29 Jun 2005
GE Advanced Materials Fact Sheet
GE Advanced Materials is a world leader in providing materials solutions through engineering thermoplastics, silicone-based products and technology platforms, and fused quartz and ceramics. Headquartered in Pittsfield, Mass., GE Advanced Materials is the combination of GE’s former Plastics, Silicones, and Quartz businesses.
Some of the world’s most pressing materials challenges present an opportunity for GE to display its environmentally advanced technologies. 3 Jun 2005
GE Advanced Materials Is First & Only Manufacturer to Offer Boron Nitride Powders With NSF Registration for Incidental Food Contact
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — June 3, 2005 — The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) International has designated sixteen grades of GE Advanced Materials’ boron nitride (BN) powder as acceptable for use in nonfood contact lubricants, ingredients in nonfood and incidental contact lubricants, such as greases, oils, and dry films. The move establishes GE as the only supplier of boron nitride ceramic powders that is compliant with this particular NSF certification.
27 May 2005
New Liquid Silicone Rubber Grade from GE Advanced Materials Offers Improved Oil and Fuel Resistance, Excellent Processability
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — May 18, 2005 — With the commercial launch of FSL 7586/40 TP3854, GE Advanced Materials is introducing a new liquid silicone rubber (LSR) grade that combines improved oil and fuel resistance, self-lubricating performance, and excellent processing properties. This fast-curing silicone elastomer may be used for gasketing and sealing applications, such as those found in under-the-hood automotive applications.
19 May 2005
New UV9200* Silicone from GE Raises the Bar for Low-Viscosity UV-Cure Polymers Used in Converting Applications
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — May 19, 2005 — GE Advanced Materials has added a new and unique grade – UV9200* epoxysilicone – to its growing family of UV-cure products, targeting applications in the converting industry. GE’s UV9200 material is among the lowest viscosity reactive silicones available for radiation-cure coating applications.
18 May 2005
GE - Plastics Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands Backgrounder
• GE - Plastics (www.geadvancedmaterials.com) is a world leader in providing high-tech materials solutions through engineering thermoplastics and technology platforms, widely used in automotive, healthcare, consumer electronics, transportation, performance packaging, building & construction, telecommunications, and optical media applications. The company manufactures and compounds polycarbonate, ABS, SAN, ASA, PPE, PC/ABS, PBT and PEI resins, as well as the LNP* line of high-performance specialty compounds. GE - Plastics, Specialty Film & Sheet manufactures high-performance Lexan* sheet and film products used in thousands of demanding applications worldwide. In addition, GE - Plastics’ dedicated Automotive organization is an experienced, world-wide competitor, offering leading plastics solutions for five key automotive segments: body panels and glazing; under the hood applications; component; structures and interiors; and lighting.
10 May 2005
Four New Products from GE Advanced Materials Enhance Performance, Versatility of Personal Care Formulations
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — May 10, 2005 — Tropical extracts, aromatic essences, and organic nutrients often get top billing on the labels of personal care products. However, manufacturers competing for shelf space in this sector recognize that superior formulations also require the use of high-performance – though less glamorous – materials. With this demand for greater performance in mind, GE Advanced Materials has launched four new silicone-based products that help offer enhanced performance and greater versatility to personal care formulations:
29 Apr 2005
Upgrades to GE Advanced Materials’ High-Purity Quartz Tubing Spark Higher Levels of Performance for Projector Lamps
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 29, 2005 — GE Advanced Materials, Quartz, once again, has extended the performance limits of quartz lamp tubing for short arc, ultra-high-pressure mercury lamps. Three newly upgraded products from GE represent a significant improvement in high-purity quartz tubing, offering projector lamp manufacturers the potential for improved optical uniformity, excellent dimensional control, and increased lamp life.
26 Apr 2005
GE’s New AS4700* Hardcoat System Delivers Durable Protection, High Gloss to Black Polycarbonate Automotive Exterior Parts
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 26, 2005 — Automotive customers who choose to differentiate their product offerings with plastic designs versus metal should not have to sacrifice durable aesthetics and performance. Now, with help from an outstanding new silicone-based weatherable hardcoat system from GE Advanced Materials, they may not have to.
21 Apr 2005
GE’s PolarTherm* XLR Boron Nitride Fillers Offer Outstanding Thermal Conductivity to Help Electronic Devices Beat the Heat
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 21, 2005 — A major challenge facing electronics manufacturers in moving to smaller and faster devices is effective heat dissipation from semiconductors. High temperatures in semiconductors can reduce the performance of computers and other electronic devices. GE Advanced Materials has developed PolarTherm* XLR boron nitride fillers to help overcome these challenges. GE’s PolarTherm XLR materials are spherical agglomerates of boron nitride crystals which, when loaded into a polymer, can deliver up to two times the thermal conductivity of other boron nitride fillers.
15 Apr 2005
GE Advanced Materials’ New NIAX* Silicone L-650 Surfactant Helps Reduce Use of Flame Retardants in Slabstock Foam Applications
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 15, 2005 — GE Advanced Materials’ NIAX* surfactant is a brand that is a familiar one to manufacturers versed in flexible slabstock polyurethane (PU) foam applications, particularly those that require the use of combustion modification additives. Although GE’s NIAX surfactants are not inherently flame retardant (FR), they have been shown to deliver FR performance improvements to foam in small-scale combustibility tests.
13 Apr 2005
GE Advanced Materials’ Upgraded Polymer Compound Development Lab Helps Speed Customer Innovation Process
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 13, 2005 — GE Advanced Materials, Quartz has opened the doors to its newly upgraded Polymer Compound Development Lab, located near Cleveland, Ohio. GE’s investment marks a significant advance in the company’s ability to accelerate product development and innovation cycles for customers by offering joint testing capabilities and more thoroughly researched product recommendations.
