SABIC PP compound

Brand information

SABIC® PP

Sabic is the largest polyolefin producer in the Middle East and one of the largest players worldwide. Next to production sited in Saudi Arabia it gained a foothold in Europe when it took over the STAMYLAN® P business of DSM in the late nineties.

General Info:

A very extensive portfolio of materials enables customers to choose the right product for every conversion technique:

• Blown film

• Cast film

• Extrusion Blow Moulding (EBM)

• Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM)

• Thermoforming

• Injection moulding

• Fibre spinning

• Extrusion

Polypropylene is typically divided into three main groups. Each of these groups displays different outstanding property and therefore Sabic® PP are used in many different applications:

• PP homopolymer has the highest stiffness

• PP copolymer has the highest impact resistance

• PP random copolymer has the highest transparency

SABIC® PP offers:

• Good to High stiffness = possible down gauging

• High temperature resistance = allows filling at high temperature, microwave, sterilisation

• Chemical inertness = stress cracking resistance

• Steam barrier properties = food protection

• Nucleated or clarified grades = higher stiffness and transparency

• Outstanding impact / rigidity balance = possible substitution of more expensive polymers

• Easy to stretch = excellent for film and fibre applications

• Good hinge properties = allows advance part design and cost saving

TYPICAL SABIC® PP APPLICATIONS

Food packaging, pails, crates and boxes, caps and closures, fibres and staple fibres , films, tubes and pipes, sheets and profiles, house wares and consumer goods.

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