Borealis and Borouge announce the introduction of the new lightweight grades Fibremod WE380HP and Daplen EE058AI engineered to enable the automotive industry to achieve greater cost efficiency, higher performance and improved sustainability in vehicle components. 

Solutions for the Global Automotive Industry 

Thermoplaste

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The better a thermoplastic flows, the wider is its processing window. A product innovation for easy-flowing materials is presented by Lanxess Deutschland GmbH, Cologne, Germany, with Durethan BKV 30 XF, a polyamide 6 (PA6) with 30 % glass fiber content. It is over 17 % more easy-flowing than its predecessor and 62 % more easy-flowing than the standard material (Fig. 3). For approximately just as good mechanical properties, it is also claimed to achieve high-quality surfaces. There are also new developments in PA6 compounds that are reinforced with 30 % of a mixture of glass fibers and glass microspheres. Durethan BG 30 X XF, BG 30 X H2.0 XF and BG 30 X H3.0 XF, besides high flowability, also show an extremely low tendency to warp. According to the manufacturer, for a good mechanical property profile, the flowability is over 30 % higher than for a standard PA6. The target market of the thermally stabilized H3.0 grades, with a very low copper and halide content, are components for the electronics industry like plugs, connectors and fuse boxes. The H2.0 grade is specially targeted at component applications that are black pigmented and high thermally loaded. 

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Fluently to Success 

Thermosets offer high mechanical performance and, thanks to their low initial viscosity, permit the efficient series manufacture of composite parts by resin transfer molding. The main advantage of thermoplastics is that they can be thermoformed, welded and recycled. These advantages are now combined in a newly developed thermoplastic acrylic resin system, which offers new possibilities for the production of fiber-reinforced composites with short cycle times. 

Thermoformable Acrylic Resin Systems for Large-Scale Production  

Harze

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Combining the Best of Two  Polymer Worlds 

Nowadays, wearing comfort and minimum weight coupled with high strength, toughness, and durability are some of the most important requirements for sports and leisure articles – regardless of whether winter sports or racing bicycle, smart watches or drones. Novel polyamide formulations permit the design of lightweight and efficient sports and leisure equipment. 

Low Density and Outstanding Mechanical Properties but without Fiber Reinforcement 

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

High Performance without High Weight 

A low-warpage, flame-retardant PBT-ASA material has been developed for the housings of a battery management unit and two cell monitoring units. Both assemblies have recently been used in the lithium-ion battery systems of a small compact car. The material has low warpage and is flame-retardant. It also offers high chemical resistance, low emissions, and high toughness and stiffness. 

PBT Blend Developed for Battery System Components in Mass-Produced Electric Vehicles 

Steckverbinder

Gehäuse aus Kunststoff

Energiemanagement / Ladetechnik

Flammschutzmittel

New Plastic Housing Material for e-Power Units under the Hood  

Plastic compounds are becoming increasingly specialized and have to offer more and more functions simultaneously. Not only are the requirements regarding to technical characteristics getting stricter. Sustainability is steadily coming into focus as well, with bio-based or recycled material versions. 

Pushing Material Properties to the Limit, Combining Materials, and  Finding Alternative Raw Materials 

Hochleistungskunststoffe

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Verbände, Institutionen, Messen

Down to the Smallest Detail 

TER HELL PLASTIC GMBH, one of the leading distribution and compounding companies for plastics raw materials in Germany, Europe and China. It is an important partner of well-known, global plastics manufacturers such as Azoty Tarnow, Chevron Phillips, Clariant, DSM, Evonik, Franplast, Momentive, Lucobit, Polimeri, Sabic, Samsung, Teknor Apex and Total Petrochemicals.

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Kunststoffverarbeitung: Verfahren

Ter Hell Plastic GmbH

Biokunststoffe

Compoundeure

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

Pigmente

Polyacetale

Polyacrylate

Polycarbonat

Polyester

geba Kunststoffcompounds GmbH

UV- and weathering-resistant components with a high-quality surface straight from the machine without post-finishing are in demand for automotive exterior applications. This combination of properties is only possible with targeted compound developments, as the example of a radiator grill demonstrates. 

Polypropylene Replaces Acrylonitrile-Styrene-Acrylic Ester and UV-Resistant Paint for Exterior Applications 

Like Modern Ship Figureheads 

Transparent plastics are used in medical technology for disposable articles such as catheter accessories, blood/plasma separators, thorax drainage sets, and medical filter and device housings. Since they are being exposed to increasingly aggressive solvents, disinfectants and drugs (for example new cancer drugs), these plastic articles have to be comprehensively tested for their chemical resistance. 

Chemical and Environmental Stress-Crack Resistance of PMMA-Based Compounds in the Medical Environment 

Medizintechnik

Maintaining Clarity Long-Term 

Emerald‘s high performance antioxidants, plasticizers, nucleating agents, epoxy resins and modifiers are the key components you need to ensure lasting performance and optimize processing characteristics. Today‘s toughest, most flexible plastics rely on Emerald‘s innovative chemistry and expertise. Featuring:

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Beschichten von Kunststoffen

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Oberflächentechnik

Beschichten von Metallen, allgemein

Duroplaste

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Emerald Performance Materials

The so-called M·Vera grades can be processed in the injection molding process and in the extrusion process.

Bio-Fed’s Contribution to the EU Green Deal 2030

Masterbatches

Sustainable PLA-Based Compounds

The RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers Business Area is adding significantly to its global production capacity with new construction and installations in North America, Europe and China.

Kunststoff

Bauwesen

Baustoffe

Radici Increases Production Worldwide

Bipolar plates are one of the key components of fuel cells and redox flow batteries. They consist of plastics compounds highly filled with electrically conductive materials. To save space, cut costs, and reduce weight, there is increasing demand for the production of thinner plates without compromising robustness and service life. This can be achieved using modified polymers. With a new technology, bipolar plate films based on these modified polymers can be processed as coils.

Modified Conductive Compounds Make It Possible to Manufacture Bipolar Plates from a Bipolar Film Coil

Brennstoffzelle

Elektronik

Stromversorgung

Brennstoffzellen

Mobilität

Folien

Halbzeuge und Zwischenprodukte

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

Ultrathin Bipolar Plates for Fuel Cells

Lehvoss will be coming to Fakuma with compounds for lightweight construction applications, including those intended to serve as metal substitutes.

Messe Fakuma

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Andere Werkstoffe

Replacing Metals with PPA Compounds

MCAM about its KyronMAX Structural Thermoplastic Compounds

The company presents new formulas of structural thermoplastic materials reaching 414 MPa tensile strength.

Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM), Mesa, AZ/USA, expanded the product line of its KyronMAX structural thermoplastic materials with new resin formulations to meet the requirements of applications in the medical, oil & gas, aerospace, automotive, and recreation market segments.

The KyronMAX line is based around structural compounds which, according to the company, are the strongest compounds for the injection molding process in the world. These compounds can be used to replace steel in a structural component. The new materials are able to reach 414 MPa (60,000 psi) tensile strength.

Metal replacement, particularly in automotive components, has become a part of OEMs lightweighting and sustainability programs, Dave Wilkinson, Technology Director for MCAM, says. “We’ve done studies on the savings of using KyronMAX compounds to replace metal. When you start taking weight out of the material you get a massive CO2 reduction because you don’t need as much fuel to power the vehicle.” Additionally, KyronMAX technology enables very complex parts to be injection molded and retain the strength and mechanical performance of metal.

A bracket made of the new structural thermoplastic compounds

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Produkt Mitsubishi 1.3.2021

Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials (MCAM)

With more than 80 years of experience, 30 branch offices in 20 countries, and a team of technical service experts, engineers, and application development managers, Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials is the global, vertically integrated leader for researching, developing, and manufacturing of high-performance materials.

For more information visit: <a href="https://www.mcam.com/" target="_blank">www.mcam.com.</a>

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