Radici supplies engineering plastics for Rio Olympics

After supplying its material for the seats of eight of the major Brazilian stadiums that hosted the Football World Championships in 2014, RadiciGroup, producer of a wide range of polyamide, PBT, TPE and POM engineering plastics, is providing its Radiflam® S flame retardant polyamide 6 engineering plastics for the Olympics in Brazil. Five of the venues of the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (5 - 21 August 2016) are going to bear the RadiciGroup brand name.

The RadiciGroup has been present in the Brazilian market since 1997 with its Radici Plastics Ltda production site. Radiflam® (specifically Radiflam® S RV300UKHF 3010 BK), a RadiciGroup brand name known for high technology, quality and safety, know-how and reliability, is the material of choice.This line of polyamide 6 flame-retardant 30%-glass-fiber filled specialties has been used to manufacture the stadium seats and many of their components and accessories (such as, armrests, bolts and supports) for five of the sport venues hosting the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, namely: Centro Olimpico de Tiro Esportivo, Arena da Juventude, Centro Olimpico de Hóquei, Arena do Futuro and Centro Aquático Maria Lenk.

Radiflam® S RV300UKHF 3010 BK ensures that the final plastic parts feature maximum performance in terms of mechanical resistance, flame-retardancy, aesthetic appearance, and resistance to prolonged exposure to UV radiation and aggressive weathering, all the while complying with the Olympic Committee’s stringent regulations on the safety of the sport facilities and the construction sector’s specific technical regulations.

Radici is the first in Brazil to supply polyamide engineering plastics approved for use in the manufacture of stadium seat parts, according to Jane Campos, CEO of Radici Plastics Ltda. Ms. Campos further said that with the company being chosen as supplier for a prestigious sport event such as the Football World Cup in 2014, and again this year for the Olympic Games, is an important recognition of the technical knowledge and innovative footprint that are the hallmarks of our industrial Group.