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

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Beetle (R) Products from Singapore Polymer Corporation Include Polyamide 6 and 66 in both Halogenated Reinforced Grades and Non-Halogenated Un-Reinforced Formulations

SINGAPORE, January 30, 2007: Four Beetle (R) polyamide compounds from Singapore Corporation (SPC) 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. SPC will feature the compounds in its exhibit at Chinaplas 2007.

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.

Developed by Teknor Apex subsidiary Chem Polymer, these and other engineering thermoplastic compounds are manufactured on a custom basis and offered with a wide range of fillers, reinforcements, and modifiers. Chem Polymer can supply identical formulations of any grade from its plants in the UK and the U.S., as does SPC, another Teknor Apex subsidiary, from its plant in Singapore.

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 (see table). All are available in natural, black, and custom colors. The compounds are:

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

● Beetle 182 polyamide 66-based, non-halogenated compound.

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

● Beetle 282 polamide 6-based, non-halogenated compound.