Zenimid™ Polyimide Advanced Materials
What is Polyimide?
Polyimide (PI) is a unique family of ultra-high-temperature polymers containing imide linkage. PI has gained recognition for its material performance properties required for the highest demanding environments such as dimensional stability, heat resistance, chemical resistance, and electrical insulation. PI can withstand extreme temperatures ranging from near -270℃ to above 400℃. Polyimide plays a crucial role in the electronics and aerospace industry because of its dimensional stability, electrical properties, and flexibility. By integrating advanced polyimide materials into their core, industries are accelerating into the future, crafting technology that not only meets the demands of today but also tomorrow.
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Superior Quality Control & Advanced Manufacturing
Zenimid™ polyimide materials benefit from PI Advanced Materials’ advanced manufacturing processes and rigorous quality control standards, ensuring excellent, consistent performance compared to standard market offerings. Through precise control of film manufacturing and material composition, key properties including color uniformity and surface quality enable smooth downstream manufacturing such as applying adhesives and lamination. Zenimid ™ is engineered for reliability in the most demanding applications. These processes deliver improved thermal stability and mechanical strength, making Zenimid™ Polyimide ideally suited for critical structures in industries such as aerospace, electronics, and mobility.
Zenimid™ Polyimide General Brochure
This brochure introduces Zenimid™, the advanced polyimide portfolio, which delivers outstanding thermal stability, mechanical strength, and electrical insulation, enabling next-generation applications across electronics, semiconductors, and emerging industries. This guide provides an overview of our comprehensive product lineup—including amber, black, and high-modulus PI films, varnish and stock shape—along with key properties and applications.
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Arkema acquires majority stake in PI Advanced Materials
In December 2023, Arkema acquired a controlling stake in PI Advanced Materials. Polyimide-based materials broaden Arkema’s polymer range with ultra-high performance and cutting-edge technology. With more than 30% global market share, PIAM, based in South Korea, is the global leader of polyimide films for flexible printed circuit boards and graphite sheets used in the high growth and high margin markets of mobile devices and electric vehicles.
Enriched portfolio, global team
As PI Advanced Materials becomes an Arkema affiliate, the strong synergies driven by product ranges and geographic complementarities between the two companies open doors for new customer experiences in the world of ultra-high-temperature polymers.
With the new enriched portfolio of advanced polymers integrating polyimide high-performance polymers, our global team is ready to provide you with support in your project.
Arkema unveils Zenimid™ new brand name for its ultra-high-performance polyimide range
Arkema and its affiliate PI Advanced Materials announce the launch of a new brand name for the flagship high-performance polyimide product: Zenimid™. This move marks a significant milestone in PI Advanced Materials’ commitment to expand the product range’s global reach across various markets such as aerospace, automotive, electronics, and industrial sectors.
Frequently Asked Questions About Polyimide Material (FAQ)
Polyimides are a family of polymers and much like other polymer families, properties vary based on the monomers which comprise the polymer. Depending on the application, variants are engineered to provide range of thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties. Advanced formulations also can offer color control, enhanced flexibility and low dissipation factor, making them suitable for use in electronics, aerospace structures, and automotive systems.
Polyimide materials are available in several forms to meet diverse applications, including films, fibers, foams, coatings, resins, and varnishes. Being available in a wide range of form factors enables engineers to deploy an ultra high performance polyimide polymer in a range of applications and environments. PI Advanced Materials, an Arkema affiliate, provides high-performance polyimide films, varnishes and stock shapes.
Polyimide is produced through a multi-step chemical process involving the polymerization of dianhydrides and diamines to form a precursor (polyamic acid), which is then thermally or chemically imidized.
Depending on the end-use applications, this process is adapted to manufacture different product forms: films are typically produced via casting and controlled thermal imidization, varnishes are formulated as liquid polyamic acid solutions for coatings and adhesives, and stock shapes (such as rods or plates) are created through molding or machining techniques from fully cured polyimide resins.
Polyamide and polyimide differ primarily in their chemical structure and resulting in chemical resistance. Polyamides contain amide linkages which give properties that are suitable for key applications such as automotive or industrial applications. In contrast, polyimides are built with imide rings in their backbone, providing exceptional chemical stability and resistance to solvents, oxidation, and radiation.
This advanced molecular structure gives polyimides inherently excellent thermal and chemical durability, enabling them to maintain integrity in aggressive environments where stability at the molecular level is critical.