GE Advanced Materials has declared force majeure on its Ultem polyetherimide resin after a late April ``unforeseen malfunction'' at a plant in Mount Vernon, Ind. The Ultem plant has been operating at ...

Sabic Innovative Plastics has been increasing production capacity for its Ultem polyetherimide but it still got caught short by increasing demand for the high-performance polymer. “We know of some ...

Addressing the tradeoffs between specifying high-cost polyimide (PI) or lower-performing/-cost polyethylene napthalate or polyester, Ultem 5000B film reportedly offers a combination of high ...

BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands - September 23, 2010: Launching a new chapter in the history of one of its most renowned materials, SABIC Innovative Plastics today cut the ribbon at its new Ultem* ...

San Antonio, TX. SABIC is introducing here at APEC 2018 a new 7-µm ULTEM UTF120 polyetherimide (PEI) dielectric film for high-temperature capacitor applications. This advanced new material targets ...

BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands - October 27, 2011 - SABIC's Innovative Plastics strategic business unit is presenting the low moisture absorption of Ultem* polyetherimide (PEI) foam for composite ...

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. plans to expand capacity for its Ultem polyetherimide products by 30% over the next five years. Announcing the project at the NPE2015 plastics trade show in Orlando, Fla., ...

Sabic put its materials expertise to good use in developing Ultem rigid polyetherimide foam for use as the structural core in composite aircraft applications. Ultem is lightweight, with low moisture ...

The samples above compare the color retainability of Ultem HU1004 (top row) versus that of PPSU (bottom row) after 100, 200, and 300 sterilization cycles (columns 2, 3, and 4, respectively). The first ...

The discoloration and brittleness of materials following sterilization have long been bugaboos of medical device design engineers. A remedy exists. Ensinger North America (Washington, PA), which ...

The Saudi chemical maker SABIC will build a third plant for its Ultem polyetherimide resin and restart a plant for its Noryl polyphenylene ether resin. The Ultem plant will be built in Singapore, ...