New Product News

Ultrapolymers- The Styrolution Solution!

Following the merger of BASF and Ineos styrenics divisions, Ultrapolymers remains the official distributor and No.1 source for Styrolution GPPS, HIPS, ABS, ASA, SAN, PA/ABS and SBC.

Lyondell Basell are Reinventing the Random Copolymer

New Moplen RP2380 – a high-performance injection moulding grade with optimum aesthetics, setting a new benchmark in random copolymer performance. Click here for more information.

Lyondell Basell Release Innovative new Homopolymer into the Market

New Moplen HP 2409-  high-performance, stiffness and transparency for sheet extrusion, thermoforming and compounding applications. Click here for more information.

Success at Interplas 2011

Ultrapolymers and Ultrapolyman had a successful event at Interplas 2011 and Ultrapolyman returned to the office with an empty wheelbarrow. Click here to see the video.

Same Performance, Just Greener: Renewable-sourced TPU at Ultrapolymers

Universal Bonding Series from ENPLAST available from Ultrapolymers

Ultrapolymers attracts the crowds at PDM 2011

Ultrapolymers would like to thank everyone involved in PDM11 for a successful exhibition. We hope that designers/engineers and moulders gleaned some inspiration from our stand and managed to have a chat with our representatives, enjoy a beverage and get their hands on our sort after scented cellulose acetate key rings, or our famous post- consumer recycled nylon ‘ball bags’. Click the link to view more

Lower your carbon footprint with Econyl TS

Aquafil have revolutionised the Nylon market by developing the first ‘UL Environment’ approved post-consumer waste polyamide, Econyl TS, to offer the same properties as that of a prime polyamide. Click here for more information

Nylon market encourages 'back to basics' approach from Ultrapolymers

Ultrapolymers reacts to increases in nylon raw material and production costs and tight availability. Click here for more information

Ultrapolymers adds new healthcare grades to its portfolio

BASF adds two new classes of material to its healthcare portfolio. Two new acetyl grades Ultraform ® 2320 003 PRO and Ultraform® H4320 PRO and PBT grade Ultradur® B4520 PRO. All are available at Ultrapolymers. Click here for more information

Aquafil Engineering Plastics (Arco, Italy) announce Ultrapolymers as a new distributor

Aquafil Engineering Plastics is an integrated producer and compounder of polyamide.  In addition Aquafil has a range of engineering plastics which it compounds at its headquarters in Italy. Click here for more information

Scented Natural Polymer

The unique quality of this technology is its scent, which is impregnated into the plastic itself
and is extremely long lasting. The plastic material itself is cellulose based. Click here for more information

Pristene RM2091

Part of a specialty resins family produced using proprietary single-site-catalysts offering potential solutions for customer extrusion blow moulding applications. Click here for more information

LyondellBasell launches new high performance Lupolen resin

A new low density polyethylene (LDPE) for potential use is a range of injection moulding and masterbatch applications. Click here for more information

LyondellBasell launch new RM2073 resin

The resin sets new industry standards in clarity and stiffness, offering opportunities for converters and end users to extend the boundaries of application performance. Click here for more information

Metocene RM2231

The high clarity resin combines specific attributes of propylene copolymers, such as thermal and impact resistance. Click here for more information

Moplen PP co-polymer receives certification

One of the first polypropylene products to receive certification from the Association of the German Automotive Industry (VDA) for the production of collapsible pallet boxes used in automotive manufacturing. Click here for more information

New high performance Adflex Resin

The new grade, Adflex 7492 XCP, offers customers an outstanding combination of transparency and superior resistance to impact, puncture and tear propagation. Click here for more information

Clear view under heat

High performance plastic Ultrason is used in firefighter's helmets. The material for the visor and helmet have to resist a temperature of 250ºC for 30 minutes without being damaged. Click here for more information

Detectable plastics

Development engineers have succeeded in producing materials that can be reliable detected by the standard detectors in the food industry. Click here for more information

Materials for plastic friction bearings

LUVOCOM compounds are capable of further decreasing wear levels in friction bearings. Click here for more information

High strength carbon fibre reinforced materials

High strength carbon fibre reinforced materials with both electrical and thermal conductivity. Click here for more information

New cartridge holder for Oce

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Car controls capable of functioning without lubrication

The use of thermoplastics with incorporated lubricants makes it possible to dispense with the grease. Click here for more information

REACH Status

Pre-registration and registration intentions. Click here for more information

First blow moulding Ultraform acetal

High chemical resistance and stiffness offer metal
replacement and product improvement potential
in pressure vessels and enhanced barrier properties
in film. Click here for more information

Ultramid Seal Fit - Fits like an injection moulded glove

New PA offers a better oil and moisture barrier for overmoulded metal inserts. Click here for more information

Glass-clear Metocene polypropylenes

Polypropylene can now be as clear as glass. This breakthrough is evidenced by product samples made from special new Metocene PP grades. Click here for more information

Glass-clear Metocene polypropylenes

PB-1 SP2000B and PB-1SP2001B are new polybutene-1 compounds developed by Basell for convenience food packagings.Click here for more information

PP extrusion compounds featuring special properties

Basell's new PP extrusion compounds Clyrell SM1608, Clyrell SM1340 and Clyrell EC1664 combine high impact resistance and high heat resistance with only minimal stress-whitening. Click here for more information

Thin wall injection moulding Metallocene PP

Basell now offers two new metallocene PP compounds that are particularly suitable for
the manufacture of products with extremely thin walls or sections. Click here for more information

Easy-flow Metocene Polypropylenes for completely transparent, thin-walled packaging containers

New Basell developments are the completely transparent, highly rigid and extraordinarily flee-flowing Metocene polypropylenes.Click here for more information

Moplen EP1661 – extreme low-temperature impact strength combined with easy-flow properties

The new Basell development Moplen EP1661 is a heterophasic PP copolymer. It distinguishes itself from the other available, likewise highly impact resistant grades – Moplen EP340K, EP340M and EP440N - in that it combines extreme low-temperature impact strength easy-flow properties very easy flow properties and high rigidity. Click here for more information

Injection stretch blow moulding PP replaces PET bottles

Stretchene RP1685 and RP1903 are two grades that are part of Basell’s new family of resins for use in customers’ Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM) applications. Click here for more information

High transparency PP used in clear freezer and chilled extrusion food packaging

Transparent packaging is a key marketing tool that allows an attractive food product to sell itself. New Clyrell EC1664 resin opens up this possibility for a host of frozen food products from ice cream and patisserie to applications such as chilled ready meals in which ‘seeing what you’re buying’ is an essential part of the product appeal. Click here for more information

Downgauge PP sheet thermoforming with Adstif

Adstif HA740J resin is an excellent candidate for customer high-barrier sheet and thermoforming applications requiring high hygiene and freshness after extended shelf time. Click here for more information

Ultra high flow, high stiffness Metocene PP-RaCo offers weight reduction possibilities.

Basell’s new Metocene RM1957 provides a hitherto unachieved combination of high stiffness and impact resistance, very low warpage, outstanding transparency, and exceptionally high flow. Click here for more information

New polyolefins for cast films and thermoforming

New PP grades from Basell expand the range of polyolefins for the production of cast films, enabling processors to deliver products of superior brilliance and transparency, low-temperature impact strength or stiffness. Click here for further information

New Moplen PP replaces ABS

Basell’s tough PP copolymer Moplen EP1904 is a nucleated injection moulding grade combining a very good balance of stiffness and impact rsistance with easy processability, low shrinkage and very high gloss characteristics. Click here for more information

Nanoparticles reduce cycle times for PBT

Particularly easy-flow PBT grades refined with nanoparticles have proved successful for the injection molding of filigree, complex-structured moldings and are constantly acquiring new fields of application. New variants are now rounding off this growing product family. At the same time, a similar trend is also emerging in the polyamide product group.. Click here for more information

New PE-HD compounds for the packaging market

New additions to Basell's range of polyethylenes for packaging applications are two Hostalen ACP film compounds featuring very good strength and processing properties and two highly pure Purell ACP compounds intended respectively for extrusion and injection moulding applications in the pharmaceutical and beverage industries. Click here for more information

Even when the water boils - hydrolysis resistant polyamides

Ultramid gives enhanced resistance to ht water/glycol. Click here for more information

New laser writable polyamides - Ultramid LS

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