NEC, Unitika Commercialize Kenaf-reinforced Bioplastic for Cellphones.Tokyo, Japan, Feb 6, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. and Unitika announced on February 6 that they have commercialized kenaf Noun 1. kenaf - fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus deccan hemp bimli, bimli hemp, Bombay hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus, kanaf, kenaf, Indian hemp, deccan hemp - valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation fiber-reinforced bioplastic for the NTT DoCoMo FOMA See i-Mode. N701iECO handset that is manufactured by NEC. NEC and Unitika have worked on kenaf fiber-reinforced bioplastic, which has high impact resistance when dropped and is highly moldable, both of which are necessary features for handset cases. NEC first adopted the environmentally-friendly material for PCs in fall 2004. Kenaf fiber helps reinforce polylactic acid polylactic acid /poly·lac·tic ac·id/ (-lak´tik) a hydrophobic hydroxy acid polymer that is formed into granules and used as a surgical dressing for dental extraction sites. , largely improving the heat resistance of the plastic. The companies have added a specific formula of vegetable softening agents and fillers for further reinforcement. The bioplastic contains about 90% vegetable-derived materials, achieving the highest level that has been attained by electronic device bioplastic. The two partners will continue to employ kenaf-reinforced bioplastic in manufacturing a greater number of electronic devices. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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