Victrex
Victrex plc, which has its sales, technical and production headquarters at Thornton Cleveleys in Lancashire, UK, had a turnover of more than £59m in the last financial year. The company exports 97 percent of its Victrex® PEEK™ polymer output to OEMs in the automotive, industrial, medical, food and electronics market sectors in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.
Information on products, technical support services and sales and distribution contacts worldwide, can be accessed through the company’s web site: www.victrex.com
The PEEK™ Trademark
For many years Victrex plc has been using the PEEK™ trademark to refer to its brand of Polyaryletherketone. Victrex plc is the sole manufacturer and supplier of the Victrex® PEEK™ brand polymer world-wide. PEEK™ is a trademark of Victrex plc.
Victrex Technology Centre
Hillhouse International
Thornton Cleveleys
Lancashire FY5 4QD
United Kingdom
3 May 2005
VICTREX® PEEK-Based Dispersion Coatings now available from Armourcote in the UK
Victrex plc has announced that it has licensed Armourcote in the UK for the use of VICTREX PEEK based dispersions which have a patented base recipe and are formulated with powders to produce aqueous-based dispersions made from VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer. Armourcote a major UK based coating company can modify the Polyarletheretherketone-based recipe to enhance specific properties such as abrasion resistance, lubricity, release and color. Armourcote offers the necessary customer and technical service support for the new VICTREX PEEK-based coatings to ensure that the right coating system is specified.
3 May 2005
VICTREX® PEEK™-based powder coatings now available worldwide
Victrex announced that it has licensed a worldwide network of electrostatic spray and dispersion coating formulators with a patented base recipe and unique powders to produce both powder and aqueous-based coatings made from VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer. The formulators can modify the polyarletheretherketone-based recipe to enhance specific properties such as abrasion resistance, lubricity, release and color. Each formulator offers the necessary processing and customer service support, technical literature and pricing of the VICTREX PEEK-based coatings.
3 May 2005
Acquisition of Raw Material Manufacturing Operations from Degussa
Victrex plc announces the purchase of the operations owned by a subsidiary of Degussa AG relating to the manufacture of BDF (the key raw material from which VICTREX® PEEK™ polymer is produced) for cash consideration of £16.3 million. The transaction further consolidates Victrex’s control of the BDF supply chain following the acquisition of the primary manufacturing stage of BDF in 1999.
1 Jun 2004
Victrex strengthens its corporate and product branding
As part of the next step in the development and implementation of its business strategy, Victrex plc has launched an identity initiative that brings both global consistency and a fresh vitality to its corporate and product branding. In this new move Victrex has sought to consolidate and reflect the value built up in the Victrex name and the Victrex® and PEEK™ polymer brands over the 11 years of the company’s history.
14 Jan 2004
Victrex® PEEK™ polymer replaces polyimide in plasma cutting torch insulation
ESAB Welding and Cutting Products, based in South Carolina, USA, has turned to Victrex® PEEK™ polymer for the electrical insulators in its plasma cutting torches. Replacing a leading brand of polyimide, the polymer offers the same insulation and high temperature performance but provides more cost-effective processing and superior heat ageing and creep resistance.
11 Dec 2003
Verstärkung für die Victrex Europa GmbH
Uwe Marburger (44) hat ab 1. Oktober 2003 die Position des Marktentwicklers für Norddeutschland und Benelux übernommen. Herr Marburger hat einen Abschluss als Diplom Ingenieur im Bereich der Kunststofftechnik und war 14 Jahre als Entwicklungsingenieur in verschiedenen Bereichen von DOW Deutschland tätig. Zuletzt war Herr Marburger 3 Jahre für RTP Deutschland im Bereich Spezialitäten Compounds tätig. Er verfügt über viel Erfahrung in den Bereichen Entwicklung und Vertrieb von HT Thermoplasten.
10 Dec 2003
Victrex® PEEK™ polymer meets unique challenges of saturated steam application
A revolutionary Guided Wave Radar (GWR) probe has been developed by Magnetrol International to meet the unique challenges posed by level measurement in saturated steam environments. The probe has been designed with a Victrex® PEEK™ polymer seal component, which reliably seals out high-temperature steam.
18 Nov 2003
Victrex announces new distribution partner in Portugal
Victrex Europa has signed an agreement with FLUPOL for the distribution of Victrex® PEEK™ polymer in Portugal, with effect from October 1st 2003. Based in Campo Valonga, Portugal, FLUPOL brings an in-depth knowledge of materials and processing technologies, with a specific expertise in fluorinated polymers and coating technologies. This knowledge is backed up by a long experience in delivering tailor-made material solutions for a wide range of demanding houseware, automotive and industrial applications.
14 Nov 2003
High speed ventilation with a radial blower made of VICTREX® PEEK™ for anaesthetic respiration
The ever increasing demands on a modern anaesthesia work station have resulted in the development of Zeus by Dräger Medical AG&Co.KGaA, based in Lübeck. The Zeus anaesthesia work station combines an ergonomically time-tested design concept with the very latest technology. One of its components is the new, electrically powered E-Vent™ Plus ventilator, which has a radial blower made of Victrex® PEEK™ Polymer, that offers a respiration quality similar to that of an intensive care respirator.
15 Oct 2003
High precision volume metering with epicycloids vanes made of VICTREX® PEEK™
Firma Digmesa AG based in Ipsach/CH markets the Flowmeter EPI, which is specially designed for the fluid volume measurement of high viscosity media such as syrup, oil or detergent concentrate. As a result of its special construction and thanks to its epicycloids vanes made of PEEK™ polymer, the Flowmeter EPI provides high precision operation and enables very accurate volume metering with minimum pressure loss.
25 Sep 2003
Victrex® PEEK™ polymer takes the pressure in HPLC quick-connect system
A state-of-the-art high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system featuring Victrex® PEEK™ polymer parts has been developed by Optimize Technologies of Oregon City, USA. The system’s patented high-pressure, low dispersion, quick-connect sealing interface relies on the polymer’s outstanding chemical resistance and mechanical performance in extreme pressure conditions.
