Effective 1 September 2008, AGC Chemicals Europe Ltd. is announcing a 15% surcharge on its entire Fluon® PTFE, Fluon® ETFE, Fluon® PFA and Aflas® fluoroelastomers product range.

This surcharge is primarily driven by the dramatic price increase of raw materials and energy as well as production investments required to meet increasing customer demand.

The new prices will be fair and will reflect the true value of AGC’s products in the marketplace.

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Auf Grund der drastischen Preiszunahme der Rohstoffe und Energie sowie der geforderten Investitionen in unsere Produktion wird AGC Chemicals Europe Ltd. ab dem 1. September 2008 eine Zusatzgebühr von 15% auf alle Fluon® PTFE, Fluon® ETFE, Fluon® PFA und Aflas® Fluorelastomere Produkte erheben.

Die neuen Preise sind angemessen und reflektieren den Wert der AGC Produkte auf dem Markt.

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The Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - made from Fluon®  ETFE film cushions

AGC is proud to have supplied the ETFE film used in the construction of the Allianz Arena, Munich.

History of the construction of the Allianz Arena football stadium:

On 20th October 2002 the groundbreaking took place and construction started.
At the end of May 2005 the Allianz Arena was officially opened.
Between May and July 2006 FIFA took over the stadium.
The stadium is home to the 2 football teams FC Bayern & die Löwen (the Lions).
It is the biggest ETFE membrane in Europe consisting of 2760 cushions manufactured from
Fluon® ETFE film from AGC. These cushions can be illuminated red, white and blue.
The World Cup was played in the stadium in 2006.

 Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. has supplied the fluororesin ETFE film for the roof of the National Stadium   and also for the National Aquatics Center in Beijing.

The National Stadium used about 50,000 square metres of Fluon® ETFE film. The National Aquatics Center (NAC) used about 300,000 square metres of the ETFE film. This makes it the largest and most complex ETFE project in the world.

Over recent years in Europe Fluon® ETFE film has been used increasingly as a construction material. Another example is as illustrated above, the Allianz Arena football stadium in Munich, Germany.

The film has some unique features, such as transparency with high light transmittance, is lightweight so ensures the cost of its supporting structure is reduced, is durable guaranteeing a long service life and is flexible which allows architects to come up with innovative designs. Another element of the design flexibility is that it is possible to print on the surface of the film which also makes it possible to control heat and light in stadiums. Coloured film can further enhance the design. For the National Stadium of Beijing printed film was selected and for the National Aquatics Center a combination of coloured and printed film was the preferred option