15 June 2015
ABOUT DUPONT PERFORMANCE POLYMERS
DuPont’s invention of nylon 66 in 1935
followed by the first sales as a fiber in 1940
laid the foundation for the polymer family that
today is used to make a wide range of
automotive components,
such as air ducts, engine covers, charged air coolers,
transmission components and radiator end tanks.
In electrical and electronic systems,
Zytel® nylon is widely used in
enclosures, sockets, terminal blocks, circuit breakers, switches
and relays.
DETAILS
has increased production capacity of
DuPont™ Zytel® PA 66 and PA 6 at its Uentrop facility
in Hamm, Germany by 20 percent
to meet growing demand primarily
in the global automotive industry.
Lightweight, high-performance Zytel® nylon
often replaces metal in automotive components and
is at the leading edge of industry efforts
to improve fuel efficiency, lower CO2 emissions
and enable sustainable mobility.
With a high focus on quality and product consistency,
DuPont manufactures a full range of
PA66, PA6, PPA and Long Chain Polyamide (LCPA) resins
in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
DuPont owns and operates world-scale, continuous-polymerization assets
for nylon in all three regions of the world and
operates compounding sites in 13 countries
to ensure local supply wherever customers are located.
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