May 17 2005
Asahi Glass Co.，Ltd. has decided to increase its production capacity of AFLAS® fluoroelastomer (copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and propylene)—used mainly in covering materials for electric cables and automotive parts (oil seals). Asahi Glass will increase its production capacity at its Chiba plant (Ichihara-shi, Chiba Prefecture), with construction scheduled to complete in March 2006, and will raise production capacity of AFLAS® by around 50%. Total investments in the project are estimated at approximately 1.8 billion yen.
AFLAS® is a special kind of fluorinated rubber developed originally by Asahi Glass, and has been on the market for 25 years. Compared to conventional general-purpose fluoroelastomers, AFLAS® boasts a number of advantages, such as (1) extremely high electrical resistance, (2) high chemical resistance, especially against many additives comprised in oil-based products, (3) high steam resistance, and (4) high heat resistance. Because of these outstanding characteristics, AFLAS® is used as an insulation covering material for electric cables used in automobiles, trains, and home appliances, and also in automobile transmission oil seals.
在中期管理计划“ Jikko-2007”中，在本财政年度启动了Asahi Glass将氟和特种化学品的位置作为其化学公司的高增长业务，并计划专注于该公司优势的产品组，可以最大化。在此类产品中，近年来，氟层植物的需求增长迅速，主要用于新的汽车应用。由于预计全世界需求的年龄将以约10％的速度上升，因此Asahi Glass决定提高其千叶厂中Aflas®的生产能力，以应对这种强劲的需求。
此外，为了更好地满足客户的需求，Asahi Glass将销售一个新的AFLAS®产品系列，具有改善的加工易于处理，增强的机械性能和降低的环境影响，并使用其在其扩展计划中提供的生产设施在其扩张计划下提供千叶植物。新AFLAS®系列的详细信息将在今年5月18日至20日在日本横滨的Pacifico横滨展览馆举行的汽车工程博览会上宣布。
Asahi Glass will continue to utilize its original fluorochemical technologies in an effort to provide high-quality solutions to customers.
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