SABIC Innovative Plastics

SABIC Innovative Plastics, a business unit of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), was founded in September 2007 with the acquisition of GE Plastics. Combined, SABIC and SABIC Innovative Plastics have approximately 30,000 global employees and nearly 60 locations worldwide.

SABIC Innovative Plasticsis a leading, global supplier of engineering thermoplastics with a 75-year history of breakthrough solutions that solve its customers’ most pressing challenges. Today, SABIC Innovative Plastics is a multi-billion-dollar company with operations in more than 25 countries and over 10,500 employees worldwide. The company continues to lead the plastics industry with customer collaboration and continued investments in new polymer technologies, global application development, process technologies, and environmentally responsible solutions that serve diverse markets such as automotive, electronics, building & construction, transportation, and healthcare. The company’s extensive product portfolio includes thermoplastic resins, coatings, specialty compounds, film, and sheet. SABIC Innovative Plastics (www.sabic-ip.com) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), one of the world’s top five petrochemicals manufacturers.

• Founded in September of 2007
• President and Chief Executive Officer:  Charlie Crew. He was named to the position in May 2008
• Headquarters:
  - Americas - Pittsfield, MA (Global HQ)
  - Europe- Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands
  - Pacific - Shanghai, China

Key Product Launches:
Lexan* resin
Launched in 1953
Material: Polycarbonate (PC)
Properties: “Clear, virtually unbreakable”
Use: Automotive headlamps, medical devices, mobile phones, laptops, DVDs

Noryl* resin 
1956
Material: Modified polyphenylene ether + high impact polystyrene (PPO+ HIPS)
Properties: First thermoplastic blend
Use: Eco-friendly wire coating, electronic components, fluid handling

Ultem* resin
Launched in 1982
Material: Polyetherimide (PEI)
Properties: Extreme high heat & chemical resistance
Use: Firefighter helmets, circuit boards, aerospace

Valox* resin
Launched in 1970
Material: Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT)
Properties: Electrical & chemical resistance
Use: Eco-friendly manufacturing (recycled water bottles), automotive under-the-hood, electrical boxes

Xenoy* resin
Launched in 1982
Material:  PBT + PC
Properties: Chemical & impact resistance
Use: Eco-friendly manufacturing (recycled water bottles), transportation body panels & bumpers

Cycolac*/Geloy* resins
Materials: Acroylonitrile Butadiene Styrene/Acrylic Styrene Acrylonitrile (ABS/ASA)
Properties: Impact, weatherability
Use: Automotive, toys, building and construction

Cycoloy* resin
PC+ABS
Properties: Impact & durability
Use: Automotive instrument panels, computer monitor enclosures, mobile phone

Extem* resin

Launched in 2006

Material: TPI

Properties: Melt processability, ultra-high thermal, chemical, and mechanical performance

Use: For semiconductor wafer handling, defense, oil & gas processing, aerospace, high-performance fibers, electronics, and automotive.

Global Application Technology (GApT) Centers:

The mission of the Global Application Technology Centre is to support the growth of SABIC Innovative Plastics’ product portfolio through advanced application and process development and dedicated customer support around the world. The GApT invents, validates, and translates applications and processes. There are seven GApT centers around the world.