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SABIC’s New Sustainable LNP Compound Will Add to 400 Million Diverted
Water Bottles and Deliver Thin-Wall, Non-br/Cl Flame Retardance to 0.4 mm
for Electrical Industry

Guide | SCS Global Services). This
process conserves natural resources.
Beyond the reuse of waste plastic,
LNP ELCRIN WF0051iQ compound
can offer additional sustainability ben-
efits. For example, the ability to design
thin walls with this compound helps
reduce the consumption of fossil-
based raw materials, and the FR for-
mulation helps avoid the use of bro-
mine and chlorine, two semi-volatile
organic compounds that are linked to
health and environmental risks.
The desirable combination of thin-
wall FR, long-term property reten-
ABIC, a global leader in the chemi- SABIC. “This portfolio expansion has tion and glass fiber reinforcement for
Scal industry, today launched LNP the potential to help accelerate the di- stiffness and high flow to enable com-
ELCRIN WF0051iQ compound fea- version of discarded, single-use water plex geometries makes LNP ELCRIN
turing thin-wall, non-brominated/ bottles to avoid landfilling and ocean WF0051iQ compound well suited for
non-chlorinated flame retardance contamination. Chemical upcycling is miniaturized electrical components
(FR). It is the newest addition to the an important part of our overall net- such as connectors, switches and
company’s growing family of sustain- zero strategy.” sockets. The product is available in
able iQ resins and it is well suited for Smaller Carbon Footprint custom colors.
electrical applications. The new grade
will increase SABIC’s already signifi- Compared to standard, fossil-based High Performance for Electrical
cant diversion of post-consumer poly- virgin PBT resin, LNP ELCRIN Applications
ethylene terephthalate (PET) water WF0051iQ compound’s carbon foot- The new resin is the first LNP ELCRIN
bottles, which are chemically upcy- print is 11 percent less. This reduction iQ compound to meet the UL94 V0
cled into polybutylene terephthalate is due, primarily, to the incorpora- standard for fire resistance at 0.4 mm
(PBT) resin. At the end of 2022, the tion of 39 0.5-liter PET water bot- and has received a Yellow Card list-
company had already diverted 400 tles in each kilogram of LNP ELCRIN ing under the UL Plastics Recognition
million 0.5-liter bottles through its iQ WF0051iQ compound, representing Program for the signature sustainabil-
upcycling technology. a minimum of 27 percent of the con- ity green color.
tent. SCS Global Services (SCS) has
“LNP ELCRIN WF0051iQ compound audited and provided independent
can offer the electrical industry a novel verification that the manufacturing
solution that can significantly improve processes for LNP ELCRIN iQ com-
sustainability while delivering tailored pounded resins adhere to the SCS
performance properties that are es- Recycled Content Standard, and that
sential for ever-smaller and more- the supply chain meets criteria for
powerful components,” said Joshua responsible sourcing including social,
Chiaw, Director, Business Manage- environmental, health and safety re-
ment, LNP & NORYL, Specialties,
quirements (Certified Green Products

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