DSM sells its Engineering Polymers business to Lanxess and the financial investor Advent. In return, the two companies are setting up a joint venture to which Lanxess is also contributing its PA and PBT business.

Lanxess is outsourcing its engineering plastics business to the joint venture.

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With the change from internal combustion engines to hybrid and electric vehicles, peak operating temperatures have dropped from 135 °C to 110 °C. At the same time, the number of operating hours compared to combustion engines has increased nine-fold. This has an influence on material selection.

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A Comparison of PA66 and PPA for Electric Vehicles

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Higher Performance in Water

A focal point of the Lanxess booth at the show this year will be materials for electromobility.

The demonstrator of a near-series- production housing for electric vehicle batteries is one of the highlights at  the Lanxess booth.

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Demonstrator for EV Battery Housings

Engineering and high-performance plastics as alternatives to metals will be one of the highlights at Lehvoss’s booth.

The smartphone holder consists of recycled PA66 and has been reinforced with 50 % glass fibers.

Focus on Metal Substitutes

Electric vehicles can be charged not only at charging stations, but also wirelessly. Here, the energy exchange takes place between an induction coil positioned in the ground and a receiver coil mounted in the e-car.

Wireless charging could increase the range, and therefore the acceptance of electromobility.

Flame Retardant Polyamide for Inductive Charging Systems

No Cable thanks to Suitable Compounds

At K, Radici will present the Renycle product family. These engineering compounds have a variable proportion of mechanically recycled PA obtained from PIR and PCR.

Reducing weight and ensuring safety are the aims of compounds developed by Radici specifically for electromobility.

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More Comprehensive  Life Cycle Analysis

Due to the climate change, new fields of development and sustainability topics have come into focus along the added-value chain.

Polyamide continues to be one of the most important technical plastics in the automotive sector, where it enjoys widespread use. This not only applies for classical internal combustion vehicles, but in terms of volume will also be the case for electric vehicles.

Polyamides: Electromobility and Sustainability Boost Developments

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Dual Change with Polyamides

Ascend Performance Materials will focus on electromobility and sustainability at K. The company made this announcement at a press conference in advance of the trade show.

Wide Range of PA Innovations

Long fiber thermoplastic compression molding is suitable for the production of components with large surfaces such as battery enclosures for electric vehicles. However, these components place high demands on the material used.

Large-area components, like the battery cover shown, can be produced very well using direct long fiber compression molding. Optimized materials such as PA66 Mobius NPD 555 FR GF50 from Invista  are ideal for the process involved.

Two resin grades developed for long fiber thermoplastic compression molding permit the substitution of thermosetting SMC molding materials.

PA66 for Flame Retardant Large-Area D-LFT Components

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Faster Process to Safe Battery Enclosures

Polyamide fibers need to be sufficiently flame-retardant for the use in textile applications. Flame-retardants containing halogens and coating fibers with those is a common practice, although it has some severe disadvantages. Inherently flame-retardant polymers, which are processed along with polyamide to form blends and subsequently spun into fibers, provide an attractive alternative.

Inherently flame-retardant polymers are processed along with polyamide to form blends and subsequently spun into fibers.

Flame Retardance of Plastic Fibers

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At K 2022, it was clearly shown that with suitable materials not only can CO2 emissions be reduced, but also advantages in component design achieved.

The Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei showed its concept vehicle at K 2022. The domed roof in particular could lead to a few changes in future automobiles.

With suitable materials CO2 emissions can be reduced and advantages in component design can be achieved.

Automotive Highlights of K 2022

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Suitable Materials for Smart  Vehicle Design

The K 2022 offered an immense range of innovations and application examples for – and with more – sustainable materials. Interestingly hereby was that bio-based versions were extremely popular.

Shoes made from waste gas: genetically modified bacteria produce ethanol from waste gas, which is then used to create plastic, e.g. for the Cloudprime shoes from On.

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Is Bio the New Standard?

Special plastics are needed for the increasingly widespread 800 V drives of electric cars. Bio-based PPA, for example, represents a sustainable option.

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Faster and More Sustainable Charging

Polykemi AB, Ystad, Sweden, has the automotive sector firmly in its sights and is positioning itself with innovations in blends, high-performance plastics, and lightweight design and recycling applications at Fakuma 2017. 

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Novelties for Exterior and Interior Applications 

For a specially good combination of toughness and stiffness, even in high-temperature applications, the TER Plastics Polymer Group, Herten, Germany, is exhibiting its Terez LFT range of grades with good fiber adhesion at the Fakuma trade show. A new product in the range, which usefully complements existing long fiber compounds, is Terez GT3 HLG40 with reduced water absorption. Tribological requirements, even at high temperatures, can be fulfilled with the newly developed grade Terez HT 100 H G30 TF15. According to the manufacturer, special chemical coupling of the lubricating component allows maintenance-free use over long periods. With standard polyamides, glass fiber contents of up to 65 % are now available, which enable high stiffness and strength as well as good surface quality to be achieved. 

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Range of LFT Compounds Expanded 

Domo Chemicals invests to expand production capacity of Technyl polyamide in China to meet growing market demand.

Domo Chemicals, a global leader in engineered materials, plans a long-term investment in China to continue expanding its production capacity of Technyl high-performance polyamides.

This plan aims to meet growing demand in the automotive, electrical & electronics, and industrial consumer goods industries, and help build a sustainable future.

Domo Chemicals acquired Solvay’s Performance Polyamides business in 2020 and has sold the Technyl products globally since February 1, 2022, including in China, one of the company’s key strategic markets.

Investing More in Expanding Production Capacity in China

According to the company, Asia is the fastest growing market for polyamides in the world, with the majority of that growth concentrated in China. As an integrated producer of PA 6/66, Domo Chemicals is committed to improving and expanding its production facilities in China in order to increase capacity and establish a strong presence.

To this end, Domo Chemicals will continue to expand the capacity of its production site in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, which has been planned to be gradually introduced in three stages:

<ul><li>Since March 2022, an additional 6000 t of capacity has been made available, with the plant achieving the total capacity of 14,000 t of PA6 from April onwards.</li><li>A 35,000-t new plant in Haiyan is planned to be completed in the third quarter of 2023, in which the company has invested more than EUR 14 million (97 million yuan).</li><li>Going forward, the company will further expand the plant, gradually increasing its capacity to 50,000 t.</li></ul>

In addition to the expansion, the plant will also use renewable energy wherever possible, adopt advanced water and air treatment technologies to reduce water consumption and CO2 emissions, and fully comply with Health, Safety and Environmental Management System (HSE) regulations. Domo Chemicals will improve HSE compliance continuously and work closely with the local government, while partnering with key local and global customers to accelerate innovation and development across a wide range of industries.

The Domamid, Econamid and Thermec engineered material solution brands are gradually being combined under the Technyl high-performance polyamide family. Technyl 4 Earth is an environmentally friendly product based on recyclable materials and certified for CO2 reduction. The new plant will be equipped with the capability of offering Technyl 4 Earth.

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Fabrizio Cochi, Vice President Asian Operations: “Achieving the global rollout of Technyl is a key milestone in Domo Chemicals’ sustainability strategy to help our local customers in China to achieve their low carbon goals and increase their competitive advantage in the face of accelerating sustainability trends.”

Domo Chemicals will expand the capacity of its production site in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province in three stages.

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