Sabic develops ultra-high melt strength polypropylene resin

HC Plastics News: Invoking foreign media reports, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) has launched the SabicPP-UMS (Super Melt Strength Polypropylene) resin series, which has a melt strength of more than 65cN and has excellent foaming properties, which is unprecedented. Lightweight level.

Working closely with partners in the value chain, Saudi Basic Industries has accumulated extensive experience in foaming technology and developed a proprietary, diverse foam portfolio that is suitable for almost all industrial applications. The company is now introducing its SabicPP-UMS resin line.

Saudi Basic Industries' foamed plastic resins are used in a wide variety of applications, including PP (polypropylene) foam for automotive parts (above) and foamed plastics for food packaging (below), and for Heat pipe insulated LPDE (low density polyethylene) foam (bottom). Saudi Basic Industries also stated that it has generated considerable interest in the development of a mixture of LDPE and POE and POPs (polyolefin elastomers and plastomers).

It is said that Saudi Basic Industries' new resin is unique in the market, its melt strength is greater than 65cN, and it has excellent foaming properties. According to the supplier, it can be used by all industrial sectors as building blocks to develop new foaming solutions to achieve unprecedented levels of lightness.

Frank de Vries, global leader in foaming and lightweighting at Saudi Basic Industries, said: “Looking forward to the future of lightweighting, we see foaming as a key technology that can break through boundaries and create more opportunities in the industry. Our global team is busy developing the next generation of foamable resin solutions for the market. These solutions can be used in many processing technologies to best meet the unmet needs of the value chain."

The new Sabic PP-UMS material can be used to increase the level of lightness in the automotive, packaging and construction markets. The material has been evaluated and optimized at the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation's Foam Innovation Center (FIC), which is equipped with most foaming technology capabilities and analytical equipment. (Compiled by Li Jiangnan, Beijing University of Chemical Technology)

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