Create on line tests, quizzes, surveys, assessments and exams in minutes!

2007-06-05 News Release

Web www.jobwerx.com jobwerx.tradepub.com

Distrupol adds Aquamid technical polymers to its portfolio

Supplier and distributor of leading polymers to plastics processors, Distrupol, adds a range of the Aquamid HC product family from Aquafil Technopolymers.

Daughter company of Univar NV, Distrupol, headquartered in the UK, has extended its range of technical polymers by adding Aquamid AR100 and the Aquamid HC range from Aquafil Technopolymers to its portfolio. Both polymers are now available across the regions served by the Distrupol distribution network.

Aquamid AR100 is a highly-transparent amorphous polyamide with very low oxygen and carbon-dioxide permeability, which combines high surface hardness with good abrasion and scratch resistance and high chemical resistance. Easy to injection mould, the polymer also lends itself to other forms of processing including blow moulding and extrusion. Common applications for Aquamid AR100 include the cost-effective production of furniture parts such as chairs and decorative elements requiring increased mechanical resistance, electrical components, cables, film and lenses.

Distrupol adds Aquamid AR100 and the Aquamid HC polymer grades from Aquafil Technopolymers to portfolio. Click Here for High resolution image. photo: Distrupol

The Aquamid HC product family, also from Aquafil, is an innovative range of materials with glass loadings from 12% to 60%. These materials not only have excellent mechanical properties, but also exhibit very good surface finish across the full range. This makes the material an ideal substitute for aluminium, with no requirement for painting. Aquafil has had success recently in replacing aluminium as a tractor hinge with Aquamid 6G60HC. There are opportunities for these products in the electronic, automotive and furniture markets, where high strength and stiffness are required, with good surface finish and ease of processing.

Aquafil Technopolymers, from Arco di Trento, Italy, is part of the Bonazzi Group with responsibility for the group’s polymer material division. The company has developed a vast range of compounds of PA 6 and PA 66 for moulding and extrusion, including glass fibre and mineral reinforced grades, marketed under Aquamid and Econyl tradenames.

Univar NV is a chemical distribution leader in North America and Europe and through Distrupol provides Europe-wide materials distribution with a full range of technical and application development assistance to supplement customers’ own resources. Adapted to individual needs and local conditions, Distrupol’s services give the support that delivers optimized technical and commercial solutions by providing plastics processors with the most comprehensive link to the world’s leading polymers.

Read a recent press release about - Distrupol, a major polymers industry distribution and service supplier in Europe, to launch its colour compounding service for the French market at Go Plast.

Polymers Manufacturing Jobs - Post Employment Opportunity!

E-mail this page to a friend

- Functional Polymers opens door for architectural coatings

- Certification, Training and Courses from The American Management Association

- Small Quantity Specailist - Plastics, Metals, Tool Steel and ...

- Looking for a Study Program?

- All this Months News

- Changing Jobs? View a Wide Range of Real Estate Nationwide

- Real-time anti-spyware protection

- Golf Equipment Manufacturer -Buy Direct and Save!

Copyright - Unless otherwise stated all contents of this web site are © 1998/2007 JOBWERX.COM. – All Rights Reserved. For permission to reproduce any contents of this web site, please advise our Syndication department: Log onto HELP