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<strong>GE</strong> Advanced Materials<br />

Plastics<br />

Customised engineering plastics solutions<br />

Over fifty years ago, a <strong>GE</strong> lab chemist, Daniel<br />

Fox, discovered LEXAN ® polycarbonate resin<br />

– <strong>GE</strong> Advanced Materials – Plastics’ (<strong>GE</strong>AM) flagship<br />

polymer which has revolutionized our lives.<br />

<strong>GE</strong>AM Plastics now produces 1 million tonnes of LEXAN ® resin<br />

each year, serving customers around the world – with diverse<br />

applications such as astronaut helmets, mobile phones, DVDs,<br />

bullet-resistant shielding, water bottles, headlights – available<br />

in a variety of finishes and over 35,000 colours. <strong>GE</strong>AM Plastics is<br />

a global manufacturer and marketer of a wide range of quality<br />

engineering materials and services. In Australia, <strong>GE</strong> Plastics has<br />

been manufacturing high performance polymers since 1982.<br />

In 2002, <strong>GE</strong>AM Plastics acquired LNP. Through various<br />

combinations of 30 base polymers and 16 different fillers<br />

and reinforcements, LNP can tailor products to specific<br />

applications, with brand names such as THERMOCOMP ® ,<br />

LUBRICOMP ® , LUBRILOY ® , VERTON ® , STAT-KON ® and KONDUIT ® .<br />

<strong>GE</strong>AM Plastics services markets including automotive,<br />

building and construction, security, packaging, appliances,<br />

transportation, marine, data storage, electrical and<br />

electronics, signage and graphics, fluid handling, medical<br />

and data storage.<br />

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Products in the <strong>GE</strong>AM Plastics portfolio include:<br />

• LEXAN ® PC and LEXAN ® EXL resin<br />

• XENOY ® PC/PBT resin<br />

• VALOX ® PBT resin<br />

• CYCOLOY ® PC/ABS resin<br />

• NORYL ® PPO alloys<br />

• NORYL GTX ® PPE/PA resins<br />

• ULTEM ® PEI resin<br />

• XYLEXTM PC/polyester resin<br />

• AZDEL ® Laminate and SuperLite ® composite products<br />

• LEXAN ® SG sheet for signage<br />

• LEXAN MARGARD ® mar-resistant sheet<br />

• LEXAN Thermoclear ® Plus<br />

• ULTEM ® Sheet<br />

• LEXAN ® ULTEMTM, XYLEXTM and VALOX ® Films<br />

<strong>GE</strong> also markets LEXAN ® polycarbonate sheet and film<br />

products under the Specialty Film and Sheet banner<br />

into markets including Security Glazing and Signage.<br />

For more information<br />

Head Office +61 3 9703 7200<br />

Plastics (Sales/Service) 1800 649 112<br />

SFS (Service)<br />

Australia 1800 285 286<br />

<strong>We</strong>bsite www.geadvancedmaterials.com

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