Press Kit Multibase NPE 2003

Multibase (a Dow Corning Company) exhibits at NPE 2003

Multibase, a Dow Corning Company Announces Nylex™ for Exterior Automotive Application

CHICAGO, IL (June 22, 2003)—Multibase, a Dow Corning Company announces that Nylex™ 2185 HF UV has replaced talc-filled TPO for a cowl screen for an automotive OEM. Nylex 2185 HF UV is an alloy based on PP/PA chemistry offering greater strength with easier processability at a competitive cost than the alternative TPO used for this application. Additional benefits of this product are excellent resistance to abrasion, easy colorability, and UV resistance. Nylex grades feature melt flows from 0.6 to 11.0 grams per 10 minutes (cond. “L”.) They provide 1500-6500 psi tensile strength, unfilled and flexural modulus of up to 300,000 psi.

Multibase, A Dow Corning Company, Announces Agreement with DuPont Dow Elastomers

Saint Laurent Du Pont (Jun 23rd, 2003)

AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS REST ON KRATON® POLYMER-BASED COMPOUND FROM MULTIBASE, A DOW CORNING COMPANY

Copley, OH (Jun 23, 2003) – When a major Japanese car manufacturer needed to replace PVC in the molded skin of its armrest, it turned to Multibase, A Dow Corning Company and a leading compounder of engineered thermoplastics and elastomers, to find an alternative.

Multibase, a Dow Corning Company Showcases their Broad Line of Plastics at NPE 2003

CHICAGO, IL (June 22, 2003)—Multibase, a Dow Corning Company, will be at NPE 2003. Multibase, will be showcasing its complete product line including materials such as the Ultra High Molecular Weight Siloxane Polymers, the Nylex™ alloys based on polyamide and polypropylene, and the newest addition TPSiV™ thermoplastic elastomers. Multibase will be located in North Level 3, Hall B2, Booth 4556.

MULTI-FLAM FROM MULTIBASE IS SELECTED FOR FIBER OPTICS INDUSTRY

Copley, OH---Multibase, Inc. announces a major conduit-tubing manufacturer has selected Multi-Flam 0803 NH LDPE for the fiber portion of their business.

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