Clariant cooperates with Xinguangtong to further expand the application field of halogen-free flame retardants

Development of sustainable products based on halogen-free flame retardants is Establish the basic concept of establishing a partnership

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The halogen-free flame retardant Exolit OP 1240 suitable for PBT and Exolit OP 1312 suitable for PA66 will be unveiled at the International Plastics and Rubber Exhibition (K Exhibition) held in Dusseldorf, Germany in October

Shanghai, October 19, 2016 - Clariant, the world's leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals, will expand its partnership with the engineering plastics department of Shinkong Synthetic Fiber Co., Ltd. to promote the wide application of Clariant's halogen-free flame retardants in China . Shin Kong Engineering Plastics belongs to the top three companies in Taiwan - Shin Kong Group. As a leading plastic supplier, Shin Kong Group serves various industries such as electronics, home appliances and automobiles. Due to ever-tightening environmental regulations, more and more OEM manufacturers in the electrical and electronic industry are continuously eliminating components with bromine and PVC components in their products, thus, their demand for halogen-free compounds based on Clariant flame retardants Increasing.

Su Weijun, Greater China Sales Director of Clariant’s Additives Business Unit, explained: “The cooperation with Xinguang will definitely help Clariant expand the application field of halogen-free flame retardants. Xinguang’s main customers are distributed in home appliances, automobiles, etc. And electrical and electronic components market, taking advantage of this advantage, Clariant flame retardants will open up new areas for application expansion, especially in China.”

Long-term, close partnership

Thirteen years ago, in order to develop new polyester compounds, Clariant's halogen-free flame retardant Exolit OP was first introduced by Shin Kong. Since its commercialization in 2005, Shin Kong became the first company to promote halogen-free PBT compounds in Greater China. And Exolit OP 1240 has since been adopted by Shin Kong.

Clariant's Exolit OP phosphinate flame retardant has high thermal stability and first-class CTI (voltage resistance index) performance, and its application fields include: high temperature resistant polyamide for lead-free soldering, for making wires

Thermoplastic engineering plastics and thermoplastic elastomers for cables and cables, and thermosetting epoxy resin adhesives for printed circuit boards. Because of its customized formula for various polymers, it can be fully applied to various commercial products. Exolit OP series products have good versatility and can be used in a variety of applications, such as computer cooling fans, connectors and other electronic components.

Phosphinates are scientifically proven to be sustainable from a toxicological and environmental standpoint. Various tests conducted on such products have shown good environmental performance and safety in the context of rising industry standards for environmentally friendly materials.

Luo Shiquan, President of Shinkong Synthetic Fibers, said: "After the alarm bells of climate change sounded, countries around the world are working hard to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Shinkong and Clariant have a common goal of sustainable development and have been working closely together to push the industry towards a more sustainable development. Healthy and sustainable development. In fact, the SHINITE F116 compound made of recycled PET bottles (PCM/waste materials) and Clariant Exolit OP halogen-free flame retardant can not only achieve the fire rating of UL94 V-0, And it’s very environmentally friendly.”

Appeared in K exhibition

At the K show held in Dusseldorf, Germany from October 19th to 26th, Clariant and Shin Kong will jointly promote the halogen-free flame retardant solutions of PBT and PA66, which are commonly used in computer components. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn all about the functions and overview of flame retardants.

In addition to working together to promote PBT and PA compounds, the two companies may further expand their cooperation to include TPE-E compounds for extruded wires, cables and injection molded parts in the future. The two companies' shared vision of sustainable development will also expand the scope of their cooperation in the future to include new fields such as flame retardants for electric vehicles and charging facilities.

Clariant is committed to continuously creating and updating the global layout of its own phosphonate intellectual property rights. Its patent distribution includes the main production and sales regions of similar products of Exolit OP, which can ensure that Clariant and its customers can freely implement Exolit OP related applications of products.