The world's leading diversified chemical company, Saudi Basic Industries, recently launched the new SABIC® PP-UMS (Ultra High Melt Strength) resin, which opens the next era of next-generation solution strength polypropylene. With close cooperation with the upstream and downstream industries, SABIC The company has accumulated rich experience in the field of foaming technology and developed diversified, global foaming solutions for almost all industrial applications. This move further enriches SABIC's foaming product line.
SABIC's new resin is unique in the market, with a melt strength of over 65cN and excellent foaming capabilities. It can be used as a building block for the development of foaming solutions in various industrial fields to create an unprecedented lightweight material.
Frank de Vries, head of SABIC's global foaming and light weight materials business, said: 'Looking at the future of lightweight materials, we believe that foaming will be a key technology and have the potential to break the technological boundaries and help develop lighter materials. Because of this, our global team is stepping up development of next-generation foam resin solutions. These solutions can be applied to many processing technologies to better meet the needs of the entire industry chain.
The new SABIC® PP-UMS material will help accelerate the lightweight development in the automotive, packaging and construction sectors.
SABIC is dedicated to the development of foaming technology for the entire industrial chain. SABIC has established a global foaming marketing team to ensure that solutions can be implemented centrally and quickly. SABIC also has the most complete foaming product portfolio in the industry. The new SABIC® PP- UMS materials have been evaluated and optimized at the SABIC Foam Innovation Center (FIC) in the Netherlands. This foam innovation center is equipped with most of the foaming expertise and analytical equipment.
Frank de Vries said: 'With the continuous growth of population and the depletion of resources, we face many global challenges. By helping to develop solutions that combine sustainability, performance and cost-effectiveness, foaming materials are the solution to these problems. The key to the challenge. We sincerely hope to work with customers and partners in the industry chain to further develop innovative solutions in the field of foaming to achieve our common goals. This is in line with SABIC's consistent philosophy of 'Chemistry for You and MeTM' . '
About SABIC
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) is the world's leading diversified chemical company, headquartered in Saudi Riyadh. SABIC's manufacturing facilities are located throughout the world, including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region. Products include chemicals, general purpose and high performance plastics, agriculture Nutrients and steel.
We help our customers find new opportunities in key terminal markets such as construction, medical equipment, packaging, agricultural nutrients, electronics and appliances, transportation and clean energy.
In 2016, SABIC had a net profit of 17.8 billion riyals ($4.8 billion), and sales revenue totaled SRl 232.8 billion (USD 35.4 billion). By the end of 2016, SABIC's total assets had reached 316.69 billion riyals ( (84.5 billion US dollars). In 2016, SABIC's total output reached 72.7 million metric tons.
SABIC has operations in more than 50 countries and employs approximately 35,000 people. Through the cultivation of innovative spirit and original thinking, we have a global patent of 12,191 patents and five key regions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, South Asia and North Asia. Set up an innovation center with rich research resources.
The Saudi Arabian government owns 70% of SABIC, and the remaining 30% are publicly traded on the Saudi Arabian stock exchange.