To meet the growing demand for eco-friendly materials, LCTM, one of Southeast Asia’s largest polyolefins producers, teams up with Milliken, an innovative global additives maker, for eight of its polypropylene grades, including the recently launched Titanpro® SM798N. With this latest product addition, LCTM now uses UL-certified solutions from Milliken in its six random copolymers and two homopolymer polypropylene grades for high clarity container, bottle, and thin-walled container applications. Through this portfolio, LCTM enables customers and brand-owners to offer high-performance, sustainable solutions while reducing their carbon footprint.
LCTM recently introduced Titanpro® SM798N, a high flow and clarified grade designed for high transparency thin wall articles. The new polypropylene random copolymer resin offers crystal-clear glass-like clarity thanks to Milliken’s Millad® NX® 8000 clarifier used in the production. The new resin delivers excellent surface finish, pleasing colour, and outstanding dimensional stability. It has a flexural modulus of 10,000 kg/cm2 and a notched Izod impact strength of 4 kg·cm/cm at 23° Celsius, offering an exceptional balance between rigidity and impact strength. Titanpro® SM798N is a high flow grade with 60g/10min MFR, which can further reduce product weight and give greater flexibility in design. It also has the advantage of low processing melt temperature, helping manufacturers to conserve their energy use. Using Titanpro® SM798N enables 10% CO2 emission reduction and 10% energy saving, equal to saving 85 cars running per year or saving 133 acres of forest per year for every 10,000 tons of production.
LCTM’s six random copolymers use Milliken’s Millad® NX® 8000 clarifier, which improves consistency across various processing conditions while providing better shelf appeal and attractive appearance. This ground-breaking additive enables producers to save energy by 5%-10% and shorten the cycle time by 5%-10% during the production process, reducing costs and carbon emission. Meanwhile, LCTM’s two homopolymer polypropylene grades use Milliken’s Hyperform® HPN™ nucleator, enabling manufacturers to produce polypropylene products with reduced cooling time, lower warpage, increased stiffness, better heat resistance, and better optical properties. These random copolymer and homopolymer polypropylene solutions from LCTM also meet the requirements of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the safe use of polyolefin intended for food contact use.
Both Milliken’s Millad® NX® 8000 clarifier and Hyperform® HPN™ nucleator have the Environmental Claim Validation label from UL, an independent, sustainability solutions provider. This certification ensures that these Milliken’s solutions possess environmentally preferable attributes. By adopting the UL Label, LCTM visibly demonstrates a positive contribution to the environment on product packaging and marketing materials.
About Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad
Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Berhad (“Company”) owns 100% of Lotte Chemical Titan (M) Sdn. Bhd. (LCTM). Established in 1991, the Company is proudly Malaysia’s first standalone producer of polyolefins and Malaysia’s largest integrated producer of olefins and polyolefins, and one of the largest polyolefins producers in South East Asia. The Company’s production site in Malaysia consists of twelve plants, two co-generation plants, and three tank farms. They are located on two sites in Pasir Gudang and Tanjung Langsat in the state of Johor. In addition, the Company also runs a production site in Indonesia with three Polyethylene plants located in Merak, Cilegon, in the province of Banten.
In 2017, the Company was listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad marking the first successful Southeast Asian listing for the LOTTE GROUP and Malaysia’s largest listing in five years since 2012. Moving forward, the Company is poised to enter a new era of sustainable long-term expansion and growth with a vision to become a Top Tier Petrochemical Company in Southeast Asia.
The Company is a leading supplier of polyolefins in South East Asia. Polyethylene and Polypropylene which are the most basic building blocks in the plastic fabrication industry are mainly used for the production of automotive parts, textile, general industrial applications, electrical appliances, healthcare, consumer packaging, agricultural, and household products which are a necessity in everyday modern living. Further information about our company and products can be discovered at lottechem.my.
About Milliken & Company
Materials science expert Milliken & Company knows that a single molecule has the potential to change the world. With innovations spanning textiles, flooring, specialty chemicals, and healthcare, Milliken solutions answer some of the world’s greatest challenges. Named to the World’s Most Ethical Companies list by Ethisphere Institute for 14 years, the company continues to meet the moment with an unwavering commitment to sustainably solving problems for its customers, industries, and communities. Eight thousand associates across 46 locations globally rally behind a common purpose: to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken’s curious minds and inspired solutions at milliken.com and on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
