SI Group Solutions for Wires and Cables

SI Group's portfolio of antioxidants, polymer modifiers, and UV stabilizers is explicitly designed for the wire and cable industry. These polymer stabilizers are vital in improving production processing and expanding the lifespan of wires and cables. 
 

Stabilization is crucial for highly demanding applications such as wire and cable, and this can be achieved by managing free radicals. Primary antioxidants trap the free radicals, and secondary antioxidants decompose the peroxides formed during the thermal phase. UV light stabilizers protect against photooxidation, and polymer modifiers improve strength over the polymer's lifetime. 
 

Explore the following SI Group grades that offer superior effectiveness as antioxidants, UV light stabilizers, and polymer modifiers. 

Medium – High & Extra High Voltage Compounds

	XLPE and *TP Insulations				XLPE and *TP Semiconductors
	XLPE- Peroxide Compounded or DPI*	XLPE-MV/HV/EHV Compounding & Soaking	Cleaning or Starting Compound	XLPE MV Tree Retardant	Semicon Fully Bonded MV/HV/EHV	Semicon Strippable
LOWINOX™ TBM6		✔			✔	✔
NAUGARD™ 445					✔	✔
NAUGARD™ DSDTP	✔		✔	✔
NAUGARD™ SUPER Q					✔	✔

✔ Dual stabilization system 
✔ Antioxidants that can be used alone
*TP - Thermoplastic
DPI* - Direct Peroxide Injection​
 

Low Voltage Halogen-Free Flame Retardant
(HFFR): Insulation / Jacketing*

 

	HFFR Thermoplastic	HFFR Peroxide XL	HFFR Silane	HFFR Bedding Compound
ANOX™ 20	✔	✔	✔	✔
ANOX™ PP18	✔
LOWINOX™ MD 24	✔	✔	✔
NAUGARD™ 412 S	✔	✔
NAUGARD™ DSTDP	✔		✔
NAUGARD™ DLTDP	✔
NAUGARD™ XL-1	✔	✔	✔
POLYBOND™ HDPE 3009	✔	✔	✔
POLYBOND™ HDPE 3029	✔	✔	✔
POLYBOND™ 3200	✔	✔	✔

*The same compound can be used either as an insulation or a jacketing​
 

Telecom and Jacketing*

 

	Telephone wires Solid and Foam Skin	Fiber Optic  Cable Insulation	Jacketing DPE	Jacketing LLDPE-MDPE-HDPE	Black Master Batch
ALKANOX™ 240	n
ANOX™ 20					✔
ANOX™ PP18	✔				✔
ETHANOX™ 330		✔			✔
LOWILITE™ 62				✔
LOWILITE™ 94				✔
LOWINOX™ MD 24	✔
LOWINOX™ TBM6			✔	✔
NAUGARD™ 445				✔	✔
NAUGARD™ SUPER Q				✔	✔
NAUGARD™ XL-1	✔
WESTON™ 619F	✔

n ALKANOX™ 240 must be used together with a phenolic antioxidant for this application
✔ LOWINOX™ MD24 is preferred for this application
* Jacket goes onto telecom cable or power cables​
 

Low Voltage Silane

 

	Copolymer​		Sioplas		Monosil
	LDPE/VTMS*	Catalyst Masterbatch for LDPE/VTMS	LDPE/VTMS Grafted	Catalyst Masterbatch Grafted LDPE/VTMS	Monosil
ANOX™ 20	N/A	✔	✔	✔	✔
ANOX™ PP18	N/A	✔	✔	✔	✔
LOWILITE™ 19	N/A	✔		✔	✔
LOWINOX™ MD 24	N/A	✔		✔	✔
NAUGARD™ 445	N/A	✔			✔
NAUGARD™ SUPER Q	N/A	✔		✔
NAUGARD™ XL-1	N/A	n		n	✔

*VTMS Vinyltrimethoxysilane
n NAUGARD™ XL-1 is preferred for this application
✔ Both LOWINOX™ MD24 and NAUGARD™ XL-1 must be added separately in a monosil application
 

Low Voltage Automotive
HFFR and Low Halogenated

 

		Non Halogenated
	HFFR Thermoplastic	HFFR Silane	HFFR Peroxide	HFFR Irradiation**	Low Halogenated
ALKANOX™ 240			✔	✔	✔
ANOX™ 20		✔
ANOX™ PP18	✔	✔
ETHANOX™ 330			✔	✔	✔
LOWINOX™ MD 24	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
NAUGARD™ XL-1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
NAUGARD™ DSTDP	✔		✔	✔
POLYBOND™ 3200	✔

**Plus Tri Allyl Cyanurate (TAC) to initiate crosslinking
 

Featured Grade - ETHANOX ™ 330 Antioxidant

ETHANOX™ 330 is a hindered phenolic antioxidant that is specifically engineered for exceptional protection and long term stability in wire and cable insulations and jacketing applications. Ethanox™ 330 is featured with superior resistance to hydrolysis which makes it excellent for use in tough applications and harsh conditions such as power cables and wires.
 

ABOUT SI GROUP

 
SI Group is the world’s largest producer of liquid phosphites, specialty antioxidants and additives in non-dust forms, including its patented ANOX™ NDB™ stabilizer blend technology that enables up to eight components to be delivered in a single homogeneous blend.

Recognized for its extensive portfolio of specialty additives, including light stabilizers, polymer modifiers, polymerization inhibitors and intermediates, SI Group is the former antioxidant and UV stabilizer solutions business of Chemtura Corporation (later known as Addivant). The company's global headquarters is in Schenectady, NY, USA, with regional offices in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia; Basel, Switzerland; and Shanghai, China. It has over 30 manufacturing plants on five continents, as well as research and sales facilities around the globe.