Collaborative Solutions From DuPont Performance Polymers
DuPont is a leader in thermoplastics, elastomers, finished parts and biopolymers, combining groundbreaking material science with global access.
At DuPont Performance Polymers, we are working with customers to make things better. From products and processes that work better to innovations that help make business and society better.
We tackle big challenges where performance really matters, including finding renewable polymer feedstocks sourced from non-food biomass and other means to reduce dependence on fossil fuel. Our work supports more sustainable mobility, through automotive fuel efficiency, improved production in manufacturing operations, robust connections for personal communications as well as progressive design in healthcare and furnishings.
As the company that invented Nylon, Neoprene, and Kevlar®, DuPont has a deep commitment to research and development that continues today. DuPont is a global collaborator acting locally, with technical support focused in 65 countries, and manufacturing facilities strategically placed across Asia, Europe and the Americas.
CASE STUDIES
Recycling Chemical Containers
Capless Fuel Filler Locks Out Wrong Nozzles
Materials for Vehicle Lighting Systems
CVJ Boots of Hytrel® TPC-ET
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Salonpas Foil Packaging
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. uses DuPont™ Surlyn® in its foil packaging to prevent delamination caused by the active ingredients in its Salonpas pain relief patch.
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Respiratory Drug Unit Dose Packaging
DuPont™ 20 series resins are proven for use in unit dose packaging for medications used for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma and listed in FDA Drug Master Files.
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Foam Packaging Alternative
Coldpack’s Airliner thermally insulated pouch is a foam packaging alternative for shipping temperature-sensitive products, made with three DuPont resins.
Stand-Out Cereal Packaging
Sustainable Fruit Packaging
Shelf Stable Packaging Using Appeel®
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Tamper-Evident Packaging
An Italian packaging converter uses DuPont™ Appeel® for a reliable, easy-to-peel, tamper-evident packaging solution for ice cream.
Cheese Packaging
INFORMATION & IDEAS
Vehicle Safety Solutions
End-to-End Packaging Development
DuPont Packaging Innovation Awards
Low-weight Nylon for Efficient Autos
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Zytel® PLUS Performance Data
Zytel® PLUS nylon has the ability to retain properties after heat aging or long term exposure to hot oil and hot water, allows longer part service time, better reliability, and invites more opportunity to replace costly metals or specialty polymers to reduce part cost and lower mass.
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PA long chain nylon alternatives
DuPont has been working on PA12 alternatives and has established global development and supply teams to work with customers to quickly qualify alternative materials for use in many automotive and industrial components.
Solar Junction Box Materials
X-Ray and Metal Detectable Plastic Resins
Flame Retardant Polymers
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Low Friction Plastic
Low friction plastic applications developed in collaboration with DuPont experts can help improve durability and performance, reduce maintenance, and can even contribute to reduced use of fossil fuels.
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Low-Friction Mechanical Plastics
DuPont™ Vespel® parts and shapes and DuPont™ Delrin® acetal resin are high-strength, low-friction mechanical plastics that deliver performance for automotive, consumer, and industrial applications.
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Heat Resistant Plastics
DuPont offers a wide range of heat resistant plastics to replace metal, ceramics and other polymers in uses from automotive engines to oil and gas production.
USES AND APPLICATIONS
Automotive Air Ducts and Turbocharger Hoses
Medical Device Materials
Kalrez® Seals for Semiconductor Processing
Vespel® in Automotive Parts
Mobile Phone Housing & Components
Photovoltaic Panels and Parts
High Pressure Seals
Thermoplastic Tubing and Elastomeric Hose
Automotive - Engine Covers/Housings
Chassis suspension Systems
Plastics for Electrical & Electronics
Electronic & Electrical Connectors