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As technological breakthroughs in optoelectronics, dielectrics, light and thermal management shape emerging megatrends, SABIC recognizes that these will reshape industries and market potential in the coming years.
SABIC has already made investments to introduce new solutions that will enable top OEMs to deliver on transformational megatrends under the following categories: Infrastructure, Electronics, Industrial, Medical Devices, and Mobility.
INFRASTRUCTURE
SABIC's focus on Infrastructure is driven by the potential to enable faster data transmission and support emerging technologies. To achieve this goal, SABIC is actively pursuing opportunities in 5G towers, 5G antennas, printed circuit boards, and fiber optic connectors that will facilitate lightning-fast networks.
ELECTRONICS
Recognizing the vital role that electronic devices play in modern society, SABIC is committed to providing sustainable solutions that also help enable smart devices connect seamlessly. To achieve this goal, SABIC is investing in a range of new technologies to help improve the functionality and support the sustainability goals of our customers. SABIC solutions used in smart phones, laptops, tablets, Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) solutions, and smart appliances will revolutionize the way we live and work while reducing our environmental impact. We also introduced the Edison Award-winning LNP™ ELCRIN™ EXL7414B, our first bio-based Specialty polycarbonate (PC) copolymer, to help advance the consumer electronics industry’s net-zero carbon emissions goals. It is formulated with over 50% bio-based content from waste materials, according to the mass balance approach, and it does not compete with the food chain. A preliminary internal assessment indicated that one kilogram of the new bio-based resin equals two kilograms of CO2 reduction versus its fossil-based alternative.
In 2022, SABIC won an Edison Award for its new LNP™ ELCRES™ EXL7414 and ELCRIN EXL7414B resins that offer superior flame retardance, enabling compliance with the latest IEC 62368-1 safety standard for consumer electronics to meet enhanced product-safety requirements for ultrathin-wall components. Realme, a leading Chinese smartphone manufacturer, selected the new LNP™ ELCRES™ EXL7414 copolymer resin for the battery enclosure of its C25 phone to achieve UL 94 V0 FR compliance at 0.6 mm that addresses the new IEC standard.
Additionally, we won another Edison Award in 2022 for LNP™ THERMOCOMP™ DC0041PE-7M1D145W, a bio-based and carbon fiber-reinforced compound engineered for the injection molding of equipment and device housings. It is specifically designed to deliver superior structural performance, flame resistance, and maximum sustainability, ideal in the consumer electronics industry where compact, lightweight devices are in high demand. Moreover, it has a lower carbon footprint compared to the petrochemical-based version.
The new LNP™ ELCRES™ EXL7414 copolymer resin helps consumer electronics to meet enhanced product-safety requirements.
INDUSTRIAL
As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to expand, SABIC recognizes the immense potential it offers to revolutionize the industrial sector while reducing carbon emissions compared to existing technologies. As a result, SABIC is making strategic investments in robotics, smart manufacturing, connected homes, and smart water meters that promise to significantly reduce carbon emissions.
MEDICAL DEVICES
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical importance of upgrading medical devices to enable faster and more effective healthcare delivery through enhanced connectivity. Looking ahead, we foresee a future in which remote diagnostics, distant patient monitoring, drug delivery, and remote surgical devices play an increasingly central role in transforming the medical treatment landscape around the world. As the world gradually emerges from the pandemic, we remain committed to investing in new technologies that will help advance the frontiers of medical science and improve medical treatment globally.
MOBILITY
Additionally, SABIC released five new products to complement our material portfolio of flame retardant plastics with very high fire performance (capable of withstanding flame exposure to 1,000°C for 15 minutes or more). Our global SABIC Technology Centers also established new laboratory capabilities for testing flame performance along with a characterization lab for dielectric properties of materials at the frequencies used for automotive RADAR in North America. SABIC is performing extensive research on new products with variable contents of post-consumer mechanical recycle and viability of using renewable feedstocks as OEMs embrace sustainability and take action on their years of interest in recyclable solutions. Our focus has turned to a new area of research that uses energy absorption capabilities of plastics for protection against battery cell runaways. We validated several designs that use the freedom of design of thermoplastics to increase thermal performance of batteries that will take place in Q1 2023.
SABIC launched its Edison Award-winning LNP™ THERMOCOMP™ WFC06I and WFC06IXP compounds, designed to meet the need for high-performance materials that can enhance capabilities of higherfrequency (>75 GHz), millimeter-wave (mmWave) radar for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), to build the front and back covers of next-generation radar units. Our Edison Award-winning EV battery-pack cover for Honda meets stringent fire-safety requirements, eliminates thermal blankets and reduces weight by 40% compared to a similar design made from metal. It is a global automotive first and addresses a key industry challenge.