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Thermylene SWP - Stress Whitening Prevention

Asahi Kasei Marks Anniversary With New PP Compound

By Frank Esposito
Posted July 20, 2010

FOWLERVILLE, MICH. (July 20, 3:15 p.m. ET) -- Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Inc. recently marked its 10th anniversary with a two-day event for customers and suppliers -- and by placing a spotlight on a new polypropylene compound.

The new material being touted by Asahi Kasei is Thermylene SWP, a special stress-whitening-prevention grade of the firm’s Thermylene line of PP compounds. The material won’t show signs of stress whitening over time when subjected to pressure, wear and tear, officials said. Thermylene SWP has strong physical properties similar to nylon, they added.

Ten different colored grades of Thermylene SWP are being used in seating by office furniture supplier Haworth Inc. of Holland, Mich. The material provides better results for color matching and feels softer with even greater flexibility, Haworth officials said in a news release.

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Short Glass Polypropylene is Long on Performance

By Stephen Moore
Published: June 29th, 2010

[Thermylene^® P8 has] Superior creep resistance at room temperature and comparable creep resistance at elevated temperatures when compared to long-glass-filled PP. That's the claim for a new polypropylene grade that gets its reinforcement from short glass fibers.

Marketed by Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Inc. (Fowlerville, MI), Thermylene P8 builds upon the strengths the supplier's PP portfolio, opening the door to applications traditionally specified in long-glass PP while providing the economical benefits of short-glass polypropylene.

Thermylene P8 is optimized interfacial adhesion between matrix and reinforcement and to balance impact and strength.