Dreychem (Moormerland / Germany; www.dreychem.com) has added chopped and milled carbon fibres to its product portfolio after securing a European distribution contract with Japanese company Nippon Polymer Sangyo.

Limited quantities of the fibres, which are used to improve the characteristics of engineering and high performance polymers, are available for production tests, Dreychem said. Full commercial deliveries are expected to begin in July. The milled carbon fibres, which have an average length of 90 µm and bulk density of 250 kg/m³, are delivered in packages of 10 kg. They are used to provide increased conductivity, friction and wear properties in polymers such as liquid crystal polymers (LCP), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and polyphenylene oxide (PPO).

The chopped carbon fibres are delivered in packages of 20 kg with standard lengths of 3 mm to 6 mm. Depending on the polymer matrix to be reinforced, sizing agents are epoxy and/or PU, Dreychem said. They are used in polymers including PP, ABS, PA, PBT, PC, POM and polyphenylene oxide (PPO).