DuPont Creates Medium Performance Polymer Modifier

DuPont Creates Medium Performance Polymer Modifier 


WILMINGTON, Del., June 24  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DuPont today announced the
entry of its new cost-effective, medium performance copolymer for the modified
polymer industry.  Called Fusabond(R) AEB-560D, the new product is a chemically
modified ethylene acrylate copolymer that provides a more economical
functionalized ethylene copolymer for polyamide (PA) modification than standard
grafted copolymer technology.

DuPont (TM) Fusabond(R) AEB-560D resin delivers comparable toughness versus
traditional maleic anhydride acrylate terpolymer tougheners; however, it also
provides additional performance attributes.  It improves mold flow, produces
less reduction in flexural modulus than incumbent intermediate tougheners,
provides surface finish advantages, and creates a more cost-effective toughener
that maintains its resiliency from room temperature to - 20 degrees C.  In
addition, Fusabond(R) AEB560D can be utilized in other applications to function
as a coupling agent, compatibilizer and impact modifier in a wide assortment of
resin systems.  One of these potential applications is the use as a coupling
agent in halogen-free flame retardant thermoplastic wire and cable
compositions.

"We are committed to the polymer modifier market, and our approach is to work
with customers on both their present and future needs," said Penny L. Perry,
Ph.D., director, DuPont Industrial Polymers.  "This product development is in
direct response to our customers asking us for alternative modifiers that help
them meet specific performance and cost requirements.  Additionally, we can
guarantee customers the product quality their applications require, as well as
continuity of supply."

The latest addition to the DuPont family of nylon modifiers, Fusabond(R)
AEB-560D complements the present line of high-performance modifiers: MF-416D,
MN-493D and MN-494D.  Fusabond(R) AEB-560D provides a medium level of
performance in helping compounders boost toughness and incorporate glass fiber
and other fillers into a wide range of plastics.

DuPont manufactures Fusabond(R) grades using a variety of base resins and graft
levels.  Resins in the DuPont(TM) Fusabond(R) product line are modified
polymers that have been functionalized (typically by maleic anhydride grafting)
to help bond polymers used in toughened, filled and blended compounds.  The
product line includes modified ethylene acrylate copolymers, ethylene acrylate
carbon monoxide terpolymers, ethylene vinyl acetates (EVAs), polyethylenes,
metallocene polyethylenes, ethylene propylene rubbers and polypropylenes.

For more information about Fusabond(R), please visit our website
http://www.polymermodifiers.dupont.com/selector/index.html or call
1-800-438-7225.

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solving problems and creating solutions that make people's lives better, safer
and easier.  Operating in more than 70 countries, the company offers a wide
range of products and services to markets including agriculture, nutrition,
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DATASOURCE: DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers



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