NOVACEL 9230: NEW, SOLVENT-FREE PROTECTION FOR LAMINATES INTENDED FOR POSTFORMING APPLICATIONS

Chicago, May 6, 2009 (word count: 265)

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Novacel, world leader in surface protection, is boosting its range of protection solutions for the laminates market by introducing its  NOVACEL 9230 range, an innovation conveying the company’s determination to manufacture products that are more environmentally friendly.

Intended for smooth, shiny laminates protection, this transparent, colorless polyester film is 25 µm thick and was designed to resist high-temperature postforming. The product’s innovation is in its new solvent-free adhesive mass, stemming from a more environmentally friendly manufacturing process.

Major references on the market are already using this new product in industrial quantities, thereby playing their part in reducing solvent discharges into the atmosphere.

An ideal communication medium, Novacel 9230 film can be printed with a logo, a trademark or any advertising message or technical advisory.

As long as as the film has not been soiled during use, it may be incinerated or recycled. In the same way, all packaging and cores are recyclable or reusable. Those initiatives, implemented to reduce the environmental footprint, form an integral part of Novacel’s sustainable development policy.

Established in over 60 countries, Novacel develops, produces and markets self-adhesive films for temporary surface protection in the electronics, home-appliances, automotive and building and many other industries.

Novacel films are applied on a great variety of surfaces including stainless steel, pre-coated metals, glass, aluminum, plastics, profiles and high-pressure  laminates.

At every stage of the transformation process (folding, stamping, forming as well as during handling, transport and finishing, the film acts as a protective barrier against surface damage, preventing scratches, dirt. It protects the Finish to the Finish®.

Novacel is ISO 9001 and 14001 certified.

For more information, please contact:

NOVACEL
Ms. Agnès Othmani
Director of Communications
27, rue du docteur Emile Bataille
BP 4
76250 Déville-lès-Rouen – France
Tel : +33(0) 2 32 82 72 33
E-mail: aothmani@chargeurs-protective.com
Web: www.novacel.fr

Or:

FRENCH TECHNOLOGY PRESS OFFICE
205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3740
Chicago, IL 60601
Fax: (312) 327-5261
E-mail: contact.ftpo@ubifrance.fr