Exceptional Performance, Versatility, and Safety

Hyosung Poketone polyketone is a pioneering semi-crystalline thermoplastic, offering a unique combination of mechanical properties, toughness, abrasion resistance, resiliency, chemical resistance, and biocompatibility.  As the world's latest commercialized polyketone, it has gained widespread recognition for its exceptional performance and versatility across diverse industries.

Why Aliphatic Poketone™ Polyketone

Why Aliphatic Poketone™ Polyketone

Hyosung Poketone is a versatile and high-performance engineering plastic that offers a unique combination of benefits. Its exceptional impact strength, toughness, durability, and chemical resistance make it ideal for demanding applications.  Additionally, Poketone is biocompatible and non-toxic, making it suitable for food contact, medical devices, and toys. With its versatility and exceptional properties, Poketone™ is a reliable choice for a wide range of industries, from automotive to sports & recreation.

Characteristics and Properties

Hyosung Poketone offers a unique combination of properties that make it an ideal choice for a wide range of applications. Its exceptional strength, durability, and chemical resistance, combined with its biocompatibility and safety, make it a versatile and reliable material. Characteristics and properties found across the product line include:

  • High Impact Strength Over a Broad Range of Temperatures
  • Easily Weldable (ultrasonic, hot plate, vibration, spin, infrared, laser)
  • Superior Abrasion and Scratch Resistance
  • Outstanding Chemical and Water Resistance
  • Non-Toxic with a Low Global Warning Index (GWI)
  • Excellent Resiliency and Toughness Resulting in High Fatigue Strength
  • Low Permeability with Good Barrier Properties
  • Very Good Tribologic Properties
  • High Heat Deflection Temperature and Vicat Softening Point
  • Minimal Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH)
  • Excellent Dimensional Stability
  • Very High Crystallinity Yielding Shorter Cycle Times
  • Superior Flow with No Off-Gassing

Markets and Applications

Automotive and Mobility

Automotive and Mobility

Hyosung Poketone offers exceptional durability, electrical performance, heat resistance, impact resistance, and chemical resistance, making it ideal for automotive components exposed to harsh conditions. Its lightweight properties can also contribute to improved fuel efficiency. Common applications include:

  • Interior components
  • Exterior trim
  • Under-the-hood parts
Consumer Goods

Consumer Goods

Hyosung Poketone offers exceptional durability, lightweight properties, and safety, making it an ideal choice for consumer goods. Its resistance to chemicals, non-toxicity, and abrasion resistance ensure long-lasting performance and durability. Common applications include:

  • Toys
  • Sporting goods
  • Kitchen appliances
  • Household items
  • Consumer electronics accessories
  • Personal care products
  • Home decor items
  • Office supplies
Electrical and Electronics

Electrical and Electronics

Hyosung Poketone offers exceptional electrical properties, heat resistance, impact resistance, water resistance, and chemical resistance, making it ideal for electronic and electrical components that require durability and reliability in demanding environments. Common applications include:

  • Connectors
  • Housings
  • Circuit boards
Industrial

Industrial

Hyosung Poketone offers exceptional fatigue strength, impact resistance, durability, resilience, and chemical resistance, making it ideal for industrial components that experience harsh conditions and heavy loads. Its versatility allows for a wide range of applications. Common applications include:

  • Machinery components
  • Pipes
  • Fittings
  • Roller components
  • Clips, Fasteners, and Living Hinges
  • Gears and Sprockets
  • Agriculture and Irrigation Components
  • Pulleys
  • Conveyor Chain
Medical Devices

Medical Devices

Hyosung Poketone is biocompatible, non-toxic, and FDA / USP Class IV / NSF / ISO approved, making it safe for use in medical devices. Its durability and chemical resistance ensure the integrity of medical equipment. Common applications include:

  • Surgical instruments
  • Diagnostic equipment
Packaging

Packaging

Hyosung Poketone offers excellent barrier properties, durability, and chemical resistance, making it ideal for packaging materials that require protection from moisture, oxygen, and other environmental factors. In addition, Poketone is non-toxic and FDA / NSF approved, making it safe for use in food and water contact applications. Common applications include:

  • Packaging materials
  • Containers
  • Barrier films
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