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PolyOne and Zyvex to develop carbon-nanotube thermoplastics

02 June 2009

US-based PolyOne Corporation and Zyvex Performance Materials have been awarded a $4.9 million grant from the Ohio Third Frontier Commission to fund further development and production of carbon-nanotube compounds.

 

The Third Frontier grant programme was created to increase Ohio’s high-tech capabilities by promoting collaborative innovation.
Dr. Cecil Chappelow, vice president, innovation, sustainability and chief innovation officer at PolyOne said: “We are honoured by this award and confident that our development efforts will yield a significant portfolio of next-generation thermoplastic materials based on carbon nanotubes.”
Funding will be used to support ongoing development work initiated several months ago under a joint development agreement between PolyOne and Zyvex Performance Materials to produce carbon nanotube-filled thermoplastics for structural and electrically conductive applications.
Lance Criscuolo, president of Zyvex Performance Materials explained: “This grant underscores both companies’ commitment to the technology and our certainty that Zyvex Performance Materials and PolyOne have the expertise needed to drive thermoplastic nanocomposites to the next level of performance. It will also allow us to accelerate our hiring plans and more rapidly introduce our technology commercially.”

 

 

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