EMS doubles PPA capacity in Europe

EMS-GRIVORY, a business unit of EMS-CHEMIE AG, has increased its production capacity for Grivory HT high-performance polyamide, a polyamide bringing top performance at high temperatures.

EMS will further increase its capacity by constructing an additional Grivory HT manufacturing plant in Europe. Start-up of the new plant is planned for the end of 2006. This investment will allow EMS-GRIVORY to further underline its position as market leader.

Grivory HT belongs to the family of polyphthalamide (PPA) materials - the engineering polymer displaying the most rapid growth, with double-digit growth figures. Grivory HT is characterised by its high-performance property profile. Technical injection-moulded parts made of this material impress with their very high strength, stiffness, toughness and dimensional stability, even at high temperatures, and under moist conditions or when exposed to aggressive media.

Grivory HT is used for the efficient manufacture of high-quality technical parts characterised by:

- stiffness and strength at high application temperatures
- little change in properties following take-up of water
- good dimensional stability and a low tendency to warp
- good resistance to chemicals
- good surface properties
- cost-saving, economic manufacturing processes

EMS-GRIVORY Performance Polymers
EMS-CHEMIE AG
Christian Morf
Vice President
Sales & Marketing
CH-7013 Domat/Ems
phone: +41 81 632 64 33
fax: +41 81 632 74 63