Polycarbonate (PC) is chemically speaking a polyester. It possesses a special combination of properties that make it highly versatile: it is highly transparent, has a high heat deflection temperature and impact strength. Its continuous operating temperature lies between –40 and +130 °C, and it can be used for short periods at as high as about +150 °C. However, PC’s abrasion resistance is not great.

Frequent uses:

• Optical storage media such as Compact Discs (CD), Digital Versatility Discs (DVD) and Blu-ray Discs
• Automotive – Side and hatchback windows as well as roof modules
• Optical components – Lenses and glasses as well as protective sports glasses and visors
• Construction – Panels for the construction sector, roofing for sports stadiums or railway stations as well as glazing for conservatories and glasshouses

 

Have you got polycarbonates ready for collection? We’ll gladly make you an offer:

To the procurement form

PC/ABS (Polycarbonate/Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) is a blend of PC and ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene). This combination offers both the uniquely good workability of ABS with the great mechanical properties of PC such as impact strength and heat resistance. It is stable at lower temperatures and possesses a high heat deflection. The major names under which PC/ABS is traded are Pulse®, Bayblend® and Cycoloy®.

Frequent applications:

• Battery shells
• Instrument panels
• Chargers
• Keyboards

 

• Mechanical and automotive engineering – Dashboard panels, chassis parts, spoilers, armrests, consoles, hub caps
• Electronics – Casings for household appliances and hand tools, TVs, phones and cameras as well as office machines and wristwatch casings
• Sanitary – Shower, bathtub and kitchen fittings when galvanized, pipes, other fittings
• Vacuum cleaner casings, electric toothbrushes, toys (Playmobil and Lego), door handles

 

Have you got PC/ABS ready for collection? We’ll gladly make you an offer:

To the procurement form

Special plastics that come under the heading of PMMA exhibit medium stability and high rigidity. Their impact strength is six times that of silicate glass. The surfaces are exceptionally hard and can be polished. In other words, they can be highly scratchproof. Moreover, these plastics are highly translucent, absolutely colorless and luminous.

Frequent applications:

• Optics – Lenses for spectacles and watch glasses, magnifying glasses, lenses, prisms, diffusing discs, light-conducting fibers/threads and elements, optic storage media
• Electronics – Flatscreens, TV safety screens, photovoltaic panel elements, switch parts, scales, lighting covers
• Automotive – Overhead lights in buses, caravan windows, rear lights, rear and indicator light covers, steering wheel surrounds, aircraft glazing
• Construction – Traffic signs, advertising signs, protective glazing for bank cash desks, sports halls and labs; noise protection walls, luminaires and illuminated ceilings, light domes, tubing for milk, beer and fruit juices; washbasins, bathtubs, bathroom fittings, shower cubicles, WCs
• Special uses – Models, liquid level displays, protective glazing for machines, goods automats, measuring devices and drawing utensils, cast resins for molding sensitive display items (biological specimens), dental fillings and prosthetics

 

Have you got PMMA ready for collection? We’ll gladly make you an offer:

To the procurement form

This material actually celebrated its 75th anniversary back in 2016.

Polyethylene terephthalate became known through beverages bottles. In the early 1970s, PET-bottles started to be used for soft drinks. Unlike glass bottles, PET does not break, weighs less, and is easier to handle. PET fibers are now manufactured from recycled PET bottles. The material meets the stringent legal criteria as a packaging material for food and drinks.

The lion’s share of PET bottles produced in Germany are sent to China after use where they are turned into polyester fibers for fleece materials. In the textile industry, the latter is truly crucial: Several million tons of recycled PET are processed globally each year.

 

Frequent applications:

• Bottles – Blown bottles for beverages
• Textiles – Fleece materials, functional sports clothing
• Geotextiles – Civil engineering, water transport, and transportation construction
• Media material for photographic films and magnetic tapes, write-on films, adhesive tapes and electrical insulation foils
• Cogs, rollers and furniture fittings and fibers

 

Have you got PET ready for collection? We’ll gladly make you an offer:

To the procurement form