GE’s fantastic plastic

Complementing Japan’s environmental leadership in responsible automotive manufacturing, GE Plastics today announced two additions to its ecomagination portfolio: Valox iQ and Xenoy iQ resins.

According to a statement, the new products were developed as a result of a successful two-year initiative at GE Plastics that examined the company’s manufacturing processes to redefine how its products can be made to be cleaner and more environmentally responsible than traditional materials. Valox iQ and Xenoy iQ resins are the essential elements of an environmentally progressive resin portfolio developed as part of GE’s ecomagination initiative.

For global automotive manufacturers, including industry-leading Japanese OEMs, the new resins offer options to address three critical environmental concerns: conserving energy, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and reducing post-consumer waste.

Valox iQ and Xenoy iQ resins are said to offer excellent performance and are created with polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)-based polymers derived from 85 percent post-consumer plastic waste. They consume less energy and yield less carbon dioxide (CO2) in their manufacturing than traditional resins.