Press release overview

Today, DSM Engineering Materials announces the launch of Lucidiris™. Lucidiris™ helps customers reduce time to market when developing colors of high-performance materials for a variety of applications. Besides predicting color and mechanical properties, it can predict the envelope of potential color space within critical mechanical properties and prescribe recipes for targeted color properties. Lucidiris™ has been developed for several high-performance material grades and will be extended, including recycled-based and repurposed materials. It is a next step in DSM Engineering Materials’ journey to make product development for their customers quicker and easier via advanced digital solutions.

DSM Engineering Materials today announced the launch of two new grades—FLX40-HP and FLX-LP—for use as liner materials in Type IV pressure vessels for hydrogen storage in its Akulon® Fuel Lock portfolio. By adding these new materials, a more robust performance in processing and more resiliency in larger sized designs that are sustainable will be possible for tank and pressure vessel manufacturers. Amongst the lowest in the industry, the polyamide used to make the Akulon® Fuel Lock compounds has the lowest CO2 footprint and contributes to an overall more favorable LCA in line with the intended green application of hydrogen use and storage as an alternative carbon free fuel in mobile transport.

DSM Engineering Materials today announces it has supported Axis Communications, an industry leader in network video, which offers products and services for video surveillance and analytics, access control, intercom, and audio systems, to deliver camera components made with EcoPaXX®, a high-performance polyamide, which is made from renewable castor bean oil.

Today DSM Engineering Materials announces a new strategic partnership with Compounding Solutions, a global leader in high quality custom thermoplastic medical grade compounds and concentrates.

Today, Bugaboo, DSM Engineering Materials, Fibrant and Neste announce that their cross-value chain partnership has successfully enabled the launch of an entire Bugaboo stroller portfolio made with bio-based materials.

Today at K2022, DSM Engineering Materials announces the launch of an industry-leading suite of digital tools and online services that provide customers and industry partners with instant or express access to materials science expertise.

Today, DSM Engineering Materials announces its successful partnership with Renault to create an industry-first lightweight solution for hybrid vehicle fuel tanks.

DSM Engineering Materials today announces that it will attend the K 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Between October 19–26, the company will showcase its recent innovations in circularity, sustainable mobility, and digitalization that are driving transformation and empowering customers across automotive, electric, electronics, and consumer goods.

DSM Engineering Materials today celebrated the opening of its newly upgraded and expanded Evansville, Indiana (USA), facility. The investment, which has resulted in significant technology - and sustainability-focused improvements, will help DSM Engineering Materials to meet growing demand for next-generation high-performance polymers used in a wide range of end-applications and will help drive the shift to a low-carbon, circular economy.

With continued unprecedented increases in cost of Natural Gas and energy along with key raw materials and intermediates in the PA6 value chain due to the geopolitical instability, DSM Engineering Materials needs to increase the price for its Akulon® polyamide 6 grades in Europe.

With unprecedented increases in cost of Natural Gas and energy along with key raw materials and intermediates in the PA6 value chain due to the geopolitical instability, DSM Engineering Materials needs to increase the price for its Akulon® polyamide 6 grades in Europe.

Today, DSM Engineering Materials announces the launch of a new, more sustainable version of its flagship product Stanyl®: Stanyl® B-MB (Bio-based Mass Balanced), with up to 100% bio-based content.

DSM Engineering Materials is excited to announce the expansion of its Medical CARE portfolio of engineering materials designed to support global medical device manufacturers improve the quality of care for patients. The CARE portfolio expansion was developed by DSM to address growing demand for advanced material solutions, leveraging years of successful application development for the medical industry. DSM Engineering Materials will be showcasing these new medical device applications at the MD&M West Show, Booth #3486, in Anaheim, California, April 12-14, 2022.

DSM Engineering Materials will be exhibiting at IREX 2022, March 9-12, and showcasing a one-stop shop of high-performance polymer solutions to help solve the challenges the next-gen industrial collaboration robot manufacturers are facing.

DSM Engineering Materials today announces the expansion of its high-performance materials production capacity at its Jiangyin plant in Jiangsu Province, China. Work on an additional compounding line began in February 2022, with completion expected in 2023.

DSM Engineering Materials today announces it has supported Samsung Electronics to deliver the first smartphone device to be made with Akulon® RePurposed. This high-performance polymer is produced by DSM from repurposing discarded fishing nets collected from the Indian Ocean.

Today, DSM Engineering Materials announces it has taken the next important step on its journey to making electric vehicles safer, lighter and more sustainable by expanding its comparative tracking index (CTI) test laboratory to meet the next-generation, high voltage requirements of its customers.

DSM Engineering Materials announces that Ford Motor Company, HellermannTyton, and DSM earned an Innovation Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) for the use of Akulon® RePurposed recycled ocean plastic in the Ford Bronco Sport.

Due to continuing cost increases throughout our supply chain, DSM Engineering Materials will increase prices for Akulon®, Novamid® and Arnite® materials.

Due to continuing global challenges and cost increases throughout its supply chain, DSM Engineering Materials will increase the prices for Akulon®, Novamid®, ForTii®, and EcoPaXX® materials.

With unprecedented raw materials increases in the PA6 value chain and steep rises of utility and energy costs, DSM Engineering Materials needs to increase the price for its Akulon® polyamide 6 polymer and compound grades in Europe and South America.

DSM Engineering Materials today announces that it is further enabling its customers to achieve their sustainability targets by accelerating its carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emission reduction journey.

Royal DSM, a purpose-led, global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announces an increase in price for two of its specialty engineering materials – Arnitel® TPC and Stanyl® PA46 – in Europe, North and South America, and Asia Pacific.

In view of the current tightening of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission ambitions in Europe, it is with great pride that DSM and Fibrant announce the accomplishment of a major reduction in the GHG emission of Caprolactam and thus subsequently also of Akulon® PA6 as produced in Europe by July 2021.

Price for Stanyl® PA 46 to increase in Europe, North and South America and Asia Pacific.

Royal DSM, a purpose-led, global science-based company active in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announces an increase in price for its Akulon® polyamide 6 and 66 compounds and polymer grades in EMEA.

Royal DSM, a purpose-led, global science-based company active in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, is launching a new portfolio of engineering materials designed to help global medical device manufacturers improve the quality of care for patients around the world.

Price for Arnitel® TPCs to increase in Europe, North and South America and Asia Pacific.

Price of Arnitel®, Arnite® A, Arnite® T, Stanyl®, ForTii® and EcoPaXX® high performance plastics to increase on 15 March.

Price of Akulon® PA6 and PA66 compounds increased.

Price of Arnitel®, Arnite® A, Arnite® T, Stanyl®, ForTii® and EcoPaXX® high performance plastics to increase on 1 February.

Price of Akulon® and Novamid® unfilled polyamide 6 grades and Akulon® polyamide 6 and 66 compounds increased.

From 01 Jan 2021 portfolio available in Europe from Nexeo Plastics, Resinex and TER Plastics in two distributors per country model.

Price increases are effective 01 December 2020 or as contracts allow.

Price of DSM's Akulon® and Novamid® polyamide 6 unfilled polymer grades increases in EMEA & the Americas.

DSM to futureproof and expand capacity of its high-performance materials compounding plant in Evansville, Indiana, USA.

Price increases in EMEA due to the rising cost of raw materials.

Effective immediately the most popular grades of DSM’s advanced material portfolio are now available through Nexeo Plastics.

Shruti Singhal succeeds Roeland Polet as President of DSM Engineering Plastics with effect from 1 October 2019.

Increase due to manufacturing industry experiencing a continuous rise in overall cost of input materials.

Increase due to manufacturing industry experiencing a continuous rise in overall cost of input materials and a strong increase in end-use demand.

DSM Engineering Materials announces global price increases.

With DSM’s Akulon® RePurposed the resin used is fully recycled from discarded nylon-based fishing nets and is known for its sustainability profile as much as its performance.

Price increase due to the manufacturing industry experiencing a continuous rise in overall cost of input materials and a strong increase in end-use demand.

DSM announces price increases for Arnite® PBT and PET products effective 1 September 2018 or as contracts allow.

The re-granulates, generated from multilayer PE/PA6 packaging waste can be used again in demanding flexible packaging which contributes to the target of a circular economy.

DSM announces price increases for all Akulon® and Novamid® PA66 compound products, effective 15 July 2018, or as contracts allow.

DSM to showcase latest innovations in high-performance engineering thermoplastics and Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™.

DSM Engineering Plastics to increase prices globally for several polyamide and thermoplastic polyester products, effective 1 April or as contracts allow.

Akulon® and Novamid® polyamide 6 unfilled polymer grades EMEA prices increase effective immediately.

New materials will provide a cost-effective solution in applications exposed to humidity and high temperatures, including automotive connectors, control devices, and sensors.

DSM in process of expanding capacity of its specialty polymers plants in Emmen and Geleen, the Netherlands in response to strong customer demand.

Modified PA46 Stanyl® HGR2 as used in chain tensioner arms on F-150 and Mustang helped the Ford Motor Company win a 2017 SPE Automotive Innovation Award.

DSM increasing the price for its polyamide 6 & 66 compound portfolio by 300 €/T effective for all orders shipped on or after 1 November 2017.

Arnitel was selected for the soft strap on the ZTE Smart Watch, providing comfort, flexibility, safety, design flexibility and a cool and smooth feel on the skin.

Stanyl plant in Geleen obtains almost 85% of its purchased electricity from renewables whilst the site in Pune, India, now meets 50% of its total electricity requirements from renewable sources.

DSM adds glass-reinforced grade of its ground-breaking high temperature-resistant ForTii Ace polyamide and Xytron polyphene sulphide (PPS) compounds to its specialty portfolio of materials for products used in water management.

DSM partners with Mahle to replace metal end caps with high-heat-resistant plastics in charge air cooler (CAC) applications, leading to improved engine performance, better fuel efficiency and reduced system costs.

DSM introduces material solution for high-pressure composite tanks for hydrogen storage to help reduce emissions.

DSM first plastics producer in the world to offer materials that meet the highest flame resistance requirements of standards organizations all around the world and which also have the required electrical properties.

Chinese camera maker YI Technology has chosen Arnitel high performance thermoplastic elastomer for the hand grip on its new camera, the M1.

DSM increasing price for Akulon® and Novamid® polyamide 6 unfilled polymer grades by $0.07/lb in North America and $154/ton in South America effective 15 June 2017 where contracts allow.

The increases will take effect for all orders shipped on or after 16 March 2017, or follow as contracts allow.

Price of Akulon® compounds increases by 250 €/T in Europe with immediate effect.

Akulon® and Novamid® polyamide 6 unfilled polymer grades prices increase by €250/ton in Europe, $0.12/lb in North America and $250/ton in South America.