LANXESS and DuPont expand joint plastics production
"This joint venture with our partner DuPont has been a great success. The current investment has enabled us not only to further improve the cost structure of our joint venture, but also to reinforce the importance of the plant as one of the largest production facilities of its kind in the world," explained Dr. Hubert Fink, head of the Semi-Crystalline Products business unit at LANXESS.
The production plant, which went on stream in 2004, produces the basic plastic material polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) for the joint venture partners.
The main areas of application for PBT are the electrical and electronics industry and automotive construction, where it is used, among other things, for the production of headlamp bezels and distributor housings. The material exhibits high heat resistance, stiffness and strength, low surface friction, high wear resistance, low moisture absorption and good dielectric properties.
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