LyondellBasell NV : Announces New Moplen Grades for Thin-Walled Injection Molding
September 01, 2015 at 05:22 am EDT
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Sep 1, 2015
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, September 1, 2015 - LyondellBasell (NYE: LYB), one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, today announced the addition of Moplen grade HP742U and Moplen grade HP743V to its comprehensive polypropylene (PP) product portfolio. The new, high-flow, nucleated homopolymer grades that are produced by the LyondellBasell Geelong polypropylene plant in Australia, are selected by customers for the high-speed thin-walled injection molding (TWIM) of housewares and media boxes. In this application, rapid cycle times are required together with consistent performance, low organoleptic properties (odor and taint) and a balanced level of mechanical properties.
"Moplen HP742U and Moplen HP743V are real game changers as customers require an ideal combination of high flowability, stiffness and organoleptic performance," said Robert Moran, Business Manager for LyondellBasell Australia. "Customers report that both products quickly fill the mold due to a high melt flow rate of 90 g/10 min and 120 g/10 min respectively and offer the potential for down gauging and a reduction in cycle time and energy."
LyondellBasell offers a comprehensive PP product portfolio that also includes PP random copolymers with high flowability, transparency and impact resistance, as well as PP impact copolymers that offer high impact resistance at Sub-Zero Temperatures.
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LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies and a member of the S&P 500. LyondellBasell (www.LYB.com) manufactures products at 55 sites in 18 countries. LyondellBasell products and technologies are used to make items that improve the quality of life for people around the world including packaging, electronics, automotive parts, home furnishings, construction materials and biofuels.
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is one of the world's largest chemical groups. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- production of olefins and polyolefin (50.2%): ethylene, propylene, butadiene, polypropylene components, etc.;
- manufacturing of intermediate chemical products (21.6%): propylene oxide, acetyl, ethanol, ethylene oxide, etc.;
- refining of highly sulfide crude oil (15.6%): activity ensured in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. The group also produces oxy-fuel;
- manufacturing of advanced polymer solutions (11.1%): polypropylene compounds, engineering plastics, composite materials, advanced polymers, etc. ;
- development of chemical and polyolefin process technologies (1.5%). The group also manufactures polyolefin catalysts.
At the end of 2021, the group had 34 production sites worldwide.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: the Netherlands (3%), the United States (48.8%), Germany (7.4%), China (5%), Italy (4%), Mexico (3.4%), Japan (3.1%), France (3%), Poland (2.5%) and other (19.8%).