Batteries are the key technology for the electromobility of the future. Over the next five years, BASF will be investing a three-digit million euro sum in researching, developing and the production of battery materials.
Bayer MaterialScience is offering a new “green” high-tech material blend of polycarbonate and polyethylene terephthalate (PC+PET) for horizontal automobile bodywork parts.
Arnitel PB500-H has been approved for dirty and clean air ducts, assembled on the 1.3 JTD engines for the FIAT Group Automobiles platforms FIAT Minicargo and Lancia Y (euro V) and for the new Lancia Y which will be launched in the coming months.
UPS's prototype plastic delivery trucks reduce weight and increase mileage.
Borealis and Borouge demonstrate how innovative polyolefins solutions reduce weight and CO2 emissions.
Space-saving acoustic solutions by Sekisui Alveo for automotive applications.
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ new anti-static and low-gloss/no-paint solutions add stylish high quality to automotive interiors.
An Ultra Light Urban Vehicle project at Bradley University shows how acetal gears — specifically gears made of DuPont Delrin POM — offer strength, toughness and low-friction attributes needed to take the load generated stress in drivetrain transmission systems while significantly damping noise and reducing weight inherent in metal gears.
Daimler and Webasto are using specially designed, reusable, recyclable Arpro dunnage to ensure repeatable quality-on-arrival to the assembly line for all types of Mercedes sunroofs.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has announced the development of a new interior surface material, combining PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) and cotton fibers as a new addition to the "Green Plastic" lineup, MMC's original plant-based material technology.
Materials will play an increasingly important role helping the auto industry resolve fuel economy and emissions challenges, according to 95 percent of design engineers surveyed by DuPont Automotive and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
Global automotive plastics parts manufacturer Faurecia announced it intends to invest almost €10m to expand its interior systems complex in Poland to produce components for Volkswagen.
