Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company
headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces that it will quadruple
production capacity for Stanyl® ForTii™ in order to meet market demand for
this new polymer, which is used in electronics and other applications.
Stanyl ForTii, formerly known as PA4T and developed by DSM Engineering
Plastics, is the first new polymer introduced in the new millennium. It meets
market trends that call for miniaturization and the convergence of electronic
devices.
Nico Gerardu, member of the DSM Managing Board and responsible for DSM’s
Performance Materials cluster said: "Just over a year ago the market
development plant opened and this capacity expansion is another significant
step forward in the development of this unique material. It also shows that
DSM continues to invest in innovation."
Gart Kostermans, Business Manager Stanyl and Project Director Stanyl ForTii of
DSM Engineering Plastics added: "Positive results of the ongoing market
development of Stanyl ForTii as well as recent advances in research and
development have enabled a faster ramp-up of production capacity than
previously envisaged. Despite the current difficult economic conditions,
market acceptance of Stanyl ForTii has not slowed.”
It is expected that the output of the existing Stanyl ForTii plant in
Sittard-Geleen (NL) will quadruple by the end of 2009 to enable DSM to meet
further growth in customer demand for the product, which can be found in
mobile phones and other electronic applications such as circuit boards used in
personal computers.
Stanyl ForTii is a halogen-free, flame-retardant, high-temperature polyamide.
It extends the application range of current Stanyl products and helps
customers to achieve a higher performance in their applications. It supports
lead-free soldering and is suitable for even the most demanding surface mount
technology applications in electronics.
