Dow Wire & Cable/Asia Pacific Technology and Materials Solutions for the Wired World

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1 Dow Wire & Cable/Asia Pacific Technology and Materials Solutions for the Wired World

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3 Dow Wire & Cable, a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, is a world-leading provider of technology-driven solutions to the wire & cable industry. We provide the broadest portfolio of jacketing and insulation materials, laminates and technical expertise for power, telecommunications, flame retardant and specialty applications, backed by solid research and development, engineering and market validation expertise, which generates value for our global customers. With a proven record of more than 60 years of bringing knowledge, innovation and success to the wire and cable market, we also offer comprehensive business and technical resources to cable manufacturers and end users to develop solutions and create mutual value that will sustain the industry for years to come. Dow Wire & Cable fully leverages its integrated global capabilities to provide differentiated performance and technologies at competitive prices. From more than a dozen manufacturing and technical service facilities around the world, we are able to provide innovative solutions that deliver value and lower total system cost to support customers in Europe, India, the Middle East and Africa, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Real Solutions Dow Wire & Cable provides solutions that meet the unique processing and performance requirements of current and next-generation wire and cable products, along with technical support that extends from formulation through installation. Our unique combination of materials exhibits mechanical strength, flexibility, electrical properties and aging stability, and continues to set industry standards worldwide for cleanliness, consistency, reliability and quality. The Global Technology Center and the Materials Processing Skill Center in the USA, along with Dow Wire & Cable s global satellite facilities, have the scientists, equipment and technologies to provide the highest level of customer-focused services. A World Leader in Products and Services Dow Wire & Cable is offering its customers worldwide a broad portfolio of wire and cable products and compounds, plus the convenience of single-source purchasing. To complement our existing portfolio, three products have been re-integrated into the Dow portfolio following the recent dissolution of DuPont Dow Elastomers. ENGAGE Polyolefin Elastomers, NORDEL Ethylene Propylene Rubber and TYRIN Chlorinated Polyethylene are now offered exclusively by Dow Wire & Cable for industry-related applications. In addition, corporately, Dow is investing $1 billion in research and development, two thirds of which is dedicated to development of new products and materials. The physical and performance properties of some of our most popular products are summarized on the following pages. For more information, contact your local Dow Wire & Cable representative, visit us at or contact us as listed on the back of this brochure. We look forward to working with you. Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow ) or an affiliated company of Dow 1

4 Pages 4-8 Pages 9-13 Power Telecommunications For power cable customers, Dow Wire & Cable provides a broad range of materials and a systems approach to ensuring long-life cable performance and reducing total life-cycle costs. Dow Wire & Cable will help you meet industry standards at a competitive cost, while minimizing the risks of cable failure. Dow Wire & Cable offers a broad portfolio of materials that meet the highest quality and performance standards for telecommunications applications. We provide consistent products using our latest technologies that help you maximize value and attain lower system costs in the very competitive telecommunications industry. The benefits of choosing power cable compounds from Dow Wire & Cable include: Proven tree retardant (TR) medium voltage (MV) insulation Extra-clean, state-of-the-art, crosslinkable polyethylene (XLPE) for insulation Excellent environmental stress crack resistance (ESCR), flexibility, toughness and superior moisture barrier properties for jacketing Supersmooth, extra-clean semiconductive shields Broad range of new polymers, compounds and elastomers Power cable markets served include: Underground low (LV), MV, high (HV) and extra-high voltage (EHV) power cable Overhead LV and MV power cable Electric utilities, rural electric cooperatives and municipal electric companies for power transmission and distribution Advantages of telecommunications cable materials from Dow Wire & Cable include: Highly stabilized foam/skin twisted pair insulation system meeting global pedestal requirements High-speed insulation materials with excellent surface smoothness Low shrink, high-speed insulation materials for Category 5 and 6 local area network (LAN) applications Proven performance of low-loss physical foaming compounds for coaxial cable applications Black jacket materials with outstanding processability, die-drool resistance and excellent carbon black dispersion Low shrink fiber optic cable (FOC) jacketing materials with excellent balance of physical and electrical properties and proven performance Broad range of new polymer technologies such as high melt strength polypropylene for high-speed insulation Telecommunications markets served include: Copper cable for telephone and LAN applications Fiber optic and ocean cable Coaxial cable for television and wireless telephone Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow ) or an affiliated company of Dow 2

5 Pages Pages Specialty Products Including Flame Retardant Elastomers Dow Wire & Cable provides high-quality compounds and products to the fast-growing specialty products market for wire and cable, for example, our cross web separator compound for plenum Category 6 cable applications. We also serve the flame retardant (FR) wire and cable market, where low fire hazard, low smoke and low corrosive materials are required. Our commitment is to provide high-performance, low fire hazard products at the lowest total system cost, along with the support and innovation you need to compete in your market sector. You ll find many advantages to working with Dow Wire & Cable and our industryleading specialty and FR products: Non-halogen or low-halogen, FR, thermoplastic or crosslinkable products High processability and performance with our advanced low smoke and FR compounds New and evolving polymer, FR and crosslinking systems Markets served include Appliance wire Automotive wire Control cables Communication cables Industrial and transportation cables Plenum cables As a leading global supplier of wire and cable solutions, Dow Wire & Cable provides three elastomers, each specially formulated for the needs of the industry and with differentiating properties. New performance-enhancing elastomers are added to existing Dow Wire & Cable compounds enabling you to:leading specialty and FR products: Bridge the gap between rubber and plastic with versatile ENGAGE Polyolefin Elastomers, produced using INSITE Technology. ENGAGE can be used to modify wire and cable compounds, or as the primary polymer matrix. ENGAGE polymers offer superior combinations of flexibility and processability, low density, and colorability Set higher standards in ethylene propylene diene monomer performance with NOR- DEL Ethylene Propylene Rubber products, also produced using INSITE Technology. NORDEL improves yield, reduces scrap and provides exceptional polymer cleanliness for use in LV and MV compounds, including FR compounds Use TYRIN Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE) as the polymer component in flameand oil-resistant flexible cable jacket compounds. These characteristics make TYR- IN-based crosslinked compounds attractive candidates for the jacketing of mining cables, shipboard, off-shore cables and railway rolling-stock cable jackets 3

6 Power HV & MV Semiconductive Power Cable Shields Grade Description Application Comments Density HFDA-0801 BK EC EHV HFDA-0801 BK EC NUCV-9563 XL HFDA-0587 BK S Supersmooth, extra-clean XLPE conductor shield and bonded insulation shield Extra-clean supersmooth conductor shielding (copper and aluminum) and bonded insulation shielding for long-life cable performance of HV/EHV power cables up to 500 kv. Designed for high-temperature processing. Supersmooth, extra-clean XLPE conductor shield and bonded insulation shield Extra-clean supersmooth conductor shielding (copper and aluminum) and bonded insulation shielding for long-life cable performance of HV/ EHV power cables. Designed for high-temperature processing. Supersmooth, extra-clean XLPE conductor shield and bonded insulation shield Extra-clean supersmooth conductor shielding (copper and aluminum) and bonded insulation shielding for long-life cable performance of HV/ EHV power cables. Designed for high-temperature processing. XLPE conductor shield and bonded insulation shield Standard compound for conductor shielding (copper and aluminum) and bonded insulation shielding of HV power cable. Excellent smoothness. Strength(psi) Dissipation Factor (60 Hz) Dielectric Constant (60 Hz) Volume Resistivity (ohm-cm, 23 C/90 C) , /60 USA , /60 USA , /150 Japan , /40 USA Place of Origin HFDB-0586 BK S HFDA-0587 BK HFDB-0586 BK NUCA-9583 XL HFDA-0693 BK NUCV-9574 XL NUCV-9575 XL DHDA-7708 BK XLPE conductor shield and bonded insulation shield Standard compound for conductor shielding (copper and aluminum) and bonded insulation shielding of HV power cable. Excellent smoothness. XLPE conductor shield and bonded insulation shield Standard compound for conductor shielding (copper and aluminum) and bonded insulation shielding of MV power cable. XLPE conductor shield and bonded insulation shield Standard compound for conductor shielding (copper and aluminium) and bonded insulation shielding of MV power cables. Designed for highertemperature processing. XLPE semiconductive conductor and bonded insulation shield Semiconductive shield for MV cable applications. XLPE strippable insulation shield Advanced insulation shielding compound designed for triple extrusion, providing excellent electricals and strippability. XLPE strippable semiconductive insulation shield Semiconductive strippable shield for MV cable applications. Medium peeling strength. XLPE strippable semiconductive insulation shield Semiconductive strippable shield for MV cable applications. Lower peeling strength. Semiconductive black jacketing compound Advanced semiconductive jacketing compound designed for MV and HV power cables. May extend cable life; has excellent physical properties and low-moisture vapor transmission , /20 USA , /40 USA , /20 USA 1.12 >2,175 >15 > /150 Japan , /50 USA 1.21 >1,885 >13 > /450 Japan 1.23 >1,885 >13 > /90 Japan , /50 USA Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow ) or an affiliated company of Dow 4

7 Power HV & MV Power Cable Insulation Compounds Grade Description Application Comments Density NUCV-4302 XL Extra super-clean XLPE insulation XLPE insulation with extremely low contamination level for extra HV continuous vulcanization (CV) cables Strength(psi) Dissipation Factor (60 Hz) Dielectric Constant (60 Hz) Volume Resistivity (ohm-cm) , < > Japan Place of Origin HFDK-4201 EHV HFDB-4201 SC Extra super-clean XLPE insulation XLPE insulation with extremely low contamination level for extra HV continuous vulcanization (CV) cables Super-clean XLPE insulation Insulation with high performance for UG HV and extra HV power cables , < > Germany , > USA HFDE-4201 SC Super-clean XLPE insulation Insulation with high performance for UG HV and extra HV power cables , > USA HFDK-4201 SC Super-clean XLPE insulation Insulation with high performance for UG HV and extra HV power cables , > Germany HFDJ-4201 S XL NUCV-9253 S XL HFDK-4202 EC HFDB-4202 EC HFDB-4201 EC Super-clean XLPE insulation XLPE insulation with extremely low contamination level for HV continuous vulcanization (CV) cables Super-clean XLPE insulation Low sag XLPE insulation with extremely low contamination level for HV continuous vulcanization (CV) cables Extra-clean TR-XLPE insulation High-performance water tree retardant insulation compound for UG MV power cables for long-life cable performance Extra-clean TR-XLPE insulation High-performance water tree retardant insulation compound for UG MV power cables for long-life cable performance Extra-clean XLPE insulation High-performance insulation compound for UG MV power cables , < > Japan , < > Japan , > Germany , > USA , > USA HFDE-4201 EC Extra-clean XLPE insulation High-performance insulation compound for UG MV power cables , > USA HFDJ-4201 XL XLPE insulation XLPE insulation compound for MV continuous vulcanization (CV) cables , < > Japan NUCV-9253 XL Extra-clean XLPE insulation Low sag XLPE insulation compound for UG MV power cables , < > Japan 5

8 Power HV & MV Power Cable Insulation Compounds Grade Description Application Comments Density HFDG-4201 XLPE insulation XLPE power cable insulation for 10 kv cables Strength(psi) Dissipation Factor (60 Hz) Dielectric Constant (60 Hz) Volume Resistivity (ohm-cm) , > USA Place of Origin HFDG-4202 XLPE insulation XLPE power cable insulation for 10 kv cables , > USA NUCV-9215 XL Carbon black and peroxide filled XLPE insulation XLPE Insulation for overhead cable (OC) wire and PDC wire with excellent tracking resistance, thermal stability and weather resistance , > Japan NUCV-9210 XL Carbon black and peroxide filled XLPE insulation XLPE Insulation for overhead cable (OC) wire and PDC wire with excellent tracking resistance, thermal stability and weather resistance , > Japan NUCV-9217 XL HFDA-9217 BK Carbon black and peroxide filled XLPE insulation XLPE Insulation for overhead cable (OC) wire and PDC wire with excellent tracking resistance, good thermal stability, weather resistance and high curing speed Carbon black and peroxide filled XLPE insulation XLPE Insulation for overhead cable (OC) wire and PDC wire with excellent tracking resistance, good thermal stability, weather resistance and high curing speed , > Japan , > USA Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow ) or an affiliated company of Dow 6

9 Power LV Power Cable Compounds Black/Colorable Grade Description Application Comments Melt Index (g/10 min) DFDB-5410 BK Black PE master batch for moisture-curable insulation system SI-LINK and REDI-LINK LDPE moisture-curable black PE master batch Density Strength(psi) Dissipation Factor (60 Hz) Dielectric Constant (1 KHz) Volume Resistivity (ohm-cm) USA DFDA-5430 NT Catalyst master batch of REDI-LINK , x USA Place of Origin DFDA-5440 NT Silane copolymer of REDI-LINK LV aerial, power and 10 kv aerial cable , x USA DFDA-5451 NT Moisture-curable silane-ethylene copolymer for XLPE insulation SI-LINK LDPE moisture-curable XLPE insulation for 600 V power cables (Note1: properties listed are for the crosslinked system when combined with 5% DFDB-5480 catalyst master batch; Note2: If combined with 25% DFDA-5400 flame retardant master batch and 5% DFDB-5480, the system is recognized by UL as DFDA-5425 LV flame retardant system to pass UL-44 horizontal burn test; Note3: If combined with 35% DFDA-5445 black flame retardant and catalyst master batch, the system is suitable for large size cable to pass UL horizontal burn test.) , USA DFDA-6451 NT Moisture-curable silane-ethylene copolymer for XLPE insulation SI-LINK LDPE moisture-curable XLPE insulation for underground MV power cables (Note: properties listed are for the crosslinked system when combined with 5% DFDB-5480 catalyst master batch) , USA DFDB-5480 NT Natural LDPE catalyst master batch for moisture-curable copolymer SI-LINK LDPE moisture-curable XLPE insulation system for 600 V power cables USA DFDB-5451 NT Ambient temperature moisture-curable insulation compound SI-LINK AC ambient temperature moisture-curable copolymer for LV power cables (Note: properties listed are for the crosslinked system when combined with DFDA-5488 NT) , USA DFDA-5488 NT Natural catalyst master batch for ambient temperature moisture-curable copolymer SI-LINK AC ambient temperature moisture-curable insulation system for LV power cables USA 7

10 Power Purging and Start-up Compounds Grade Description Application Comments Melt Index (g/10 min) Density Place of Origin DFDB-0964 NT Polyethylene-based purge compound Advanced compound that provides rapid and economical cleaning of plastic processing equipment. Can significantly reduce down time when used regularly USA DFDJ-0964 Polyethylene-based purge compound Advanced compound that provides rapid and economical cleaning of plastic processing equipment. Can significantly reduce down time when used regularly Japan DFDA-4850 NT Thermoplastic start-up and transition material Start-up and transition purge material for MV/HV insulation extruders USA NUC-9046E EX HV and EHV cable thermoplastic insulation start-up material To be used before starting extrusion of HV and EHV insulation materials Japan NUC-9511 EX HV and EHV cable thermoplastic semiconductive start-up material To be used before starting extrusion of HV and EHV inner and outer semiconductive materials Japan Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow ) or an affiliated company of Dow 8

11 Telecommunications Solid Insulation Compounds Grade Description Application Comments Melt Index (g/10 min) DGDK-3364 NT HDPE-stabilized with metal deactivator Telephone and LAN insulation, foam/skin outer layer, high extrusion speed Density Strength(psi) Dielectric Constant (1 MHz) Dissipation Factor (1 MHz) , USA Place of Origin DGDK-3364 NTJ EXP1 HDPE-stabilized with metal deactivator Telephone and LAN insulation, foam/skin outer layer, high extrusion speed , Japan DGDO-3364 NT DGDL-3364 NT NUCG-9140 DFDB-6005 NT HDPE with excellent oxidative stability Meet Telcordia age testing and long-term aging performance in grease filled cable applications, telephone and LAN insulation, foam insulation outer layer HDPE with excellent oxidative stability Meet Telcordia age testing and long-term aging performance in grease filled cable applications, telephone and LAN insulation, foam insulation outer layer HDPE insulation Insulation of category-6 LAN cable, excellent extrudability LDPE solid insulation General purpose insulation , USA , USA , Japan , USA DFD-6005 EX LDPE solid insulation General purpose insulation , Japan DFDA-7540 NT DFDJ-7540 LLDPE stabilized with metal deactivator Telephone insulation (air core cable), general purpose insulation, excellent extrudability LLDPE high-speed telephone insulation compound Telecommunication cables , USA , Japan JQDB-2230 NT High melt-strength polypropylene insulation compound High-speed or thin-wall insulation , USA 9

12 Telecommunications CATV Insulation Compounds Grade Description Application Comments Melt Index (g/10 C/5 kg) DFNA-0012 NT Gas-injection nucleating master batch CATV drop cable type 59,6,7,11 Melt Index (g/10 C/2.16 kg) Density Dielectric Constant (1 MHz) Dissipation Factor (1 MHz) USA Place of Origin DFNA-0078 NT Gas-injection nucleating master batch 75 ohm CATV distribution and trunk, large-diameter 50 ohm RF coaxial cable USA DFDA-1253 NT Gas-injection LDPE blending component CATV; can be blended with DGDA USA DFDA-1254 NT Gas-injection LDPE blending component CATV; can be blended with DGDA USA DGDA-6944 NT HDPE blending component CATV; can be blended with DFDA-1253 or DFDA Canada DGDK-6923 NT Gas-injection insulation, fully formulated (Europe) CATV, RF and LAN cable insulation , Germany Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow ) or an affiliated company of Dow 10

13 Telecommunications Cellular Insulation Compounds Grade Description Application Comments Melt Index (g/10 C/2.16 kg) DGDB-3485 NT HDPE with chemical blowing agent and metal deactivator Telephone insulation/foam skin inner layer Density, solid Strength, solid (MPa), solid Dielectric Constant, solid (1 MHz) Dissipation Factor, solid (1 MHz) USA Place of Origin DGDJ-3485 Expandable high molecular weight HDPE insulation Telephone insulation/foam layer, up to 40% expansion ratio , Japan DGDB-3487 NT HDPE with chemical blowing agent and metal deactivator Pass Pedestal test, foam skin inner layer, superior long-term insulation aging performance in grease-filled cable application, up to 50% expansion ratio USA DFD-4960 NT LDPE with chemical blowing agent CATV foamed insulation compound USA DFDJ-4960 EX Expandable LDPE insulation compound Foamed insulation for telephone cable and CATV cable insulation with up to 53% expansion ratio Japan 11

14 Telecommunications Jacketing Compounds Black Grade Description Application Comments Melt Index (g/10 min) DGDK-3479 BK HDPE black jacket compound HDPE jacket, excellent abrasion resistance and physical properties Density Strength(psi) Dissipation Factor (1 MHz) Dielectric Constant (1 MHz) Volume Resistivity (23 C) , USA Place of Origin DGDA-6318 BK HDPE jacket compound Easy processing, low shrinkage, good balance of toughness, stress crack resistance, abrasion resistance and outdoor weatherability , USA DGDA-6318 BKJ EXP1 HDPE jacket compound Easy processing, low shrinkage, good balance of toughness, stress crack resistance, abrasion resistance and outdoor weatherability , >10 17 Japan DHDA-8864 BK Linear MDPE black jacket compound for FOC and conventional cable Very good processability and toughness, excellent ESCR, outdoor weatherability and thermal-oxidative degradation resistance , USA DHDA-8864 BKJ EXP1 Linear MDPE black jacket compound for FOC and conventional cable Very good processability and toughness, excellent ESCR, outdoor weatherability and thermal-oxidative degradation resistance , >10 17 Japan DHDA-6548 BK General purpose MDPE black jacket compound , USA DFDG-6059 BK General purpose LLDPE black jacket compound Excellent ESCR, flexibility, outdoor weatherability and toughness , USA DFDG-6059 BKJ EXP2 General purpose LLDPE black jacket compound Improved low temperature and high temperature performance plus excellent ESCR, outdoor weatherability and toughness , >10 17 Japan DFDC-0588 BK General purpose LDPE black jacket compound Power and telecommunication cable jacketing compound with excellent die-drool resistance, ESCR and outdoor weatherability , USA DFDD-0588 BK General purpose LDPE black jacket compound Power and telecommunication cable jacketing compound with excellent die-drool resistance, ESCR and outdoor weatherability , USA DFDJ-0588 EX General purpose LDPE black jacket compound Power and telecommunication cable jacketing compound with excellent ESCR performance and high resistance to heat and oxidation , Japan NUC-9104 EX General purpose LDPE black jacket compound Power and telecommunication cable jacketing compound with excellent ESCR performance and high resistance to heat and oxidation , Japan Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow ) or an affiliated company of Dow 12

15 Telecommunications Jacketing Compounds Colorable Grade Description Application Comments Melt Index (g/10 min) DHDA-8864 NT Linear MDPE natural jacket compound Excellent low temperature flexibility, die-drool resistance for FOC and conventional cable jacketing applications, and cross-web compound for communication cables Density Strength(psi) Dissipation Factor (1 MHz) Dielectric Constant (1 MHz) , USA Place of Origin DHDA-8864 NTJ EXP1 Linear MDPE natural jacket compound Excellent low temperature flexibility, die-drool resistance for FOC and conventional cable jacketing applications, and cross-web compound for communication cables , Japan 13

16 Flame Retardant Low-halogen FR Crosslinkable & Thermoplastic Grade Description Application Comments Density Strength (psi) LOI Place of Origin Remarks HFDB-1448 NT DFDA-5400 NT DFDA-5445 BK HFDA-6522 NT HFDA-1544 NT DGDB-1412 NT DGDE-1430 NT DGDA-1412 NT DGDD-1430 NT CV curing 150 C automotive and appliance wire insulation Moisture curing FR master batch(ul-44 horizontal burn) Moisture curing Black FR master batch(ul horizontal burn) CV curing 90 C LV control cable and appliance wiring insulation, meet XHHW-2 and USE-2 application requirements CV curing 90 C LV control cable and power cable insulation, meet XHHW-2 and USE-2 application requirements Thermoplastic low-halogen FR HDPE Telecommunications cable and coaxial cable insulation Thermoplastic low-halogen FR HDPE Telecommunication cable and coaxial cable insulation(ul-94 V-0) Thermoplastic low-halogen FR HDPE Telecommunication cable and coaxial cable insulation Thermoplastic low-halogen FR HDPE Telecommunication cable and coaxial cable insulation(ul-94 V-0) , USA , USA , USA , USA RoHS compliant , USA RoHS compliant , USA RoHS compliant , USA RoHS compliant , USA , USA Flame Retardant Non-halogen FR Crosslinkable Black Grade Description Application Comments Density Strength (psi) LOI Place of Origin DQDC-1388 BK HFDE-1393 BK Irradiation curing Industrial cable jacketing CV curing Industrial cable jacketing , USA , USA Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow ) or an affiliated company of Dow 14

17 Flame Retardant Non-halogen FR Crosslinkable - Colorable Grade Description Application Comments Density Strength (psi) LOI Place of Origin HFDA-6525 NT CV curing Insulation (UL44 VW-1) or tray cable jacket 1.48 > 1, USA 15

18 Flame Retardant Non-halogen FR Thermoplastic Black Grade Description Application Comments Density Strength (psi) LOI Place of Origin DFDC-1638 BK Black jacket Various telecom and industrial applications , USA DFDA-1648 BK Black jacket Various power, telecom and industrial applications , USA Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow ) or an affiliated company of Dow 16

19 Flame Retardant Non-halogen FR Thermoplastic Colorable Grade Description Application Comments Density Strength (psi) LOI Place of Origin DFDE-1638 NT Colorable jacket Various telecom and industrial applications , USA DFDA-1980 NT Colorable jacket Various telecom and industrial applications , USA DFDA-1648 NT Colorable jacket Various telecom and industrial applications , USA 17

20 Elastomers ENGAGE Polyolefin Elastomers Blend Component in LV and MV Insulation, FR Jackets and Insulation and Bedding Compounds Grade Description Mooney Viscosity (ML C) Melt Index (g/10 C/2.16 kg) Density Hardness (Shore A) Ultimate Ultimate Flexural Modulus (MPa, 2% Secant) Place of Origin 7387 EL Polyolefin elastomer 51 < USA 7447 EL Polyolefin elastomer USA 8003 EL Polyolefin elastomer USA 8452 EL Polyolefin elastomer USA Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow ) or an affiliated company of Dow 18

21 Elastomers NORDEL EPR for LV, MV and FR Insulation Compounds Grade Description Mooney Viscosity (ML C) Ethylene, Mass ENB, Mass Place of Origin IP3722P EL Ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer USA IP3745P EL Ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer USA IP4725P EL Ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer USA IP4770P EL Ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer USA IP4770R EL Ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer USA 19

22 Elastomers TYRIN CPE Used Primarily in Flexible, Oil and FR Cable Jacket Compounds Grade Description Mooney Viscosity (ML 1+4, 121 C) Chlorine Content (Wt%) Place of Origin CM 0136 EL Chlorinated polyethylene USA CM 0836 EL Chlorinated polyethylene USA CM 3630E EL Chlorinated polyethylene USA 9236P EL Chlorinated polyethylene USA Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow ) or an affiliated company of Dow 20

23 Index Power...4 HV & MV Semiconductive Power Cable Shields...4 HFDA-0801 BK EC EHV HFDA-0801 BK EC NUCV-9563 XL HFDA-0587 BK S HFDB-0586 BK S HFDA-0587 BK HFDB-0586 BK NUCA-9583 XL HFDA-0693 BK NUCV-9574 XL NUCV-9575 XL DHDA-7708 BK HV & MV Power Cable Insulation Compounds...5,6 NUCV-4302 XL HFDK-4201 EHV HFDB-4201 SC HFDE-4201 SC HFDK-4201 SC HFDK-4202 EC HFDB-4202 EC HFDB-4201 EC HFDE-4201 EC HFDJ-4201 XL NUCV-9253 XL HFDG-4201 HFDG-4202 NUCV-9215 XL NUCV-9210 XL NUCV-9217 XL HFDA-9217 BK LV Power Cable Compounds Black/Colorable...7 DFDB-5410 BK DFDA-5430 NT DFDA-5440 NT DFDA-5451 NT DFDA-6451 NT DFDB-5480 NT DFDB-5451 NT DFDA-5488 NT Purging and Start-up Compounds...8 DFDB-0964 NT DFDJ-0964 DFDA-4850 NT NUC-9046E EX NUC-9511 EX Telecommunications...9 Solid Insulation Compounds...9 DGDK-3364 NT DGDK-3364 NTJ EXP1 DGDO-3364 NT DGDL-3364 NT NUCG-9140 DFDB-6005 NT DFD-6005 EX DFDA-7540 NT DFDJ-7540 JQDB-2230 NT CATV Insulation Compounds...10 DFNA-0012 NT DFNA-0078 NT DFDA-1253 NT DFDA-1254 NT DGDA-6944 NT DGDK-6923 NT Cellular Insulation Compounds...11 DGDB-3485 NT DGDJ-3485 DGDB-3487 NT DFD-4960 NT DFDJ-4960 EX Jacketing Compounds Black...12 DGDK-3479 BK DGDA-6318 BK DGDA-6318 BKJ EXP1 DHDA-8864 BK DHDA-8864 BKJ EXP1 DHDA-6548 BK DFDG-6059 BK DFDG-6059 BKJ EXP2 DFDC-0588 BK DFDD-0588 BK DFDJ-0588 EX NUC-9104 EX Jacketing Compounds Colorable...13 DHDA-8864 NT DHDA-8864 NTJ EXP1 Flame Retardant...14 Low-halogen FR Crosslinkable & Thermoplastic...14 HFDB-1448 NT DFDA-5400 NT DFDA-5445 BK HFDA-6522 NT HFDA-1544 NT DGDB-1412 NT DGDE-1430 NT DGDA-1412 NT DGDD-1430 NT Non-halogen FR Crosslinkable Black...14 DQDC-1388 BK HFDE-1393 BK Non-halogen FR Crosslinkable Colorable...15 HFDA-6525 NT Non-halogen FR Thermoplastic Black...16 DFDC-1638 BK DFDA-1648 BK Non-halogen FR Thermoplastic Colorable...17 DFDE-1638 NT DFDA-1980 NT DFDA-1648 NT Elastomers...18 ENGAGE Polyolefin Elastomers Blend Component in LV and MV Insulation, FR Jackets and Insulation and Bedding Compounds EL 7447 EL 8003 EL 8452 EL EPR for LV, MV and FR Insulation Compounds...19 IP3722P EL IP3745P EL IP4725P EL IP4770P EL IP4770R EL TYRIN CPE Used Primarily in Flexible, Oil and FR Cable Jacket Compounds...20 CM 0136 EL CM 0836 EL CM 3630E EL 9236P EL HFDJ-4201 S XL NUCV-9253 S XL 21

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