HPM - High Performance Materials
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 High Performance Materials (HPM) 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 High Performance Materials, visit the website of this business unit or contact one of our representatives in Germany, Belgium, the USA or China!
