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Plastics


Plastics
The Plastics segment includes the operating divisions Performance Polymers and Polyurethanes.

  • The Performance Polymers division develops engineering plastics, polyamides, polyamide intermediates, as well as specialty styrenic polymers and foam precursors. They are used in packaging, and in the construction, automotive and the electrical industries.
  • The Polyurethanes division’s products are highly versatile: as soft foams, they can be found in car seats for example, and as rigid foams in household appliances.

Examples:



Caprolactam and nylon

Engineering plastics

Polyurethane basic materials and polyurethane systems

Styrene

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