ENHANCING

EFFICIENCY AND
DURABILITY
SABIC® PP COMPOUNDS FOR HIGHER PERFORMANCE
APPLICATIONS WITH POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS
ABOUT SABIC
SABIC is the third largest global diversified chemical
companyand market leader in the production of polyethylene,
polypropylene and other advanced thermoplastics, glycols,
methanol and fertilizers. Fostering innovation and a spirit
of ingenuity, we have 21 dedicated Technology & Innovation
facilities in Saudi Arabia, the USA, the Netherlands, Spain,
Japan, India, China and South Korea.

With over 70 years of legacy of pioneering solutions in advanced

engineering thermoplastics, and over three decades of experience
in polypropylene and compounds, SABIC’s PP compound business
is positioned to help create new opportunities for our customer’s
growth and breakthrough applications around the world. We offer
our customers our expertise in a variety of ways:

• Material solutions generated from our legacy

of creating solutions for your needs

•  Application development and design support, logistics

and processing expertise to spark new ideas and improved
efficiencies, supported by global sales and supply

• Unwavering commitment to drive performance

for our customers, ensuring long-term reliability
and building valuable relationships
EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS
FOR YOUR NEEDS
SABIC® PP Compounds for
innovation, production and
performance benefits.

1
HIGH STRENGTH
AND STIFFNESS

2 LOW DENSITY

3
EXCELLENT CHEMICAL
RESISTANCE AND
EASY PROCESSABILITY
SABIC® PP COMPOUNDS
SABIC® PP Compounds are automotive HVAC systems, POTENTIAL
materials based on polypropylene dishwasher parts, air conditioner
BENEFITS
that is blended with other fan blades and food containers.
components such as impact SABIC’s PP base resins with
Widely utilized across many
modifiers, mineral fillers, glass high impact resistance and
industries, SABIC® PP Compounds
fibers, pigments and stabilizers. low emission enables high
bring significant value to
These compounds are based on performance of the mineral filled
SABIC’s advanced polypropylenes PP compounds.
• The specific needs of your
and provide properties such as
applications over its lifetime by
improved strength and stiffness,
offering an upgraded material
while maintaining the low density
and chemical resistance known for
TYPICAL property balance compared to

polypropylenes. APPLICATIONS standard PP.

SABIC PP Compound products • Reduce production costs by

are typically used in automotive leveraging the lower density
GLASS FIBER REINFORCED
applications, home appliances, and ease of processing of PP
The properties of Glass Fiber
small appliances, electrical to replace other thermoplastic
Reinforced SABIC® PP Compound
power tools and various electrical materials.
grades include high stiffness,
molded part strength, and equipments, water pumps and
water management systems, • Enabling total system cost
continuous performance at
furnitures, pipe and construction reduction by eliminating
elevated temperatures. These
industries. secondary operations such as
advantages combined with
painting, coating or assembly.
low moisture sensitivity can
help replace thermoplastic
materials such as polyamides
(PA). Compared to ABS, the
chemical resistance of glass fiber
reinforced SABIC® PP Compouns FURNITURE
aim to offer improved long term PARTS
performance of your applications. POWER
MULTI LAYER
TOOL
PP PIPE
HOUSING
Glass Fiber Reinforced SABIC® PP
Compound products can be used
in high performance applications
such as washing machine tumble,
water management system parts. PUMP
SMALL
It also offers a low cost alternative APPLIANCES COMPONENTS

for materials used in structural

parts of furnitures and electrical
power tools. TYPICAL
APPLICATIONS
MINERAL FILLED COMPOUNDS
Talc filled SABIC® PP Compound
AIR VACUUM
grades aim to offer an upgrade in CONDITIONER CLEANER
performance versus standard PP FAN ATTACHMENTS

resins with an improved balance

of stiffness and heat resistance.
They also enable achieving lower
part thickness thus potentially
lower cost. Talc filled PP WASHING
MACHINE
COFFEE
MACHINE
compound products are widely DRUM CAPSULES

used in diverse industries for PROTECTIVE

TRAVEL
various applications including CASES
POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS

GLASS FIBER
WASHING MACHINE DRUM
REINFORCED GRADES Heavy loads in the high RPM washing machine
drums require the strength and the stiffness of
Glass fiber reinforced
PUMP COMPONENTS PP grades when mineral
Pump casing, motor housing, and filled PP can not meet the
impeller are some applications required specifications.
where manufacturers can benefit Glass reinforced SABIC
from the stiffness, chemical PP compound resins are
resistance and dimensional available from production
stability benefits of Glass locations in EU, US, MEA
Reinforced SABIC® PP Compound and PAC.
products.

MULTI LAYER PP PIPE

Based on random Polypropylene,
SABIC® PP Compound G1620B is designed
to solve the low temperature impact issue
POWER TOOLS
of the domestic hot and cold PP pipes.
Glass Reinforced SABIC®
This special formula product not only
PP Compound products
increases low temperature impact
offer long term chemical
resistance but also offers cost
resistance, stiffness and
savings by faster installation, as a
good visual appearance for
result of a lower thermal expansion
hand tool housings.
coefficient (CLTE) than unfilled PP.

MINERAL FILLED GRADES COFFEE CAPSULES

SABIC® PP Compound 1961 grade can be
an excellent candidate for single use coffee
AIR-CONDITIONER FAN BLADE capsules. It increases shelf life with its enhanced
oxygen barrier property. Compared to multilayer
The talc-filled SABIC® PP Compound product
solutions, single layer coffee
family is a cost efficient
capsules are cheaper to
solution versus alternative
produce and could be
materials with high
recycled after use.
stiffness providing long
term dimensional
stability.

PROTECTIVE TRAVEL CASES CHAIRS

This heavy duty protective case has high impact
Talc filled SABIC® PP Compound
resistance and
grades offer high strength, good
stackability due
visual appearance and ease of
to its formulation
processing for plastic chairs.
based on high
Depending on your application
performance
design and requirements,
SABIC Copolymer
homopolymer and copolymer
PP base resins.
based SABIC® PP grades are
available.
SABIC PPC PRODUCT TREE
(SELECTED PRODUCTS)

IMPROVED 30%
STRENGTH AND G3230A
GLASS FIBER
STIFFNESS

LOW DENSITY 20% G3220A

HIGH FLOW GLASS FIBER
GENERAL
PURPOSE
40%
HIGH STIFFNESS G3240A
GLASS FIBER

GLASS FIBER EMISSION 30%

REINFORCED G3230AE
OPTIMIZED GLASS FIBER
PP

SOFT FEEL/ 15 - 20 - 25%

HIGH SCRATCH S3615-20-25
GLASS FIBER
RESISTANCE
SPECIAL
SOLUTIONS
MULTILAYER 20%
DOMESTIC HOT FILLED G1620B
AND COLD PIPE RANDOM PP

IMPROVED 20% TALC PP 15T1020

STIFFNESS HOMOPOLYMER

GENERAL
PURPOSE
40% TALC PP
HIGH STIFFNESS 19T1040
HOMOPOLYMER

20% TALC PP
HIGH IMPAC, HIGH COPOLYMER 37T1020
MINERAL STIFFNESST
FILLED PP
HEAT AND EMISSION 20% TALC 3320EH
STABILIZED

10% TALC
HIGH STIFFNESS, SOFT FEEL,
HIGH IMPACT 31T1010
HIGH IMPACT
COPOLYMER
SPECIAL
SOLUTIONS
IMPROVED BARRIER,
FOOD CONTACT 20% TALC 1961
(COFFEE CAPSULES)
PRODUCT PROPERTY GUIDE

GENERAL MECHANICAL
Filller Filler %
MFR 230 Mold Tensile Tensile Tensile
°C and Shrink- Flexural Tensile Stress at Stress at Strain
2.16 kg Density age % Modulus Modulus Yield Break Break
SABIC ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
Test Method ISO 1133 ISO 1183 Method 178/1A 527/1A 527/1A 527/1A 527/1A

Unit dg/min kg/m3 % MPa MPa MPa MPa %

G3230A Glass 30 11 1.130 0,6 6.900 - - 93 3

G3220A Glass 20 17 1.040 0,7 4.500 - - 80 3

G3240A Glass 40 5 1.220 0,6 8.900 8.900 - 110 3

G3230AE Glass 30 12 1.120 0,6 6.300 6.500 - 97 4

S3615 Glass 15 7 990 0,5 2.100 2.300 35 35 5

S3620 Glass 20 8 1.040 0,4 2.500 2.600 33 7

S3625 Glass 25 6 1.080 0,4 2.850 2.900 35 35 7

G1620B Glass 20 1 1.030 - 2.800 3.200 - 45 7

15T1020 Talc 20 7 1.040 1,2 2.700 2.600 37 29 50

19T1040 Talc 40 18 1.250 0,8 3.600 3.600 30 24 11

37T1020 Talc 20 13 1.040 1,0 2.650 2.100 28 25 45

3320EH Talc 20 20 1.040 1,1 2.600 2.550 30 25 15

31T1010 Talc 10 13 960 1,3 1.750 1.650 - 14 51

1961 Talc 20 35 1.040 1,0 3.000 2.900 35 30 15

 THERMAL
IZOD IZOD
Notched Notched
Impact Impact
23°C -20°C HDT 1.80 HDT 0.45
ISO
ISO 180/1A 180/1A ISO 75 ISO 75
Typical Applications Value Proposition
kj/m2 kj/m2 °C °C
High stiffness and heat resistance, lower
Fan shrouds, battery trays, furniture
10 - 150 - cost and density vs glass filled PA superior
parts, pump housing, automotive
chemical resistance vs ABS

High stiffness and heat resistance, lower

Various structural parts with easy
9 - 150 - cost and density vs glass filled PA, superior
processing requirement
chemical resistance vs ABS

High stiffness and heat resistance, lower

Various structural parts with high
10 - 153 - cost and density vs glass filled PA, superior
strength requirement
chemical resistance vs ABS

High stiffness and heat resistance, lower

Various structural parts with low emis-
- - 150 - cost and density vs glass filled PA, superior
sion requirement
chemical resistance vs ABS

Soft haptics, scratch resistance, high

Low density soft feel parts, auto,
30 13 108 - stiffness, low gloss, elimination of painting,
consumer, E&E
low CLTE

Soft haptics, scratch resistance, high

Medium stiffness soft feel parts, auto,
38 - 110 - stiffness, low gloss, elimination of painting,
consumer, E&E
low CLTE

Soft haptics, scratch resistance, high

High stiffness soft feel parts, auto,
35 25 111 - stiffness, low gloss, elimination of painting,
consumer, E&E
low CLTE

Low CLTE, high low temperature impact vs

Medium layer of multi-layer domestic
17 - - - single layer random PP polymer.. Higher
hot and cold pipes (3-layer or 5-layer)
production rate vs on-line mixing

Air-co fan, small appliances, furniture, Good flow and processability, high stiffness
3 2 - 120
various housing, automotive vs unfilled PP. High chemical resistance

Appliance housings, furniture parts, Good flow and processability, high stiffness
3 2 - 130
automotive vs unfilled PP. High chemical resistance

Good flow and processability, higher impact

6 3 110 Appliance parts, furniture parts
vs talc filled homopolymer PP.

HVAC housings, housing parts with Stiffness, low emission, heat aging
3 2 120
low emission requirement performance

Heavy duty protective cases and Stiffness, dimensional stability, impact

9 6 58 107
boxes resistance, stackability

Injection molded coffee capsules, Medium oxygen barrier, , food contact

2,5 - 68 121
food packaging
NEW SOLUTION
SOFT FEEL AND STRONG PERFORMANCE

SABIC recently introduced a new POTENTIAL PRODUCT

series of SABIC® PP Compounds
- SABIC® PPC S36XX series- that
BENEFITS OVERVIEW
deliver a soft feel combined
SABIC® PPC S36XX grades offer Possible applications where these
with excellent scratch resistance
you a cost-effective solution for materials can be used include
performance for unpainted, low
low gloss and tactile applications,
gloss applications.
ranging from low density to • Automotive interiors
The new SABIC® PPC S3615, S3620,
high stiffness, providing cost- • Premium small appliances
S3625 grades offer the luxurious
out by paint elimination. In • Consumer products
haptics and finishes that today’s
addition to a soft tactile feel, • Consumer electronics
consumers demand . At the same
these products provide an
time, these injection molding
attractive matte surface with SABIC PP compounds aim to
materials can help OEMs and
excellent scratch resistance, have these types of applications
manufacturers reduce costs by as
good impact performance and efficiently manufactured by using
much as 50 percent by avoiding
low shrinkage. The portfolio only one high-volume injection
secondary operations such as
includes several grades of short molding step.
applying soft paint, fabric, foam
glass fiberreinforced PP to give
or other surface coverings.
customers a choice of stiffness
level and material density. The
materials are also UVstabilized to
prevent fading and color shift.

Soft haptics (soft feel)

Low gloss, aesthetic appeal

System cost effectiveness

Low density Medium stiffness High stiffness
15% GF 20% GF 25% GF Excellent scratch resistance

S3615 S3620 S3625 High stiffness and impact

Low CLTE, low warpage

In the chart below, you can find basic comparison of SABIC® PPc 36XX product portfolio
versus other materials based on tests conducted by SABIC.

SABIC® PPc 36XX RESIN

GENERIC PPC PORTFOLIO WITH SOFT
(20% TALCUM) PC-ABS or ABS FEEL PROPERTIES
DENSITY + - +
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY (WARPAGE) + ++ +
SHRINKAGE (LOW) - + ++
MODULUS @23 °C - + ++
IMPACT @23ºC - + +
SCRATCH RESISTANCE - ++ ++
MAR RESISTANCE - + +
GLOSS (LOW) + -- ++
HAPTICS -- -- ++
AT SABIC, WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF CHEMISTRY
TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. BY DRIVING
PERFORMANCE FOR CUSTOMERS, ENSURING
LONG-TERM DEPENDABILITY AND BUILDING VALUABLE
RELATIONSHIPS, WE PUT THAT POWER TO WORK.
WE CALL IT ‘CHEMISTRY THAT MATTERS™’.
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