BRUSSELS—Advanced performance and chemical solutions company Syensqo has introduced a new range of high-performance perfluoroelastomers using its proprietary non-fluorosurfactant (NFS) technology. Syensqo claims these are the first commercial non-NFS FFKM materials on the market.
Manufactured in Spinetta, Italy, two products, which are part of Tecnoflon FFKM NFS line, will be made available beginning next month. These are Tecnoflon PFR 6055B for semiconductor dry applications or high temperature industrial applications and Tecnoflon PFR 6265B for direct plasma applications. Both are ideal for highly demanding industries.
"We are proud to be the first materials supplier to offer this technology to our customers in the semiconductor, energy and transportation industries," Peter Browning, president of Syensqo's Specialty Polymers Global Business Unit, said in a statement. "The new NFS portfolio combines leading edge technical performance without the concerns associated with fluorosurfactant usage."
Additional products—grades for wet process and very high temperature applications—will be available soon.
Also on the horizon is a new series of NFS perfluoroelastomers made with certified circular content, achieved using the mass balance approach. These materials are a direct response to customers' needs for greater circularity. Moreover, the products align with the European Union's critical raw materials act as they helped reduce dependence on fluorspar, a critical mined mineral.
