The advanced flame-retardant (FR) resin passes the stringent Underwriters Laboratories (UL) VW-1 flame test, and is helping manufacturers like LTK meet tough global requirements for halogen-free parts while delivering a virtually perfect balance of exceptional high-performance properties. By upgrading from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) - which can release hazardous toxins when burned - to Flexible Noryl resin, LTK has further strengthened its position as a leading global provider of wire and cable solutions.

“LTK is one of the most influential wire and cable OEMs in China, clearly evidenced by our receipt of the Environmental Performance Certificate of Merit for the 2008 Hong Kong Awards for Industries and our outstanding reputation,” said Tak Lok Cheng, group technical director for LTK. “Our relationship with SABIC Innovative Plastics - a strong environmental ally that shares our unbending commitment to protecting the planet - has been instrumental in helping us meet our goals, such as achieving RoHS compliance. With their support, we continue to expand the use of Flexible Noryl resin into new application areas to meet toughening world-wide environmental standards and take advantage of its superior performance and easy processing on existing extrusion equipment vs. lower performing competitive plastics.”

Flexible Noryl resin not only provides a much better environmental choice vs. halogenated materials like PVC, but also surpasses other non-halogenated materials, including thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and polyethylene (PE), with an excellent balance of mechanical properties, flexibility and color retention for which the material is known. It is also recyclable in the original extrusion manufacturing process while retaining a high level of mechanical performance.

“Flexible Noryl resins epitomize SABIC Innovative Plastics’ leadership in creating material technologies that can reduce environmental impact,” said Wilson Chan, general manager of Noryl resin, SABIC Innovative Plastics Greater China. “They offer customers like LTK an entire spectrum of advantages over competitive wire and cable coating materials - not just environmental advantages, but also significant performance enhancements.”

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