13 October 2015
Privately-owned, EPIC Polymers GmbH
based in Kaiserslautern, Germany, has developed
an innovative technology
to reinforce high performance thermoplastic polymers
with long glass fibres.
EPIC Polymers GmbH
TechnoPark 1
Sauerwiesen 2
DE 67661 Kaiserslautern
Fon +49 (0) 6301 / 703-350
Fax +49 (0) 6301 / 703-359
mail@epicpolymers.com
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DETAILS
Solvay acquires
EPIC Polymers’ long-fiber thermoplastics (LFT*) technology
to complement its offering of
high performance lightweighting materials
and gain access to
metal replacement of larger automotive semi-structural parts.
Demand-led growth for these sophisticated tailored materials
offering superior mechanical and thermal properties,
coupled with high impact resistance, strength and stiffness
at elevated temperatures, is driven by the need
to reduce fuel consumption and lower CO2 emissions.
Augusto Di Donfrancesco,
President of Solvay’s Specialty Polymers Global Business Unit
“Having this technology is an important step
in the expansion of Solvay Specialty Polymers’ broad offering
of materials that are simultaneously light and ultra-performing.
We will be able to provide larger semi-structural parts
for the automotive sector, our key market, and
develop expertise to apply LFT technology
to core polymers including
KetaSpire® PEEK and
providing further possibilities for metal replacement
in other markets such as transportation,”
Solvay Specialty Polymers’ products replace metal
in an array of demanding automotive under-the-hood components
such as hot air ducts, powertrains, engine control units, oil
and water modules and conduits, while LFT are typically
used to make interior/exterior semi-structural parts.
In addition to PEEK and PAEK polymers, the LFT technology
will be applied to Solvay’s Amodel® PPA and Ryton® PPS
portfolio of products and Technyl® polyamide 6.6 (PA6.6) range.
*Long-Fiber Thermoplastics
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