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taping, armouring & sheathing of cables
LDPE unit for Abu Dhabi
Borealis and Borouge, a joint venture
between Borealis and the Abu Dhabi
National Oil Company, has announced
the potential development of a LDPE
(low density polyethylene) unit in Abu Dhabi
to produce high performance material for
cable andwire applications.
By the end of 2014, the project will add
approximately 2.5 million tons per year of
capacity to Borouge’s polyolefin operations
in AbuDhabi.
This substantial capacity investment, in
addition to Borealis’350,000 t/y LDPE plant in
Stenungsund, Sweden (due for completion
in 2009) confirms a long-term commitment
to the requirements of the global wire and
cable industry.
Hans Christian Ambjerg, Borealis vice
president, business unit wire and cable,
commented:“…we continue to demonstrate
our active commitment to delivering the
advanced products and necessary supply
levels to meet the sustainability needs of this
very demandingmarket.”
Borealis AG – Austria
Fax: +43 122 400 333
Email:
Website:
Cable solutions for any
environment
Scapa Cable Solutions offers a full range of
non-woven semi conductive and insulative
water swellable tapes. These tapes have been
used in many of the world’s major cable projects
such as the Thunderhorse, NorNed, Ormen
Lange and Estlink.
Scapa’s woven range includes:
semi conductive tapes – for core and conductor screening, offering the additional •
benefit of high strength for binding purposes. Various grades are available should
bedding or extrudate penetration resistance properties be required
fire retardant tapes – glass tapes, coated with a LSOH material for additional fire •
performance, and used increasingly to help cables pass various fire standards.
Both insulative and semi conducting types are available
Insulative tapes – these are used for binding and bedding purposes. Typically they •
are pinhole-free, however a version is available capable of venting volatiles that
can build up during the production process
Bituminised hessian and cotton tapes – generally used in PILC, these tapes are •
enjoying something of a renaissance as some of the newer cable designs recognise
the value that they can give in armour bedding
Scapa also produces and distributes a comprehensive range of components for
jointing and repairing the full range of cable types, which include tapes, putties and
resins.
Scapa Cable Solutions – UK
Fax: +44 161 301 7446 Email: Website:
Wire & cable
sheathing compounds
To meet the evolving fire performance and environmental
compliance criteria in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and
North/South America, AlphaGary has developed a portfolio of
speciality compounds for a wide variety of cable designs and
applications – both copper and fibre optic:
Smokeguard™ FP (with DuPont Teflon®) and Smokeguard™ 1.
HP fluoropolymer compounds that meet stringent cable
fire performance for mission critical applications in
extreme environments
Smokeguard™ low smoke vinyl alloys meeting RoHS 2.
environmental compliance for North American plenum
and European CPD Class B1/B2
Megolon™ halogen-free materials for IEC 60332-1/ 3.
60332-3C, European CPD Classes C thru E, power cable
sheathing and crosslinkable insulations
Garaflex™ TPE styrenic, vinyl, olefinic/EPDM, and 4.
vulcanizate blends, and
Garathene™ thermoplastic urethane blends and alloys 5.
AlphaGary offers colour concentrates to support all of its
compound types, both custom-matched and to standards
such as Munsell and RAL. AlphaGary is a specialist in advanced
fire safety and environmental compliance, providing material
compound solutions to meet cable performance requirements
in different regions of the world.
AlphaGary Corporation – USA
Fax: +1 978 537 8385
Email: Website:
A typical application for fire retardant ▲ ▲
tape