FOUR UL 94 V-0 NYLON COMPOUNDS PROVIDE WIDE RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR INJECTION MOLDERS OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PARTS

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Chemlon (R) Products from Chem Polymer Include Nylon 6 and 66 in both Halogenated Reinforced Grades and Non-Halogenated Un-Reinforced Formulations

FORT MYERS, FL, U.S.A., January 10, 2007: Four Chemlon (R) nylon compounds from Chem Polymer Corporation meet stringent flame-retardance requirements while providing a range of other performance and regulatory-compliance options for injection molders of electrical and electronic components, the company announced today. The compounds are UL 94 listed as V-0 formulations and include both glass fiber-reinforced grades with halogen flame retardants and unreinforced, non-halogenated grades.

Chem Polymer manufactures these and other engineering thermoplastic compounds on a custom basis and offers them with a wide range of fillers, reinforcements, and modifiers. A subsidiary of Teknor Apex Company, Chem Polymer can supply identical formulations of any grade from its plants in the UK and the U.S., as well as from the Singapore facility of another Teknor Apex subsidiary, Singapore Polymer Corporation.

The four compounds cover a range of mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties required in applications such as electrical switches, housings, plugs, connectors, terminal blocks, and coil bobbins. All are available in natural, black, and custom colors. The compounds are:

● Chemlon 133 GVH nylon 66-based compound with 30% glass fiber reinforcement by weight, plus a halogenated flame retardant formulation.

● Chemlon 182 nylon 66-based, non-halogenated compound.

● Chemlon 233 GVH nylon 6-based compound with 33% glass fiber reinforcement by weight, plus a halogenated flame retardant formulation.

● Chemlon 282 nylon 6-based, non-halogenated compound.