Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. (head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President Takumi Ubagai) announces that its new product “ALPOLIC^TM/fr-Reflective Finish” (hereinafter, “ALPOLICTM/fr-RF”) has been accredited as a non-combustible material by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Certificate No. NM-3415). The product is an aluminum composite material (ACM) with a mirror finish, which has been developed to reduce production costs and was launched in April of this year.

　ALPOLIC^TM is a three-layered composite panel, composed of two skins of aluminum and the plastic core such as polyethylene. Because of its superior flatness, workability and ease of installation, ALPOLIC^TM has been widely used as building (interior / exterior) materials, industrial materials, signage materials, etc. not only in Japan but also in many countries around the world.

　ALPOLIC^TM/fr-RF is a mirror-finish shatter-resistant ACM launched in April. It has the material properties almost equivalent to that of “A-LOOK^TM” (which was previously produced and sold as one of the ALPOLIC^TM series). Mitsubishi Plastics has successfully reduced the production cost of ALPOLIC^TM/fr-RF by 17% compared with A-LOOK^TM, by switching from the conventional mirror finishing process using electroplating to a new method using aluminum plates which have undergone anodized processing as the surface of ACM. The use of anodized plates also enhances the brightness of the material (note: subject to individual variability). Another characteristic of ALPOLIC^TM/fr-RF is that it incorporates a fire-retardant (fire-safe) core. The acquisition of official certification as a non-combustible material by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Certificate No. NM-3415) will enable the product to offer a much wider range of applications for interior purposes.

　By setting a sales target of 100 million yen in FY2012, Mitsubishi Plastics intends to further promote this minister-certified ALPOLIC^TM/fr-RF as a mirror finish ACM with lower costs suitable for interior materials of shopping malls and entertainment facilities.
  

Photo: “ALPOLIC^TM/fr-Reflective Finish”

 

Application example: the conventional “A-LOOK^TM” used as a ceiling material 

 

 

 

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Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation.
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