BASF to build engineering plastics compounding plant in Korea BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany) plans to build a compounding plant for polyamide (PA) and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) compounds in Yesan, Chung Nam Province, Korea. Construction of the plant is slated to begin by the first half of 2014 and operations from the end of 2015. Tagging Options Domain: All Sites Keywords: polyamide automotive PBT compounding China India Korea read more
Dec. 17, 2013 - PlasticsToday.com
Flame-retardant PBT for use on railways A flame-retardant polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin grade from BASF is now being used in DC contactors in a rail application. These contactors must satisfy the stringent fire prevention requirements of the French Railway Standard NF F 16-101. The 25% glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic Ultradur B4450 G5 is based on a special flame retardant system and, with its especially good values for ...
Dec. 12, 2013 - PlasticsToday.com