Styron offers higher quality polycarbonate resin for optical media market
Styron LLC today announced the availability of CALIBRE™ 1060 DVD Polycarbonate Resin in the Americas and Europe, developed to meet the ever-increasing demand for quality and integrity in the optical media market. CALIBRE 1060 DVD resin offers the high quality and excellent processing characteristics of CALIBRE™ 1080 DVD resin with improved ductility and toughness to meet the demanding needs for today’s optical disc applications. CALIBRE 1060 DVD resin can be used for all optical disc applications including CD, DVD and Blu–Ray.
CALIBRE 1060 DVD resin represents a balance of the performance properties required for today’s optical media market. The consistent, high–flow properties allow for fast, reproducible cycle times and excellent pit replication, resulting in high yields for disc replicators even for the most demanding Blu–Ray disc format. The improved toughness ensures the discs will be better protected from breakage and the result is a durable disc with crystal clear sound and video reproduction.
“Styron is excited to continue to offer our customers innovative product options that meet our customers’ ever–changing needs,” said Federico Montaner, Global New Business Development Leader and Product Director, Americas. “The 1060 DVD polycarbonate resin is now available globally and provides our optical media customers with stronger materials, while allowing them to maintain quality and processing speed.”
Styron is a leading global materials company, dedicated to innovate and deliver for its customers. Styron's unique and balanced product portfolio brings together plastics, rubber and latex businesses that share feedstocks, operations, customers and end users. Styron has a leadership position in its two flagship products, polystyrene and latex. The company benefits from global scale, a long-standing tradition of unrivaled customer relationships and a robust innovation pipeline. Styron has approximately $3.7 billion in revenue (based on 2009 data), with 20 manufacturing sites in all geographies.
