SABIC Innovative Plastics
About SABIC
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) is the largest public company in the Middle East, ranked by market capitalization (more than US$ 70 billion), and one of the world’s 10 largest petrochemicals manufacturers. The company is among the world’s market leaders in the production of polyethylene, polypropylene, glycols, methanol, MTBE and fertilizers as well as the fourth largest polymer producer.
SABIC’s profit rose to a record SR 19.2 billion (US$ 5.1 billion) in 2005, a 35% increase on 2004 and the company’s highest profit since inception. Sales revenues for 2005 totaled SR 78.3 billion (US$ 20.8 billion), making SABIC the largest and most profitable public company in the Middle East.
SABIC operates six interlinked strategic business units: Basic Chemicals, Intermediates, Specialized Products, Polymers, Fertilizers and Metals. The company has significant research resources and has dedicated Research and Technology centers in Riyadh, Geleen in the Netherlands, Houston USA and Vadodara in India. SABIC has more than 17,000 employees worldwide.
SABIC has two large production sites in Saudi Arabia – in Al-Jubail and in Yanbu – comprising 18 world-scale complexes. Some of these complexes are operated with multi-national joint venture partners such as Exxon Mobil, Shell and Mitsubishi Chemicals. SABIC’s overall production capacity has increased from 35.4 million metric tons in 2001 to 46.7 million metric tons of production in 2005.
Headquartered in Riyadh, SABIC was founded in 1976 when the Saudi Arabian Government decided to use the hydrocarbon gases associated with its oil production as the principal feedstock for production of chemicals, polymers and fertilizers. The Saudi Arabian Government owns 70% of SABIC shares with the remaining 30% held by private investors in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
SABIC Europe, headquartered in Sittard, the Netherlands, employs nearly 2,450 people and operates two petrochemical production sites in Geleen, the Netherlands and Gelsenkirchen in Germany for the production of polypropylenes, polyethylenes and liquid hydrocarbons. These are marketed by its European network of sales offices and logistical hubs. In 2005, SABIC Europe produced 2.5 million metric tons of polyolefins and 3.1 million metric tons of basic chemicals, mainly for the European market.
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 25 countries and over 10,500 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.
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SABIC Innovative PlasticsPlasticslaan 1
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www.sabic-ip.com
16 Nov 2010
沙伯基础创新塑料的新型Noryl GTX*导电树脂为更大的汽车车身覆盖件提供更高的尺寸稳定性
中国，上海 — 2010年11月16日 –今天，沙伯基础创新塑料在2010年K展的6号馆D42展位上宣布推出全新的高科技热塑性Noryl GTX*树脂系列，为全球汽车整车厂和各级供应商提供重要的设计优势。聚酰胺 (PA) 和改性聚苯醚 (PPE) 的全新导电共混树脂使热膨胀系数 (CTE) 较之前的等级降低了20%至40%，从而具有更好的尺寸稳定性及间隙和面差管理，赋予汽 车设计人员更大的自由度，使之突破之前的局限，创造出更大的高品质，高精度的车身覆盖件，并融入现有的生产流程，包括更高温度的在线喷漆系统。这些高性能材料凸显了沙伯基础创新塑料的战略重点，即帮助汽车客户创造出类拔萃的设计，同时通过降低系统成本和减重保持可持续性。
27 Oct 2010
采用沙伯基础创新塑料高科技Noryl GTX*、Xenoy*、 Stamax®树脂设计而成的全新奇瑞A3CC双门跑车亮相2010年K展
中国，上海 — 2010年10月29日 –奇瑞汽车即将发布的新款A3CC双门跑车采用了沙伯基础创新塑料先进的材料解决方案，日前该车正于SABIC在2010年K展6号馆D42号展位上隆重展出。这款时尚靓丽的新款跑车具有高端设计与实用性能，其前翼子板采用Noryl GTX*树脂制成，奇瑞因此成为中国首家使用该款树脂的整车厂。这款跑车的加油口盖也是由Noryl GTX树脂注塑而成，其轻质的前后保险杠吸能块由Xenoy*树脂制成，而保险杠防小腿翻转护板则使用了Stamax长玻纤增强聚丙烯（LGFPP）复合材料。多样化的汽车应用产品展现了沙伯基础创新塑料雄厚的材料技术专长，并证明了其深受世界级汽车设计青睐的塑料产品在环保与性能方面具有的优势。
27 Oct 2010
沙伯基础创新塑料坚韧的Lexan*板材用于火车窗框，帮助Plexx Stay降低成本并简化生产
中国，上海 — 2011年11月9日–今天，沙伯基础创新塑料在2010年K展上宣布， 公司超坚韧的阻燃 型(FR) Lexan* F6000聚碳酸酯 (PC) 板材被挪威领先的塑料加工商Plexx AS选用，热成型加工成首批欧洲客运列车窗框。这些窗框将用在挪威国家铁路的火车车厢中。用这款度身定制的先进PC材料替代片状模塑料 (SMC) 不仅可以避免SMC所需的多重二次加工，还能显著提高性能并缩短生产周期。与热固性材料相比，沙伯基础创新塑料提供的先进解决方案具有高性能、低系统成本等优点，并能提供更优越的终端产品差异性，因而可以帮助客户在竞争激烈的运输行业取得成功。公司近期正在2010年K展6号馆D42展位进行展示。
27 Oct 2010
沙伯基础创新塑料全新的Extem* UP树脂突破性地提升了非填充热塑性材料可持续使用的最高额定温度
中国，上海 — 2010年10月27日 –沙伯基础创新塑料在2010年K展6号馆D42展台推出一 款在持续使用的情况下具备业内领先耐热温度的非填充热塑性材料，这一材料的问世也展现了作为世界技术领导者的沙伯基础创新塑料又取得的一项重大突破。新型Extem* UP热塑性聚酰亚胺(TPI) 阻燃树脂材料具有极高的耐热性， 近期这一材料通过了UL746B相对温度指数(RTI)为240C的标准。通过将聚醚醚酮(PEEK)与备受认可的超高性能Extem树脂技术相结合，沙伯基础创新塑料可以为客户提供同时兼具这两种材料优势的最优化性能。这项独一无二的融合技术为那些减轻重量且需在高温下长期应用的产品开辟了新的发展空间，如半导体芯片托盘、恶劣环境下使用的连接器以及高热油气环境和航空航天环境下的金属替代品等应用。这项全新的突破性技术也再次证明了沙伯基础创新塑料不断致力于积极研发独特的特种树脂以满足客户最严苛性能要求的承诺。
27 Oct 2010
沙伯基础创新塑料携丰富的环保型产品和最新的验证计划亮相2010年K展，重申对环保的承诺
中国，上海 — 2010年10月27日 –在2010年K展6号馆D42展位， 沙伯基础创新塑料通过宣布两项公告重申了其对环保的承诺：进一步扩充其阵容强大的可持续性解决方案产品系列(包括20多个可持续性解决方案系列，以及添加了消费后回收 (PCR) 成分的全新Noryl*、Cycoloy*和Lexan* EXL树脂的数百种产品规格)；同时， 公司还将引入针对可持续性材料和应用的全新的严格验证流程。全新的验证流程包括与知名的第三方环境可持续性咨询公司GreenOrder合作开发的可持续产品记分卡。通过这两项战略计划印证了沙伯基础创新塑料对满足不同客户环保需求的承诺。为此，公司将继续对材料、技术和流程进行投资，从而帮助全球客户降低碳排放量，节约能源，减少废料，确保他们能严格遵守全球范围内的环境法规。
21 Oct 2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Exatec* Team Releases New Research on Part Design for Best-in-Class Surface Quality in Automotive PC Glazing
Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands – October 21, 2008 – As automakers move towards the broader adoption of lightweight polycarbonate glazing materials to assist with fuel economy improvement and CO2 emissions reduction, SABIC Innovative Plastics has the answers to new design and manufacturing challenges facing automotive engineers. Through its Exatec automotive glazing organization, a range of custom solutions are available which provide OEM’s and Tier-1 suppliers with the broadest range of automotive glazing technologies. This includes new research into the best part design approach for optimum coating performance. A study recently completed at the Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands, Glazing Center of Excellence revealed the effect of different transition profiles (where the clear polycarbonate window meets the opaque “black-out” material) on the surface quality of silicone hard-coated parts. The results were generated using a new panoramic roof prototype tool (shown here) and indicated the best transition designs for suppliers to implement, which will achieve higher quality appearance and better manufacturing yields for wet-coated and plasma-coated exterior surfaces.
6 Oct 2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Ultem* Foam Offers Lower Weight and Unmatched FST Performance to Aircraft Interiors
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – October 9, 2008 – In the quest to reduce fuel costs, airlines are scrutinizing every component of a plane for potential weight reduction. Now, with today’s launch of Ultem* foam from SABIC Innovative Plastics, aircraft designers can leverage the best-in-class flame, smoke, toxicity (FST) performance of Ultem polyetherimide resin in a new product that is 10 - 20 times lighter than traditional plastic components. Ultem foam is an ideal core material for composite structures such as luggage bins, galleys and lower wall panels (also known as dado panels). The development of Ultem foam demonstrates the company’s global leadership in engineering thermoplastics, strong market insight and long history of breakthrough ideas.
1 Oct 2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics helps GM’s new Opel Insignia dazzle the auto industry
Bold technologies including Xenoy* HMD resin with nanotechnologies help deliver striking performance and design improvements. The 2009 Insignia, a new mid-sized sedan, is the first vehicle to reflect a new era in style, quality and performance for the Opel brand, which will continue with the upcoming models. Even the classic “Blitz” lightning bolt logo has been redesigned. As part of its overall effort to create a vehicle that exudes bold confidence and the highest quality, parent company General Motors Europe and its tiers selected cutting-edge technologies from SABIC Innovative Plastics, including Xenoy high-modulus ductile (HMD) resin for an innovative fuel filler door; platable Cycoloy* resin for interior door handles and pulls; and Lexan* LS1 polycarbonate (PC) resin for the distinctive headlamps.
29 Sep 2008
SABIC Demonstrates Leadership in Innovative, Lightweight Composites for Automotive Industry
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – September 29, 2008 – SABIC Innovative Plastics and SABIC PP Automotive are introducing SABIC’s expansive, world-class portfolio of lightweight, high-performance thermoplastic composites for automotive applications. These reinforced materials range from LNP* Thermocomp* and LNP Verton* specialty compounds for demanding interior and underhood applications, to the global introduction of SABIC® STAMAX resins for door modules and instrument panel carriers, to the newly introduced AZDEL IXIS® 157 composite for vehicle hoods and roofs. SABIC’s broad portfolio of composites enable the use of technologies such as in-mold decoration for special effects, and heat and cool molding for improved surface finish. The company is a global leader in thermoplastic composites with strong insight into the future needs of the automotive industry.
19 Sep 2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics and Azdel, Inc. Launch IXIS® Automotive Composites that Skimp on Weight, Not Performance
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands – September 22, 2008 – In the ongoing search for new ways to reduce vehicle weight, automotive OEMs and tiers have been looking for a better alternative to steel, aluminum and thermosets for large, aerodynamic, horizontal body panels. Now, SABIC Innovative Plastics and Azdel, Inc. have launched their new hybrid thermoplastic composite grade, IXIS® 157 composite, a continuous glass-fiber-reinforced sandwich composite for automotive horizontal body panels.
16 Sep 2008
SABIC Launches SABIC® STAMAX Light Weight Composites Worldwide for the Global Automotive Industry
BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — September 17, 2008 — To meet increasing demand from the automotive industry for lightweight, high performance long-glass-fiber (LGF) composites, SABIC Innovative Plastics and SABIC PP Automotive today announced the worldwide availability of SABIC® STAMAX polypropylene (PP) LGF resins. SABIC® STAMAX resins, which are used extensively by European automakers to replace steel in such key components as front-end modules and door modules, offer light weight solutions for improved fuel efficiency and emissions reduction, together with system cost savings through design optimization and more efficient production cycles.
9 Sep 2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics' Thin-wall Sheet for More Compact Medical Equipment Helps Hospitals Optimize Space & Enhance Patient Experience
BERGEN OP ZOOM, Netherlands – September 11, 2008 – As hospitals strive to accommodate greater volumes of patients and services and compete for patients and staff, they are looking to innovations in medical equipment to address these challenges. SABIC Innovative Plastics’ technologies are enabling development of smaller, lighter-weight, and more-attractive devices that leverage existing facility space and overhead, are easier to operate and service, and are more patient-friendly. In one example, SABIC Innovative Plastics’ thermoformed Cycoloy* sheet is used for thin-wall exterior panels in GE Healthcare’s BrightSpeed and BrightSpeed Select series of smaller computed tomography (CT) scanners.
8 Sep 2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics Introduces Eco Responsible Computer Material Concepts at the 2008 Electronics Goes Green Conference
BERLIN – September 8, 2008 – With its proven, sustainable Valox iQ and Xenoy iQ* resin technology, SABIC Innovative Plastics is sparking new ideas to help electronics manufacturers become more environmentally compliant. This material, which is derived in part from post-consumer plastic waste, has been validated in several major computer components including internal cooling fans, heat sink shrouds, connectors and external bezel covers. In addition, Flexible Noryl* resins for electronic wiring can also enhance eco-responsibility with halogen-free flame retardance. SABIC Innovative Plastics’ investment in eco-responsible solutions provides electronics customers with new material choices that will be presented today at the 2008 Electronics Goes Green Conference.
