Selecting the right material is key to improving product performance, manufacturing efficiency, and sustainability. Omya Performance Polymer Distribution combines technical expertise with access to LyondellBasell's industry-leading portfolio to help customers identify the most effective solution for their application. Whether the priority is enhancing haptics, lightweighting automotive components, advanced packaging, durable engineering parts, or high-performance polymer blends, our specialists provide practical support throughout the product development process.
Why source LyondellBasell materials through Omya Performance Polymer Distribution?
LyondellBasell engineering polymer portfolio available through Omya Performance Polymer Distribution:
Adflex® Catalloy reactor thermoplastic polyolefins (TPOs)
Adflex® Catalloy reactor TPOs, produced by LyondellBasell's proprietary Catalloy® technology, combines exceptional flexibility, toughness, and low-temperature impact performance with excellent processability. It is well suited to flexible packaging, automotive components, medical products, industrial applications, and consumer goods where resilience and durability are essential.
Adsyl® catalloy reactor thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO)
Adsyl® catalloy reactor TPO provides an excellent balance of transparency, stiffness, impact performance, and processing efficiency. It is widely used in rigid packaging, food containers, household products, medical packaging, and consumer applications where appearance and functionality are equally important.
Hifax® reinforced polypropylene (PP)
Hifax® reinforced PP delivers excellent impact strength, dimensional stability, and durability while maintaining a low-density profile. Designed primarily for automotive applications, it is commonly used in bumper systems, body panels, exterior trim, wheel arch liners, and structural components requiring lightweight performance.
Hostacom® reinforced polypropylene (PP)
Hostacom® reinforced PP is engineered to provide an outstanding combination of stiffness, impact performance, and lightweight design. It is widely specified for automotive interior components, structural trim, instrument panels, door modules, centre consoles, and other applications requiring high mechanical performance and excellent surface quality.
Koattro® thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) plastomer
Koattro® TPO plastomer combines outstanding impact strength, stiffness, and lightweight performance with excellent processing characteristics. It is developed for demanding structural applications including automotive front-end modules, battery carriers, seating structures, industrial equipment, and metal replacement components where strength-to-weight ratio is critical.
Polybutene® polybutene-1 (PB-1)
Polybutene® PB-1 from LyondellBasell is a high-performance polybutene material engineered for long-term pressure pipe systems. Combining exceptional flexibility, creep resistance, weldability, and hydrostatic strength, it is widely used in hot and cold water distribution, underfloor heating, industrial piping, and district heating applications.
Schulablend® polycarbonate/acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (PC/ASA)
Schulablend® PC/ASA combines the toughness of polycarbonate with the outstanding weatherability and UV resistance of ASA. Developed for long-term outdoor performance, it is widely used in automotive exterior trim, electrical enclosures, telecommunications equipment, and other applications exposed to challenging environmental conditions.
Schulablend® polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (PC/ABS)
Schulablend® PC/ABS from LyondellBasell delivers an excellent balance of impact strength, heat resistance, dimensional stability, and surface quality. Its versatile performance makes it ideal for automotive interior and exterior components, consumer electronics, electrical housings, industrial equipment, and household appliances.
Schulablend® polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PET-G)
Schulablend® PET-G from LyondellBasell combines excellent toughness, clarity, and chemical resistance with outstanding thermoforming and processing performance. Its balanced property profile makes it well suited to applications such as medical and healthcare products, point-of-sale displays, protective covers, consumer goods, and industrial components where durability, aesthetics, and ease of fabrication are essential.
Schuladur® polybutylene terephthalate/acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (PBT/ASA)
Schuladur® PBT/ASA from LyondellBasell combines excellent dimensional stability, chemical resistance, weatherability, and impact performance. Designed for demanding outdoor applications, it is well suited to automotive exterior components, electrical enclosures, industrial equipment, telecommunications infrastructure, and construction products.
Schulamid® polyamide 66 (PA66)
Schulamid® PA66 from LyondellBasell delivers an excellent combination of mechanical strength, stiffness, thermal stability, and wear resistance. Designed for demanding engineering applications, it is widely used in automotive components, electrical and electronic systems, industrial equipment, consumer products, and structural parts requiring long-term durability and reliable performance.
Softell® catalloy reactor thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO)
Softell® catalloy reactor TPO delivers soft-touch aesthetics, flexibility, and excellent mechanical performance in a lightweight polypropylene-based material. Typical applications include automotive interiors, household appliances, consumer products, luggage, furniture components, and ergonomic parts requiring comfort and durability.
LyondellBasell materials are suitable for a range of applications across multiple industries:
- Automotive and mobility
Interior and exterior trim, bumper systems, body panels, instrument panels, battery components, structural modules, seating systems, door panels, and lightweight metal replacement applications requiring durability, impact performance, and excellent surface quality. - Packaging
Rigid food packaging, healthcare packaging, consumer packaging, thin-wall containers, closures, caps, industrial packaging, and specialty packaging solutions where processability, clarity, impact performance, and product protection are essential. - Consumer goods and appliances
Household appliances, power tools, luggage, furniture, sports equipment, ergonomic products, consumer electronics, and premium consumer goods requiring durability, attractive aesthetics, and long-term reliability. - Electrical and electronics
Electrical enclosures, connectors, telecommunications equipment, control units, industrial electronics, electrical housings, and power management systems where dimensional stability, electrical performance, and chemical resistance are critical. - Medical and healthcare
Medical packaging, healthcare products, laboratory equipment, diagnostic devices, pharmaceutical components, and medical consumables requiring consistent quality, reliability, and regulatory compliance. - Industrial
Industrial machinery, automation systems, fluid handling equipment, valves, pumps, engineering components, telecommunications infrastructure, and precision parts requiring strength, wear resistance, and long service life. - Building and construction
Pressure pipe systems, hot and cold water distribution, underfloor heating, industrial piping, electrical installations, telecommunications infrastructure, and weather-resistant construction products requiring durability and long-term performance.
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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
LyondellBasell materials are widely used across automotive and mobility, packaging, consumer goods, electrical and electronics, medical and healthcare, industrial, and building and construction applications. Their broad portfolio combines lightweight performance, durability, excellent processability, and long-term reliability to meet demanding application requirements.
Hostacom® reinforced PP is primarily developed for structural automotive components requiring excellent stiffness, impact performance, and high-quality surface finishes. Hifax® reinforced PP focuses on lightweight thermoplastic polyolefin technology, delivering outstanding impact resistance, weatherability, and durability for exterior automotive applications such as bumper systems and body panels.
Each Schulablend® material combines polycarbonate with a different engineering polymer to deliver specific performance benefits. PC/ABS provides an excellent balance of toughness, heat resistance, processability, and aesthetics. PC/ASA offers enhanced UV stability and weatherability for outdoor applications, while PC/PBT delivers superior chemical resistance and durability in demanding engineering environments.
LyondellBasell offers a broad range of automotive materials, including Hostacom®, Hifax®, Schulablend®, Schuladur®, and Softell®. These materials are widely used for interior and exterior trim, structural components, bumper systems, seating, battery housings, and lightweight engineering applications.
Yes. Materials including Adsyl® and Adflex® are widely used in rigid and flexible packaging applications, offering excellent processability, impact performance, transparency, and product protection across food, consumer, healthcare, and industrial packaging markets.
Yes. Products such as Hostacom®, Hifax®, and selected Schulablend® and Schulamid® grades help manufacturers reduce weight while maintaining excellent mechanical performance, enabling innovative component designs across automotive and industrial applications.
Omya Performance Polymer Distribution works closely with LyondellBasell to help customers identify the most appropriate material for their application. Our technical specialists provide guidance on material selection, processing, design optimization, and application development, supported by reliable logistics and responsive customer service across Europe.