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Resin for pipes and tanks
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ith more than 20% of the world to be affected by water scarcity in the next 20 years and supply of clean water as well as safe management of waste water to become more crucial, Dutch company DSM has introduced a composite resin specifically for use in composite applications that have contact with food and water.Officially launched at the JEC show in Paris recently, Atlac 5200 FC vinyl ester resin is fully compliant with the European regulations on food contact and made in line with commonly accepted Good Manufacturing Practices for the food industry. The resin is therefore suitable for use in a variety of composite applications such as tanks and pipes that are intended for contact with food and potable water.
Typical end use applications include potable water transport networks, water treatment installations, desalination plants and in-plant piping and storage vessels in food processing industries. The resins can be converted in standard manufacturing processes including filament winding, infusion and hand lay-up.
According to DSM it is one of the industry's first resins to be produced in accordance with GMP for products intended to come into contact with Food. GMP is an internationally accepted quality control system used in the nutritional, food and pharmaceutical industries that sets standards and guidelines for the safe production, testing and use of a product.
Moreover, Atlac 5200 FC resin has already obtained initial approvals at institutes such as the UK BS6920/WRAS and the French ACS, with many more approvals in the pipeline.