Plastics from DuPont
DuPont offers the Plastics Industry a unique combination of material science, world class production, innovative design and hands-on industry support.
We drive market innovations through our strong heritage in polymer science, and are dedicated to solving real customer problems.
Today you need more from your suppliers than just materials. You need a resource that can carry a project from concept to commercialization. DuPont can be that partner. We offer you properties and benefits that are important to giving your products that extra competitive edge.
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Plastics, Polymers & Resins
DuPont collaborates with customers around the world, providing a spectrum of polymer materials and expert application support to develop better products and processes.
INFORMATION & IDEAS
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High Performance Polymers
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Plastic Processing
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End-to-End Packaging Development
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The Path to Operational Excellence
Read the article to learn more about why operational excellence is one of the most important contributors to an organization’s sustainable performance and growth.
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Lasting Process Safety Improvements
Learn how DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) can help improve process safety management systems through customized solutions to unique business challenges.
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Kalrez® Composite Seals
For standard and complex composite seal applications, Kalrez® perfluoroelastomer parts can be designed and molded to your specifications. DuPont has proprietary technology to bond Kalrez® to a variety of materials, such as metal or plastic bonding.
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Acetal Gears Demonstrate Drivetrain Performance
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Kalrez® Slabs and Sheets
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Polymer Properties Guide
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Plastic Design Solutions
Examples of innovative plastic design solutions created by DuPont, in collaboration with customers worldwide.
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CV Joint Boot Performance
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Environmental Communication
CASE STUDIES
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Recycling Chemical Containers
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Surlyn® for Tool Skin Packaging
Toolmaker Greenfield Industries meets retailer demand for space-saving skin packaging by using DuPont™ Surlyn® and high-speed packaging equipment.
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Barrier Packaging for Baby Food
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Sustainable Fruit Packaging
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Shelf Stable Packaging Using Appeel®
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Wine Closures Replace Cork
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Stand-Out Cereal Packaging
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Cheese Packaging
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Salonpas Foil Packaging
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. uses DuPont™ Surlyn® in its foil packaging to prevent delamination caused by the active ingredients in its Salonpas pain relief patch.
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Respiratory Drug Unit Dose Packaging
DuPont™ 20 series resins are proven for use in unit dose packaging for medications used for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma and listed in FDA Drug Master Files.
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Tamper-Evident Packaging
An Italian packaging converter uses DuPont™ Appeel® for a reliable, easy-to-peel, tamper-evident packaging solution for ice cream.
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Ceramic Packaging for Meals
French ceramic container maker Poteries Malicornaises uses DuPont™ Nucrel® in ceramic packaging to successfully seal and protect ready-to-eat meals.
DUPONT BRANDS
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Kevlar® brand
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Bynel® Coextrudable Adhesive Resin
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Appeel® Peelable Sealant Resin
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Elvaloy® Modifier Resin
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DuPont™ Sorona®
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Crastin® PBT Thermoplastic Polyester Resin
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Kalrez® perfluoroelastomer parts
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Vespel® Parts & Shapes
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Delrin® acetal resin
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Surlyn® Ionomer Resin
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Elvax® EVA Copolymer Resin
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Entira™ Modifier Resin
DuPont™ Entira™ is a family of resin additives and modifiers used to improve performance of other plastics, often enabling significant gains in manufacturing productivity or finished goods performance.
NEWS
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Long-Chain Polyamide
DÜSSELDORF, Germany, Oct. 18, 2013 – DuPont Performance Polymers offers the hose and tube market two new additions to its range of engineering polymers. Both DuPont™ Zytel® LC 7000 and Zytel® RS LC 4000 maintain outstanding impact strength at lower temperatures and offer better aging performance than PA 11 and PA 12.
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LCPA hose and tube
Düsseldorf, Germany, Oct. 18, 2013 – DuPont Performance Polymers offers the hose and tube market two new additions to its range of engineering polymers. Both DuPont™ Zytel® LC 7000 and Zytel® RS LC 4000 maintain outstanding impact strength at lower temperatures and offer better aging performance than PA 11 and PA 12.
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Vamac® and Viton® grades help automakers meet CO2 and fuel economy regulations
DÜSSELDORF, Germany, October 16, 2013 — DuPont Performance Polymers has responded rapidly to calls from the automotive industry for hose and sealing elastomers that can withstand increasingly hot and chemically aggressive engine environments
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Zytel® Nylon Flame Retardant Resin
DÜSSELDORF, Oct. 16, 2013 – ABB, a leader in power and automation technologies, selected DuPont™ Zytel® FR nylon for direct current (DC) switch disconnecter housings because the material can stand up to extremely high instantaneous temperatures should electrical arcing occur.
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Crastin® PBT Family Achieves High CTI
DÜSSELDORF, Germany, Oct. 16, 2013 – The newest addition to the hydrolysis resistant family of DuPont™ Crastin® PBT resins achieves a comparative tracking index (CTI) rating of 600V for improved component safety, and adds melt stability for better processing, which often leads to lower costs.
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Crastin® PBT Family Achieves High CTI
Düsseldorf, Germany, Oct. 16, 2013 – The newest addition to the hydrolysis resistant family of DuPont™ Crastin® PBT resins achieves a comparative tracking index (CTI) rating of 600V for improved component safety, and adds melt stability for better processing, which often leads to lower costs.
USES AND APPLICATIONS
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Automotive Air Ducts and Turbocharger Hoses
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Automotive - Engine Covers/Housings
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Chassis suspension Systems
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Oil Pan and Cylinder Head Cover Gaskets
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Beverage and Food Packaging Design
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Cable Insulation and Jacketing
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Consumer Packaging
Enhance consumer packaging shelf appeal with lightweight, cost-effective DuPont™ Surlyn® for skin and stretchpackaging films, a great alternative to blister and clamshell packaging.
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Sustainability in Airbag Systems
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Window Regulator Applications
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High Pressure Seals
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Centrifugal Pump Parts
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Sorona® for Performance Fabrics