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Innovative materials boost sustainability, reduce costs: SABIC
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 03 - 12 - 2010

JEDDAH: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) highlighted Wednesday on the first day of the two-day Plastics Caps & Closures 2010 forum in Brussels that its innovative polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) materials and application development capabilities can help customers achieve key goals, including enhanced sustainability, competitive advantage and a reliable source of supply.
Stephan Eltink, international account manager for caps & closures, presented “Culture of Innovation in Caps & Closures” and underlined SABIC solutions that address key industry trends: creation of more environmentally responsible products; the growing division between commodity and value-added closures, and volatility in raw material markets.
He presented how the SABIC Culture of Innovation is helping customers create, differentiate and optimize new caps and closures.
SABIC is strongly committed to the caps & closures industry and offers a unique value proposition: a global presence, financial stability and reliable access to assets in both Europe and Middle East to ensure a steady, long-term supply of resins.
To provide customers a single source for materials and expertise, the company continues to develop new PP and PE materials that improve performance, enhance sustainability and reduce system costs in applications ranging from healthcare to specialty and high-volume packaging.
SABIC said innovative materials boost sustainability and drive down costs.
For example, SABIC®HDPE organo grades for still water caps utilize high-efficiency slurry technology to help reduce off-flavors while offering a reduced carbon footprint of up to 17 percent versus gas phase technology.
Mario Scholle, business manager, HDPE Europe “SABIC successfully tackled the sustainability challenge of removing residual chemicals from our HDPE resins to reduce off-tastes from plastic caps. Traditional methods used a great deal of energy. We used our innovative slurry process that produces HDPE with superior organoleptic properties but requires much less energy. This is a great example of how SABIC has raised the bar for both product quality and sustainability.”
A number of SABIC resins have been developed to reduce system costs through optimized processing, faster crystallization and improved mechanical properties to enable down-gauging.
SABIC PP QRYSTAL clarified PP random copolymers for crystal-clear overcaps and airless closures enable lower processing temperatures that reduce energy by up to 15 percent, cutting costs and emissions.
Guido Croonen, business manager, Polypropylene, said “our QRYSTAL grades, which process at lower temperatures than traditional materials, not only save energy but also accelerate crystallization and cooling for shorter cycle times. These innovative materials can make a significant contribution to lower system costs and higher productivity.”
To assist customers with application design, development, testing and process optimization, SABIC has a dedicated team focused on the caps & closures sector and a comprehensive sustainability department.
SABIC experts can help customers target the best materials instead of going through a time-consuming trial and error process.
Technical specialists collaborate with customer teams early in the process to align materials with design, streamline the transition to commercial production and accelerate time to market.


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