CESAŽ-stat

Clariant's comprehensive line of CESA additive masterbatches offers unprecedented opportunities to improve the properties, performance and quality of finished products, while also optimizing productivity and costs.

The chemical structure of plastics makes them particularly susceptible to buildup of electrical charges, which attracts dust and accumulated static electricity. Eliminating the electric charges to maintain good product appearance is a must for successful marketing of food and cosmetics packaging. It is also critical to protect sensitive electronics packaging and to reduce a major fire hazard in production environments.

CESA-stat antistatic masterbatches are formulated for use with virtually all polymers in injection molded, blow molded and extruded applications. They are easier to disperse uniformly than antistatic agents in liquid or paste form. The active ingredients of CESA-stat masterbatches can also be combined with other additives and pigments in a single easy-to-use masterbatch. Antistatic agents are addives whose efficiency is measured either by determining the surface resistivity or the static decay. Without antistatic agents, the surface resistivity of plastic is typically between 10¹⁴ to 10¹⁵ ohms. Antistatic additives will lower the surface resitistivity to 10⁹ to 10¹² ohms. In order to acheive a higher conductivity, conductive fillers such as carbon black or carbon fibers or powdered metal must be added to the plastic.

CESA Regional Contact Information

Asia/Pacific Clariant MB (Thailand) Ltd. 31 Rama III Road Chongnonsri, Yannawa Bangkok 10120 Thailand Tel: +66-2-294-0350 Fax: +66-2-294-1103 CESA-AP@clariant.com		Europe / Middle East / Africa Clariant (Italia) S.p.A. Via Lainate, 26 20010 Pogliano Milanese Italy Tel: +39-02-9918-7558 Fax: +39-02-9918-7552 CESA-EMA@clariant.com		Latin America Clariant (Brazil) S.A. Av. Naçőes Unidas 18.011 04795-900 Santo Amaro Săo Paulo Brazil Tel: +55-11-5683-7848 Fax: +55-11-5683-7808 CESA-LA@clariant.com		North America Clariant MB 382 Arbor Court Winchester, VA 22602 USA Phone: +1-540-665-1865 Fax: +1-540-665-2917 CESA-NA@clariant.com