THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS (July 15, 2009) – With the completion of its new Ryton® PPS plant in Borger, Texas, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (Chevron Phillips Chemical) introduced three new fiber resins: Ryton® PPS QC200, QC210, and QC220.  The unique resin grades provide quality products to staple fiber, multifilament, and monofilament producers.

Applications	Product	Key Characteristics	Benefits
Staple Fiber for nonwoven fabrics used in hot gas filtration	QC220 QC210	Thermal and chemical resistance	Excellent filter material for hot gas filtration systems
Multifilaments used in hot liquid filtration	QC220 QC210	Chemical resistance and inherently flame retardant	Excellent filter media for harsh environments
Monofilament for paper machine clothing, braided sleeving, and woven filtration media	QC210 QC200	Chemical and hydrolysis resistance	Extended service life of woven filter media

* Each of these resins is available in either natural granular form or pellet form.

As the original pioneer in the PPS fiber market, Chevron Phillips Chemical’s predecessor, Phillips Petroleum Company, spun its first fiber in 1973. After nearly 30 years of innovations in the fibers market, the company exited the business in 2000 when the Chevron Phillips Chemical joint venture was formed. Nine years later, Chevron Phillips Chemical is poised to recapture its share of the fibers market with three new PPS resins, specifically formulated for fibers. In a break from its competitors, Chevron Phillips Chemical only functions as a resin supplier; the company is not involved in fiber spinning or filter bag production.

Chevron Phillips Chemical also offers exceptional technical support, complete with a fully operational plastics technical center and pilot polymerization plant for product and process development. In addition, the company produces and tests its resins on its in-house, lab-size multifilament line.

Ryton® PPS has excellent chemical and hydrolysis resistance in fiber applications. As an inherently flame retardant material, Ryton® PPS is well suited as a filter media for harsh environments such as hot liquids and gases, fuel, and oil filtration applications. With a strong history of success in the fiber market, Chevron Phillips Chemical is ready and able to assist with the most challenging endeavors. 

About Ryton® PPS
As a worldwide leader in the polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) market, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP’s (Chevron Phillips Chemical) line of high performance engineering resins and alloys has a long-standing reputation for high temperature dimensional stability and chemical resistance. Commercializing PPS over 30 years ago, Chevron Phillips Chemical’s Engineering Polymers group is a PPS pioneer, innovator, and global supplier.

About Chevron Phillips Chemical
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, one of the world’s top producers of olefins and polyolefins and a leading supplier of aromatics, alpha olefins, styrenics, specialty chemicals, plastic piping and polymer resins. The LLC and its affiliates own over $6 billion in assets and employ over 4,500 people at 37 manufacturing and research facilities in nine countries. Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC is equally owned by Chevron Corporation and ConocoPhillips, and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. For more information about Chevron Phillips Chemical, visit http://www.cpchem.com/.