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Victrex celebrates 40 years of PEEK

November 1978 marked the invention of PEEK, a new high-performance polymer (HPP).

5th December 2018

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Thornton Cleveleys

Transport/​Aerospace, Civil Engineering

November 1978 marked the invention of PEEK, a new high-performance polymer (HPP). Developing new markets and applications for PEEK, a member of the PAEK polymer family, Victrex has helped to progress the material, as well as its applications, to the next level, with product forms, such as film, pipe, fibres and components, such as gears, part of Victrex’s solutions offering.

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