Visit NATPET
at Plasteurasia 2015
Booth 711B
Istanbul,
December 3 – 6, 2015
Dubai, UAE, December 6, 2015 – National Petrochemical Industrial
Company (NATPET) a leading polypropylene producers in Saudi Arabia, will
introduce Plasteurasia 2015 visitors to the multiple processing and performance
benefits of its newly-enhanced PP impact copolymer grade Teldene®
B20ML for injection molding applications.
B20ML grade of NATPET has been
upgraded in performance and processability by replacing NaBz with Milliken’s
unique nucleating agent Hyperform® HPN-20E. In order to
achieve better shrinkage control and improved stiffness without affecting the
grade’s impact performance Hyperform HPN-20E has been evaluated as a better
choice. It also insures better dispersion leading to more consistent quality.
New-and-improved Teldene B20ML
now provides converters with better stiffness/impact balance in both machine
direction (MD) and transverse direction (TD). The excellent isotropic shrinkage
control facilitates a dimensional stability to eliminate warpage. This,
together with the improved thermal properties achieved with Hyperform HPN-20E,
also provides downgauging advantage to the converters with higher profit.
Furthermore, the use of
Hyperform HPN-20E creates processing benefits and cost reduction for downstream
converters and compounders. The grade’s excellent stiffness/impact balance with
medium fluidity and consistent quality allow cycle time reduction and lower
machine running cost. At the same time, the improved isotropic shrinkage
minimizes wastage.
The enhanced features of
improved B20ML grade enabled it as the most suitable for potential market
segments, such as large pails and automotive compounding. Also it
acquires a leading position in prevailed application of food and non-food
packaging.
In the course of upgrading the
the B20ML , NATPET with the help Milliken support carried out R&D
activities to optimize dosage of Hyperform HPN-20E, evaluation of
performance in the revised grade’s characteristics and energy savings at
customer site. This project is one of several potential R&D assignments
between the two companies focusing on grade improvement, property enhancement
and regulatory compliance.
Neaz Ahmed, Assistant Manager
Product Application, NATPET, comments: “With the improvements made to Teldene
B20ML, we are pleased to offer a more effective and sustainable PP reactor
grade to the market, with great potential to add value in new application
segments. Customer feedback since we made the switch to Hyperform HPN-20E
confirms better quality of finished products and less wastage during production
of large pails.”
NATPET achieves benefits from
the improved Teldene B20ML grade, in addition to enhanced quality consistency
as a result of better dispersion by the Hyperform HPN-20E nucleating agent.
Hyperform HPN-20E volumes are four times less than previously required NaBz
volumes, reducing storage space and logistics cost at the NATPET plant.
More information on Teldene
B20ML is available at the NATPET Booth number #711B at Plasteurasia 2015 from
December 3-6, 2015 in Istanbul.
About NATPET
NATPET
is a a corporate owned company and the major stock holders of this company are:
Xenel Industrial Group (Founder), Alujain Corporation, and GOSI (General
Organization for Social Insurance). NATPET is producing 400KT of polypropylene
annually under the trade name of Teldene. The plant is located at the
industrial port city Yanbu and the corporate office is in Jeddah.
NATPET
focusses on the growth of multiple areas and has received due recognition
through various accolades. NATPET has acquired certification for ISO-9001 for
quality, ISO-14001 for environment, ISO-22000 for product safety, OHSAS1800 for
occupational health and ISO 17025 for Laboratory test reliability. NATPET is
considered as the best in the category of corporate social responsibility and
is honored as the 1st place in the Saudi King Khalid Award for Responsible
competiveness index for 2014. NATPET also honored as winner of Arabia Corporate
Social responsibility (CSR) award of 2014. These have been achieved over a very
short time span as NATPET started its commercial production in 2010.
HYPERFORM,
MILLIKEN, and the Milliken logo are registered trademarks of Milliken &
Company.
Teldene
is a registered trademark of NATPET.
NATPET has upgraded
Teldene® B20ML with nucleating agent Hyperform® HPN-20E
to achieve attractive benefits for large pail manufacturing.
The automotive sector
is set to benefit from NATPET’s newly-enhanced PP impact copolymer grade
Teldene® B20ML for injection molding applications.
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