Altech® ECO PC: sustainable and flame retardant

Hamburg (Germany), April 24, 2023. MOCOM now offers a recyclate-based and flame-retardant polycarbonate, thus combining the properties of flame retardancy and sustainability for the first time. The compound contains a mix of post-industrial and post-consumer recyclate and is part of the Altech® ECO portfolio. Altech® ECO PC is available in Europe and in China and America upon request.

Altech® ECO PC combines all requirements: the ECO product passes the demanding UL94 5VA test with a simultaneous high glow wire temperature. The tests, both with open flame and heated wire, not only evaluate the flame resistance of the materials, but also their dripping behavior. The compound contains 76% recycled material and nevertheless the use of halogens is avoided when it comes to flame retardancy. The coloring capability is still given and options for outdoor applications remain.

Stefan Zepnik, Director Technical Service Center at MOCOM: "Flame retardancy as a property is a common requirement in the electrical and electronics segments. Due to the expansion of the mobility sector it is becoming an important requirement in the automotive industry. In particular, the shift to electric engines is opening up a large area of application for plastics. Also, using more sustainable materials in many areas has become part of standard practice. It is therefore a logical step to combine both properties in one compound to design products with special requirements for the future."

About MOCOM

MOCOM GmbH & Co. KG is a global compounder of thermoplastic polymers and offers the plastics processing industry a comprehensive range of high-performance customized and standard compound solutions. The high performance (Alcom®, Tedur®) and engineering compounds (Altech®, Altech NXT® PP, Alfater XL®) ranges are complimented by the Altech® ECO range of recylate based compounds which deliver Near-To-Prime properties. MOCOM supplies a wide range of industries including: Automotive, Electrical and Electronics, Home and Garden, Sports and Leisure, Transportation, and Healthcare.

As part of the Otto Krahn Group, MOCOM currently employs over 700 people with its headquarters located in Hamburg, Germany. It has productions sites in three German locations (Hamburg, Obernburg, Zülpich) as well as in Duncan, South Carolina (USA) and Changshu (China).

The company is rated Gold by the independent rating agency EcoVadis. All sites are certified in accordance with IATF 16949, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards. The Hamburg site has ISO 13485 medical standard.

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