GE Advanced Materials

GE Advanced Materials has been for several years - and still is - a benchmark in the chemical industry when it comes to making individual evaluation the key driving element of corporate performance management. 

Several of the world s largest polymers companies have major operations in India. These include Momentive Performance Materials which was formerly GE Advanced Materials (GE was an early leader in the offshoring of engineering work to India), Bayer and BASF. Much of plastics production in India is PVC pipe and plastic films. 

The authors gratefully acknowledge GE Advanced Materials and GE Global Research, especially Dr. Jim Scobbo and Dr. Andy Poslinski, for providing polycarbonate data and assistance in preparing this article. 

Westervelt, R. GE advanced materials moves forward. Chemical Week, March 24, 2004 http //www.chemweek.com (accessed October 2004). 

LEXAN PC resin product brochure. GE Advanced Materials Plastics 2004. 

GE Engineering Thermoplastic Design Guide—Thermoplastic Material Properties, Shear Stresses, GE Advanced Materials, Pittsfield, Mass., USA. 

LNP, a business Of GE Advanced Materials, Exton, Pa., USA Mitsubishi Gas Chemicals, Tokyo, Japan Mitsui Chemicals Inc., R D Center, Chiba, Japan Mitsui Chemicals America Inc., Purchase, N.Y., USA Phasa Developments, Harlow, Essex, UK PolyOne, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Polyplastics, Tokyo, Japan... 

In 2003, GE Advanced Materials introduced Noryl ETX resins, which are designed to enhance the performance of thermoset resins. 

Authors can be contacted at Jim.DeRudder ge.com, Niles.Rosenqmst ge.com, Brian. Sapp ge.com, or Paul.Sybert ge.com or by writing them at GE Advanced Materials, 1 Lexan Lane, Mt. Vernon, IN 48620, USA. 

Data obtained from datasheets published by GE Advanced Materials and Bayer... 

Data obtained from the Lexan Polycarbonate Resin Property Guide, GE Advanced Materials. 

PEI is a tough amorphous thermoplastic resin, with good mouldability and chemical resistance, marketed by GE Advanced Materials as ULTEM. PEI is one of the intrinsically flame resistant polymers used to manufacture injection moulded PCB and self-extinguishing component casings. 

The GE Advanced Materials operation includes high-performance engineered plastics, structured products silicones and high-purity quartzware. The company s range of engineering resins includes Cycolac ABS, Cycoloy PC/ABS blend, Geloy, Lexan PC, Noryl, high temperature Ultem polyetherimide, Valox PBT, Xenoy and Xylex polymer blends. 

Recent developments from GE Advanced Materials include ILLUMINEX display film and the X Gen product range where X stands for extreme. These products are said to push the boundaries in terms of aesthetics, high/low temperature performance, weather and chemical resistance, mechanical and electrical tolerance. For example the XHT grade of Ultem polyetherimide has been described by GE as the highest heat, injection mouldable amorphous resin available today. Appfications include flexible PCB able to withstand the new high soldering temperatures and moulded electrical interconnect devices. 

GE Advanced Materials was formed by the merger of the Plastics, Silicons and Quartz Divisions. In 2004 the LX2 plant was opened at Cartagena in Spain. Product developments include copolymer Lexan DVD and ecologically friendly compounds for electric and electronic components which are non-brominated and non-chlorinated flame retardant and which are intended to conform to WEEE, RoHS and certain voluntary ECO ecological standards. Other markets served include PCB as well as mobile phones and their associated battery cases. 

Eric G. Thaler Technology Manager GE Advanced Materials... 

Large producers of phosgene are Dow Chemical, DuPont, Bayer CropScience, BASF, Bayer Material Science, GE Advanced Materials, Rubicon, Isochem, JH Products, and PPG, which produce phosgene for internal use with consumption on-site. This is because of the potential safety hazard that phosgene poses because of its toxicity. 

Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 GE Advanced Materials, Washington, WV 26181... 

We also wish to thank GE Advanced Materials Ltd. and Rheo Laboratory Ltd. for supplying h-BN materials and supporting compounding experiments, respectively. 

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