SCP - Semi-Crystalline Products

Plastics with growth potential

Durethan® and Pocan® are plastic materials on the rise, offering outstanding potential for growth and innovation. They also make a strong contribution to our Semi-Crystalline Products (SCP) business unit. Thanks to our efficient production facilities and intensive product and application development, we are one of the most competitive providers in the field. The production of Durethan® and Pocan® is further supported by our manufacture of strategically relevant pre-production products. Our facilities in Krefeld-Uerdingen and Antwerp, among the largest of their kind, produce caprolactam and glass fibers on a global scale.

The most important brands & products

Durethan®, engineering plastics based on polyamide 6 and 66
Pocan®, engineering plastics based on polybutylene terephthalate
Glass fiber assortment as reinforcements for plastics
Caprolactam, ammonium sulfate
Perlon®, Atlas® and Bayco®*, Polyamide and Polyester monofilaments

Industries and areas of application

Durethan®: for use in the automotive and electrical/ electronics industries as well as construction
Pocan®: for use in the automotive and electrical/ electronics industries as well as medicine, sports and recreation
Perlon®, Atlas® and Bayco®*: for use in paper machine clothing, agriculture, sport fishing, ropes and cables, and sports articles

* registered brand of Bayer AG, Leverkusen

If you want to find out more about semi-crystalline products, visit the website of this business unit or contact one of our representatives in Germany, Belgium, the USA or China!

NEWS

2012-01-31

LANXESS expands Jhagadia site to serve booming Indian market

LANXESS is continuing to expand its Indian production site in Jhagadia, Gujarat state. The specialty chemicals group is underlining its commitment to the subcontinent by inaugurating three new plants this month to serve the growing India market. LANXESS has invested over EUR 70 million and created roughly 300 new jobs at the site.

2012-01-24

High-tech products for green mobility

Customized polyamides and polyesters for sustainable mobility concepts and colorants for plastics are the focal points of LANXESS’ exhibition at INTERPLASTICA 2012 in Moscow. The leading plastics and rubber fair in Russia and the CIS countries is an ideal forum for the specialty chemicals group to present state-of-the-art innovations such as new lightweight construction methods for car bodywork.

2011-11-24

Best supplier of high-performance plastics

The Semi-Crystalline Products business unit of LANXESS has been honored as the best supplier of high-performance plastics. It was recently presented with the “2011 Global Supplier Award” from MANN+HUMMEL. The Ludwigsburg-based filtration specialist honors its best suppliers with the prize in recognition of their outstanding performance or achievements.