WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chemours
Company (Chemours) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with
leading market positions in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts,
and chemical solutions, today proudly announced the winners of the
2018 Plunkett Awards.
From uses in airplanes, automobiles, and consumer electronics to
components in life-saving medical equipment and the U.S. military,
fluoropolymers have provided material solutions for manufacturers
globally for the last 80 years. These awards recognize the
innovation and value of products, technologies, and applications
enabled by Chemours portfolio of fluoropolymers.
The Global Plunkett Grand Prize was awarded to W. L. Gore and
Associates, Inc., Newark, Del.,
for high-temperature capacitors. Gore's unique film technology
enables capacitors with over five times the energy density of
traditional PTFE capacitors, while enabling their use in
high-temperature applications not previously possible. Global
Plunkett Honorable Mention is Perma Pure LLC, Lakewood, NJ, for the development of
technologies that utilize Nafion™ membranes in critical gas
monitoring applications, such as samples lines for neonatal
respiratory monitoring and air emissions monitoring.
The awards are named after Dr. Roy
Plunkett who discovered fluoropolymers 80 years ago. First
Prize and Honorable Mention winners in the Americas; Europe, Middle
East and Africa; and
Asia Pacific were also
named.
"The Plunkett Awards recognize our customers and their
commitment to using the power of chemistry to create
industry-defining solutions to many of society's most complex and
evolving needs," said Paul Kirsch,
president, Chemours Fluoroproducts. "Businesses must innovate,
driving the development of more sustainable, higher performing
products to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. At
Chemours, we're proud to partner with our customers to deliver
innovative solutions that address the needs of today and the
challenges of tomorrow."
The awards recognize advancements in products and applications
across the Chemours fluoropolymer portfolio, including Teflon™
fluoropolymers, coatings, fabric protector, and additives; Krytox™
lubricants and Viton™ fluoroelastomers; and Nafion™ ion exchange
materials.
Entries were judged by a panel of regional experts who evaluated
the submissions for their degree of innovation, sustainability
impact, breadth of use, and commercial significance. All award
winners will receive donations that will go to universities of
their choice - the Global Grand Prize Winner and Honorable Mention
will receive $10,000 and $7,500 respectively. Additional award winners
include:
- Americas First Prize: Teadit Group, Rio
de Janero, Brazil – Teadit
Origin™ Technology for PTFE Gaskets
- Americas Honorable Mention: 3D Systems, Wilsonville, OR, USA – 3D Systems Figure 4™
Technology
- EMEA First Prize: W. L. Gore and Associates GmbH, Bayern,
Germany – GORE-TEX™ with Shakedry
Technology
- EMEA Honorable Mention: SP Medical, Karise, Denmark – New and Sustainable Hydrophobic
Guide Wire Coating
- Asia Pacific First Prize: NICHIAS Corporation, Tokyo, Japan – High Flow PFA Injection-Molded
Parts
- Asia Pacific Honorable Mention: Luxshare-ICT, Ji'An,
Jiangxi, China – Luxshare Mini
USB2.0 Cable & Luxshare High Speed Cable
The winning companies and innovations will be honored in
September at an awards presentation at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Winning entries will be featured
at www.chemours.com/plunkett-awards.
About The Chemours Company
The Chemours Company
(NYSE: CC) helps create a colorful, capable and cleaner world
through the power of chemistry. Chemours is a global leader
in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions,
providing its customers with solutions in a wide range of
industries with market-defining products, application expertise and
chemistry-based innovations. Chemours ingredients are found
in plastics and coatings, refrigeration and air conditioning,
mining and general industrial manufacturing. Our flagship
products include prominent brands such as Teflon™, Ti-Pure™,
Krytox™, Viton™, Opteon™, Freon™ and Nafion™. Chemours has
approximately 7,000 employees and 26 manufacturing sites serving
approximately 4,000 customers in North
America, Latin America,
Asia-Pacific and
Europe. Chemours is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and is listed on the NYSE
under the symbol CC. For more information please visit
chemours.com, or follow us on Twitter @Chemours, or
LinkedIn.
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