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IMMEDIATE RELEASE


AGC to Release Fluon® LM-ETFE LH-8000 for New Application Areas

―The low-melting adhesive fluoropolymer offers a new bonding option―


Tokyo, September 30, 2015-AGC, a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, announces that it will start the sales of low-melting adhesive fluoropolymer, Fluon® LM-ETFE LH-8000 on October 1, 2015. Fluon® LM-ETFE LH-8000 is the latest product of AGC's Fluon® LM-ETFE AH series (see next page for details), adhesive fluoropolymers with the ability to bond with other materials. While retaining the excellent properties of the AH series, Fluon® LM-ETFE LH-8000 has achieved the lowest

melting point of 180℃and the widest processing temperature range of between 200℃ and 350℃among

AGC's Fluon®ETFE product lineup.

  • Excellent adhesion to general-purpose resins and other materials with low-processing temperatures

  • Allowing co-extrusion with multiple materials in a single molding process (see next page for details)

  • Corrosive off-gas levels at melt processing are very low, reducing damage to the molding equipment


    Processing temperature range



    Low-melting Fluon® LM-ETFE LH-8000 will open new markets for adhesive fluoropolymer products that have so far been used mainly in automotive fuel hose systems.


    New Application Targets (existing applications underlined):

    Tubes & hoses (ink tubes, chemicals tubes, air pressure hoses, fuel hoses),

    chemical bags, anti-stick conveyor belts, films (film for steel plate laminates, interlayer insulation film for electronic substrates), multi-layer monofilament, etc.

    Under the management policy, AGC plus, AGC strives to develop new products with added value. Leveraging its long-established fluorochemical technology, AGC will continue delivering high value-added products to global markets.


    ◎Media Contact

    Junichi Kobayashi, General Manager, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations

    Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

    Contact: Tomoko Komazaki; E-mail: info-pr@agc.com AGC is a sponsor of the EXPO Milano Japan Pavilion.


    ■What is Fluon® ETFE?

    Fluon® ETFE, developed by AGC, is a copolymer comprising of tetrafluoroethylene (C2F4) and ethylene (C2H4). It is a thermoplastic fluoropolymer with excellent moldability.


    Fluon® ETFE product lineup

    • Fluon® ETFE: Thermoplastic fluoropolymer

      • Fluon® LM-ETFE: Low-melting thermoplastic fluoropolymer

      • Fluon® LM-ETFE AH series: Adhesive thermoplastic fluoropolymer

      • Fluon® LM-ETFE LH-8000: Low-melting adhesive thermoplastic fluoropolymer

◆Fluon® ETFE Film


■What is Fluon® LM-ETFE AH series?

Fluon® LM-ETFE AH series is a thermoplastic fluoropolymer with an adhesive ability enabling melt- bonding to other materials such as nylon, while maintaining anti-stick property as original feature of fluoropolymer. Multilayer molding with strong adhesion can be completed in a process without specific adhesives or surface treatments, thereby providing various advantages such as productivity advancement by simplified process, and cost reduction by thinning fluoropolymer layer.

＊Fluon®ETFE AH series website: http://www.fluon.jp/english/products/ah/index.html



■Fluon® LM-ETFE LH-8000 photos


Pellet Application examples (illustration)


■Molding example: Two-layer tube molding by co-extrusion method

An example of co-extrusion for two-layer tube. Fluon® LM-ETFE LH-8000 can be co-extruded with one or more types of materials.


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