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New
Colour Portfolio for DuPont™ Butacite® PVB Interlayer
DuPont
Glass Laminating Solutions is introducing a collection of coloured DuPont™
Butacite® polyvinyl butyral (PVB) laminated glass interlayers to
further extend the product's use in the architectural and transportation
sectors. Particular features of the company's new solid colour portfolio
are the spectrum of colours on offer - 30 in all - and their availability
in either transparent or translucent form.
Produced
at the recently-integrated Retrim facility in Zlin, Czech Republic,
the new Butacite® PVB colours will be launched across the globe
during the first quarter of 2006.
Originally used in automotive windshields, laminated safety glass with
Butacite® PVB interlayer is experiencing increased adoption in residential
and commercial applications such as partitions, cladding, curtain walls,
doors, and even roofs. Its principle benefits include those of increased
safety - i.e. performance under impact - security, sound reduction and
solar and ultraviolet control.
DuPont is now complementing these functional properties by launching
the new range of solid colours, thus enhancing the product's architectural
and design appeal. Indeed it was based on feedback from these sectors
that the company selected and ‘christened’ the 30 colours
available - resulting in exotic and appealing names such as 'Papaya
Yellow', 'Cantelope Orange' and 'Violet Grape'. The colours were also
chosen to harmonise with other DuPont products for the residential and
commercial sectors, such as the popular and versatile DuPont™ Corian®
solid surfaces.
A further novelty of the new range is that all 30 colours are available
in either a 'Classic' (transparent) or 'Discrete' (translucent) edition.
The addition of the translucent option, an innovation in the coloured
interlayer market, enables the partial obscuring of objects and items
behind the laminated glass - an interesting design option, particularly
for use in bathrooms or boutiques for example.
The first public display of the new Butacite® PVB colour portfolio
was during a customer event held at the Retrim facility in the Czech
Republic where the coloured interlayer is manufactured. The event, which
took place at the end of November 2005, also saw the launch of Butacite®
G Bright Vision™, a new generation of clear PVB with enhanced optical
properties both for automotive and architectural applications. The customer
day marked the completion of investment in the Retrim production facility,
which includes a new and highly-sophisticated extrusion line to boost
both capability and capacity. DuPont acquired Retrim, a company with
expertise in the use of recycled PVB to make high-quality interlayers,
in February 2004.
Commenting on the launch of its new colour range, Jiri Lang, DuPont
Glass Laminating Solutions' Retrim manager said: ‘We believe that
recognition of the benefits of laminated glass, particularly in interior
design, is growing. In order to encourage this growth, we are launching
a comprehensive range of colours in transparent and translucent editions,
to enable greater flexibility in the creation of appealing, secure and
comfortable interior and exterior spaces.’
Reviewing the successful integration of the Retrim business and the
company's subsequent investment in the facility, Luigi Robbiati, Vice-President
of DuPont Glass Laminated Solutions, added: ‘The acquisition of
Retrim, the associated capacity increase, and now the launch of the
first new product range from the facility - all are strategic measures
aimed at achieving our vision of becoming the preferred supplier and
leading innovator of the glass laminating industry.’
DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions provides materials, services and innovations
for a better, safer world. The business operates within the DuPont Packaging
and Industrial Polymers strategic business unit, part of DuPont's US$
5.3 billion Performance Materials growth platform.
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