Asahi Kasei Plastics, a provider of customized resins to global markets, has signed a licensing agreement with Polyplast Compound Werk (PCW), a subsidiary of Polyplast Muller Group.
nder the terms of the agreement, PCW will manufacture and sell Asahi Kasei Plastics’ Thermylene brand of polypropylene (PP) materials across the Europe. PCW will distribute the Thermylene from its three facilities located in Bingen am Rhein, Straelen and Eilenburg, Germany.
Thermylene is a specialty chemically coupled glass reinforced PP, which offers excellent performance compared to conventional engineering thermoplastics. The key features of the material are improved tensile strength, exceptional chemical resistance, enhanced toughness, greater creep resistance, higher elevated temperature performance, and excellent stiffness and knit line strength.
The chemically coupled glass reinforced PP material enhances the ability of molded components to withstand deformation under load. This helps to decrease the glass fiber loading for a specified flexural modulus or stiffness. Thus, an increase in flexural modulus leads to reduced tool wear, enhanced surface performance and reduced part weight.
Matthias Hildenbrand, CEO of Polyplast Muller Group, remarked that Thermylene is a cost-effective replacement for long glass reinforced PP, polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and Nylon used in automotive and other sectors.
PCW has more than five decades of compounding experience and possesses a comprehensive series of specialty compounded solutions, including Saxome TPE compound, Saxene PP compound and Ongrolit and Decelith PVC compound. The company’s R&D team is working to develop products that meet the specific requirements of the customers. To meet the upcoming demands of the plastics processing industry, the company makes additional investment to optimize the manufacturing process. Optimization includes installation of new equipment and technology and expansion of highly productive compounding plants.