and healthcare. The company's extensive product portfolio includes thermoplastic resins, coatings, specialty compounds, film, and sheet. SABIC Innovative Plastics (www.sabic-ip.com) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), one of the world's top five petrochemicals manufacturers.
* Trademarks of SABIC Innovative Plastics IP BV.
Media Note: The proper name of the company is SABIC Innovative Plastics, and excludes any abbreviations or variations when referring to the company. As an acronym, SABIC should be all caps whenever it appears in print.
SABIC Innovative Plastics Media Contacts
Global
Jodi Kennedy
SABIC Innovative Plastics,
Pittsfield, Mass., U.S.A.
Tel: +1 413 448 7383
E-Mail: jodi.kennedy@sabic-ip.com
Europe
Helen Vandebovenkamp
SABIC Innovative Plastics, Bergen op Zoom,
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 164 292 097
E-Mail: helen.vandebovenkamp@sabic-ip.com
Agency Media Contacts
The Americas
Jim Allison
AH&M Marketing Communications,
Pittsfield, Mass.
Tel: +1 413 448 2260, Ext. 25
E-Mail: jallison@ahminc.com
Brazil
Gabriela Bruschi
Edelman Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tel: 55 11 3017 5300, x221
E-Mail: gabriela.bruschi@edelman.com
Europe
Kevin Noels
Marketing Solutions, Bergen op Zoom,
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 164 317 011
E-Mail: knoels@marketingsolutions.be
Japan
Mitsu Sugino
Tokyo PR Inc., Tokyo, Japan
Tel: +81 332 732 731
E-Mail: m-sugino@tkd.att.ne.jp
China
Shona Liu
Edelman, Shanghai, China
Tel: +86 21 6289 2929 x470
E-Mail: shona.liu@edelman.com
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To solve the challenges in creating complex, multi-part connectors,
SABIC Innovative Plastics has developed specialized grades of its workhorse Ultem* resin to drive forward the development of highly cost-effective, one-piece molded connector designs. These unique materials can be precisely tailored to specific wavelengths and offer attenuation control, extreme high heat resistance and dimensional stability for accurate fiber alignment. This innovative new solution is intended to reduce connector costs by up to 20 percent, accelerate fiber installation and provide exceptionally long service life.
SABIC Innovative Plastics' continued investment in new fiber-optic-tailored technologies will help customers in this high-tech industry extend their reach across multiple strategic geographies worldwide.
* Trademark of SABIC Innovative Plastics IP BV.
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