Solvay (Brussels / Belgium; www.solvay.com) has launched a halogen-free, flame retardant PA 6.6 range of polymers for the Asian consumer electronics market. The company says the new “Technyl” A 60SX polymers offer the possibility of further miniaturisation, thanks to their high flow and low migration, while reducing corrosion during the injection process.

“Driven by increasingly sophisticated consumer demands, many of our Asian customers in the consumer electronic industry do not only need to meet stringent flammability regulations for their exports worldwide, but also face the challenges of further miniaturisation and long lasting surface aesthetics for their product development,” says Wilson Chan, global consumer & electrical market director for Solvay Engineering Plastics. The new materials can help customers solve the aesthetics problem caused by migration, which can lead to the formation of deposits or causing vents to clog, he explains. The first grades are available with a glass content of 25% or 30%.