W.L. Gore and Associates, Newark, won top honors from the Chemours Co. and its 2018 Plunkett Awards.
The awards recognize the innovation and value of products, technologies, and applications enabled by Chemours portfolio of fluoropolymers. Chemours is based in Wilmington.
The Global Plunkett Grand Prize was awarded to Gore for high-temperature capacitors that store energy.
Gore’s technology works with capacitors with more than five times the energy density of traditional PTFE capacitors and enables their use in high-temperature applications not previously possible.
Global Plunkett Honorable Mention is Perma Pure LLC, Lakewood, NJ, for the development of technologies that utilize Nafion membranes in critical gas monitoring applications, such as samples lines for neonatal respiratory monitoring and air emissions monitoring.
The awards are named after Dr. Roy Plunkett who discovered fluoropolymers 80 years ago. First Prize and Honorable Mention winners in the Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa; and the Asia Pacific were also named.
“The Plunkett Awards recognize our customers and their commitment to using the power of chemistry to create industry-defining solutions to many of society’s most complex and evolving needs,” said Paul Kirsch, president, Chemours Fluoroproducts. “Businesses must innovate, driving the development of more sustainable, higher performing products to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. At Chemours, we’re proud to partner with our customers to deliver innovative solutions that address the needs of today and the challenges of tomorrow.”
The awards recognize advancements in products and applications across the Chemours fluoropolymer portfolio, including Teflon fluoropolymers, coatings, fabric protector, and additives; Krytox lubricants and Viton fluoroelastomers; and Nafion ion exchange materials.
The Global Grand Prize Winner and Honorable Mention will receive $10,000 and $7,500 respectively.
The winning companies and innovations will be honored in September at an awards presentation at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Winning entries will be featured at www.chemours.com/plunkett-awards.
