Electrical/electronics

Teijin Chemicals Ltd., the core company of the Teijin Group’s plastics business, has developed a transparent, flame-retardant polycarbonate (PC) resin capable of producing extruded sheet measuring just 1.5 mm, making this the “thinnest-ever” transparent sheet of its kind.

Plastics supplier Polyplastics Co. Ltd. has raised its production capacity for its Vectra-brand of liquid crystal polymer (LCP) by 5000 tons/year, with the expansion coming at the supplier’s Fuji facility.

A mineral/glass-filled polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) with exceptional high-flow properties is targeting applications in the appliance, industrial, and electrical/electronics (E/E) sectors that need high temperature resistance in thin-wall designs.

Carbon nanotube manufacturer Nanocyl (Sambreville, Belgium) will collaborate with distributor NRC - Nordmann, Rassmann GmbH to promote its NC 7000 multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNT) and Plasticyl thermoplastic concentrates into the German automotive market. Having taken effect Jan.