Synthetic leather made with TPU Elastollan
Synthetic leather made with TPU Elastollan makes car seats more comfortable.
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DSM's next generation of high performance polyamides
At K 2016 DSM launches new polyphthalamide (PPA) - ForTii Ace.
Global market for automotive plastics
Global demand of the automotive industry for plastics amounts to more than 15 million tonnes per year.
Henkel's impregnation solutions for modern automotive industry
Henkel's Loctite Impregnation Solutions provides a fast and reliable fix for the automotive industry.
Toyota's sport car with plasma-coated polycarbonate rear quarter window
Toyota's special edition 86 GRMN sports car is the first production vehicle to feature a rear quarter window in polycarbonate (PC) material with a plasma-coat solution.
Polyamides for die-cast metal replacement
Royal DSM is extending its range of ForTii high performance polyphthalamides.
Sensor carrier made from hydrolysis-resistant Ultradur HR by BASF
Rosenberger Spritzguss und Formenbau manufactures sensor carrier for charge air cooler in one process step and without any weld lines.
New high heat ABS for rear lamp
Ineos Styrolution and Ichikoh Japan develop a laser weldable high heat ABS for rear lamp.
Elix Polymers presents new ABS plating grades
The company launches the new generation of ABS plating materials for the Automotive Industry at VDI congress "Plastics in Automotive Engineering 2016".
Flexible PVC compounds for automotive water-drainage tubing
Teknor Apex Company has optimized a series of flexible PVC compounds used successfully in the U.S. for automotive drain tubing.
Ford reduces weight with Styrolution's Luran S
Ford Mustang reduces weight, improves high-speed handling thanks to a unique one-piece fog-lamp bezel using Styrolution’s Luran S.
ExxonMobil PP resin in Ford F-150
ExxonMobil PP7855E1 resin replaces steel as main structural component.
