Is it any wonder that the material became known as PEEK?
ICI realized the potential for the outstanding properties of PEEK and test marketing was
conducted in 1978, only one year after the first preparation of the material. ICI sold the PEEK
business in 1993, via a management buyout, to Victrex plc (the original brand name for the PEEK
product), and for many years Victrex remained the only commercial manufacturer and supplier of
PEEK.