The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Division has honoured two automotive components that use DuPont engineering polymers with the association`s 2008 "Most Innovative Use of Plastics" awards at its ceremony in Livonia, Michigan (US) on November 2008.
Duramotive Bayern GmbH, a German automotive components supplier, recently began using a PUR spraying process developed by KraussMaffei to produce acoustic carpet elements for cars and trucks.
The front spoiler lip on Volkswagen's new Golf VI model is made of a weather and UV resistant TPO compound (EPDM/PP) of TechnoCompound, Bad Sobernheim/Germany.
SABIC demonstrates its leadership in innovative, lightweight composites for automotive industry.
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, is helping Volkswagen Group (VW) raise the interior quality and visual appeal of its Skoda Fabia Roomster generation.
SABIC Innovative Plastics` Optimized Materials for decorative chrome plating let auto OEMs create luxurious looks with ease.
SABIC Innovative Plastics and Azdel, Inc. have launched their new hybrid thermoplastic composite grade, IXIS 157 composite, a continuous glass-fiber-reinforced sandwich composite for automotive horizontal body panels.
Sekisui Alveo develops new insulation for commercial vehicles
During the development of motor vehicles with improved passive protection for pedestrians, Adam Opel GmbH, headquartered in Rüsselsheim, Germany, entered into a cooperative effort with BASF and created a new plastic part that is instrumental in meeting pedestrian protection requirements in the vehicles of the future.
Swedish plastics car component moulder Plastal Group AB plans to launch a new 10,000 sq metre production plant in Swarzedz, Poland early next year.
High-performance materials from Borealis, a leading provider of innovative value creating plastics solutions, have helped FIAT to create a visually, highly-differentiated small car for drivers - the FIAT 500. The 2008 Car of the Year uses polypropylene-based Daplen thermoplastic olefins (TPO) from Borealis on its bumpers and dashboard to achieve the superior aesthetics and excellent performance of its parts that give the FIAT 500 the edge in the small car market.
The German compounding specialist TechnoCompound, Bad Sobernheim, will be presenting its broad portfolio of engineering plastics for the automotive industry at the next international VDI conference "Plastics in Automotive Engeering", which will be taking place at Mannheim on 5th and 6th March 2008.
