According to foreign media reports, Dow Elastomer business will add three Nordel products to its Nordel EPDM business.
David Mitchell, Director of Global Marketing, Dow Plastics, and the International Elastomer Conference in Cleveland, USA, October 9-12, are part of the newly formed DuPont Materials Science business Department, Dow Elastomer at the show the new Nordel products.
New XFC Nordel products enable auto parts manufacturers and brand owners to produce higher performing weatherstrip parts while meeting consumer demands for lightweight, safe, and aesthetically pleasing products Degree of demand.
The new products include: Nordel 6555 OE, Nordel 6565 XFC EPDM, Nordel 6530 XFC, the three new high quality, low-gel polymers (low-gel polymers), to achieve the surface seal, the strength of the parts With a good fit, enhanced flexibility and compression performance.In addition, the above products can be used for doors, window glass, body seals and hood seals.
Compared to Ziegler-Natta catalyst systems, the advanced molecular catalyst technology used can reduce overall energy consumption by 20% -25%, carbon dioxide emissions by 40%, and overall environmental protection by 50% %.
The product, which will be manufactured at the Plaquemine, La. Facility in Louisiana, will be ready for production by December 2007. It is estimated that the EPDM capacity at Prakum will reach 440 million pounds .