At K 2025, plastics distributor K.D. Feddersen will present an overview of engineering plastics, sustainable material solutions and application-oriented innovations. The presentation focuses on materials for automotive, electrical/electronic, consumer goods and industrial applications, with emphasis on design freedom, functionality and environmental aspects. Together with partners LyondellBasell, Celanese, Ascend, Elix Polymers, Trinseo, Teijin, Hyosung and Skytech, as well as the bioplastics brand BIO-FED, the company will showcase a portfolio that combines environmental responsibility with technical requirements. The offering covers solutions for high-voltage systems and components with increased heat resistance, plastics for lighting elements, and grades based on recyclates and renewable feedstocks. The featured families include PP, POM, PA, ABS, PC, PMMA, PK and TPE, including glass-fiber-reinforced variants, halogen-free and PFAS-free flame-retardant grades, and high-flow grades for long light guides.
Overview of materials and applications
- Polypropylene from LyondellBasell: the portfolio includes transparent compounds for lighting effects in automotive styling, grades optimized for creep resistance, Polyflam flame-retardant compounds for E&E and automotive, and Circulen solutions based on recycled and bio-based feedstocks.
- Celanese: POM ECO-C produced using CO2 emissions captured from other industries as feedstock, resulting in a low carbon footprint. Also presented are Zytel HTN, a high-temperature polyamide based on partially aromatic polyphthalamides (PPA), and Zytel LCPA, long-chain polyamides PA 6.10, PA 6.12 and PA 10.10.
- Ascend: Starflam 500 series, glass-fiber-reinforced PA 6.6 with very good electrical and thermal resistance, also available in orange with high color stability at elevated temperature and under long-term UV exposure.
- Elix Polymers: E-LOOP ABS solutions, including H605 MR and P2H-AT MR, with up to 40 percent PCR content, featuring good heat resistance in automotive applications and high flow.
- Trinseo and Altuglas: Megol ECO TPE (2nd generation) with more than 60 percent recyclate, and Altuglas R-Life PMMA with high optical quality and a reduced carbon footprint.
- Hyosung: Poketone PK, a polyketone with high chemical and hydrolysis resistance and low moisture uptake. New offerings include M33FG6B with 30 percent glass-fiber reinforcement, as well as halogen-free and PFAS-free flame-retardant PK grades.
- Teijin: Panlite LT-7150SC, a PC grade for light guides offering high transparency, a colorless appearance, and an MVR of 60, intended for long guides in automotive applications and displays.
- Skytech: high-quality rABS and rPS recyclates produced from post-consumer feedstock sourced up to 100 percent from ELV and WEEE, with properties comparable to virgin materials, compliant with EN 71-3 for toys.
- BIO-FED: M·VERA, biodegradable polyester compounds with up to 100 percent renewable content, TÜV Austria certified, and M·BIOBASE, bio-based polymers mass-balanced according to ISCC Plus, targeting CO2 reduction, also available in versions reinforced with wood fiber.
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