MOSCOW (MRC) -- Arkema, a France-based chemical manufacturer, has presented its new PVDF film for photovoltaic panel back sheets, according to the company's press release.
The lifetime of solar panels spans 25 to 30 years: therefore its components have to deliver long-lasting top performance. A challenge taken up successfully by Arkema thanks to its Kynar PVDF film for PV panel backsheet protection.
Kynar polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) film is a key element in the design of the panel for back sheet protection. Its excellent temperature, moisture, abrasion and UV resistance, together with its white color stability which helps reflect light toward the silicon, are key factors in the panel’s long service life.
Recentlty, Arkema has teamed up with German company Krempel to develop a unique back sheet, branded KPK comprising two Kynar films over a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) core film.
"Our premium and very durable three-layers Kynar film has a proven lifetime expectancy of more than 25 years, especially when it is used in the KPK back sheet protection. Sufficiently competitive, this film is very well positioned to serve the domestic market of the photovoltaic solar field, especially in the deserts of the Middle East where abrasion from sandstorms and very high UV sunshine create extreme weather conditions", explains Bernard Schlinquer, Global Manager Kynar Film & Photovoltaics.
Arkema produces Kynar PVDF at its three plants in the US, France and China.
As MRC reported earlier, Arkema has recently officially started its new 60,000 mty emulsion polymers facility on its Changshu platform. The plant, part of Arkema’s Coating Resins business unit, will serve customers in the Asia Pacific region with a full line of waterborne emulsion polymers for coatings and adhesives applications.
Arkema with annual revenue of EUR6.4 billion is a leading European supplier of chlorochemicals and PVC. Kynar and Kynar Flex are registered trademarks of Arkema Inc.
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