LNP European Press Conference

At their facility in Raamsdonksveer, the Netherlands, LNP Engineering Plastics Europe presented the following:

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LNP Engineering Plastics Europe Raises Value-To-Customer Through Expansion, Product Initiatives And Technology Advances

LNP Engineering Plastics, one of the world’s largest custom compounders of engineering thermoplastics, has announced market and plant expansion plans, new product introductions and new application successes that are geared to raising the level of value delivered to its customers.

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LNPPR002E Verton® Composite Provides High Performance Cost Reducing Foundation for New Mazda 6 and Future Door Modules Verton® MFX long glass fibre reinforced polypropylene composite from LNP Engineering Plastics, a GE Plastics company, is central to the ‘first of its type’ door module carrier in the all new Mazda 6 series mid-size car launched in Europe in January 2003.

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LNPPR003E Siemens’ High Performance Industrial Contactor Benefits From Verton® Composite Switch Lever Its unique combination of mechanical properties led Siemens to select Verton® composite, from LNP Engineering Plastics, a GE Plastics company, for the switch lever of one of its high performance contactors used for switching and starting of motors and plants.

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LNPPR004E LNP Introduces Verton® AF Composites based on GE Plastics’ Cycolac® Technology Verton® AF composites, a new series of long glass fiber reinforced ABS composites, made using GE Plastics Cycolac® resin technology and LNP’s patented Verton® pultrusion process, provide high impact performance with exceptional stiffness, high-quality surface finish and paintability, and are targeted toward applications in heavy truck and off-road equipment, automotive interiors, furniture and sporting equipment.

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LNPPR005E Breakthrough Verton® ”Structural Aesthetic“ Composites Introduced by LNP Long glass fiber reinforced composites are renowned for their strength, stiffness and light weight — not their appearance. That perception is now changing. LNP Engineering Plastics, a GE Plastics Company, has introduced a new series of long glass fiber reinforced Verton® nylon 6 composites offering a unique combination of strength, stiffness, colorability and a high-quality surface finish.

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LNPPR006E Toro Soaks Competitive Small Turf Sprinklers Using Lubricomp® Compounds From LNP When Toro sets out to design new sprinklers, its goal is to create best-in-class products that “one up” the competition in terms of features, performance and durability for the category...

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Facts Sheet

LNP Engineering Plastics, a GE Plastics Company (NYSE:GE), is a leading global manufacturer of custom engineering thermoplastic compounds, serving customers in the automotive, information technology, business equipment, telecommunications, health care, and industrial and consumer markets.

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Netherlands

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