(Plasticsengineering) -- Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced it will discontinue the sale of the DURACON POM and DURANEX PBT brands from Polyplastics Co. Ltd. on September 1, 2012, in the Americas and November 15, 2012, in Europe.
Customers that intend to use DURACON POM and DURANEX PBT after these dates are advised to contact Polyplastics.
There is no change in the availability and service level for Ticona branded thermoplastics. These high performance engineering thermoplastics are produced in the United States, Germany and China, and available to Ticona customers throughout the world for use in existing and new applications.
DURACON and DURANEX registered trademarks are owned by Polyplastics.
Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, produces and markets a broad range of high performance products, and posted net sales of USD1,298 million in fiscal 2011.
Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of specialty materials and chemical products which are used in most major industries and consumer applications. The company is a leading producer of acetyl products, which are intermediate chemicals for nearly all major industries, and is the world's largest producer of vinyl acetate monomer.
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