Mercedes-Benz A-Class engine cover in bio-based polyamide from DSM
Mercedes-Benz has chosen a high performance polyamide largely made from renewable resources for the engine beauty cover of the brand-new Mercedes-Benz A-Class.
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New thermoplastic lift-gate solution
Styron develops first-in-market thermoplastic lift-gate solution for the New Renault Clio.
DuPont shows how collaboration generates better performance, lower cost
DuPont Performance Polymers is featuring an innovative automotive jounce bumper component to show how design, materials and processing can converge to deliver added performance and lower cost.
Borealis for the automotive industry.
Polyolefin-based innovations embraces more sustainable manufacturing Borealis and Borouge offer polyolefin-based (PO-based) innovations that embrace more sustainable manufacturing for Tier One suppliers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Akulon from DSM and HiPer-tex glass fibre allow to create CNG cylinders
Gastank Sweden unveils zero permeation lightweight composite CNG cylinders manufactured with Akulon Fuel Lock from DSM and HiPer-tex glass fibre from 3B.
Ultramid has been applied in the plastic air and oil modules for trucks
Ultramid, a plastic compound from BASF has, for the first time, found use in the charge-air section of a commercial vehicle.
Plastics Speedway a challenging online car racing game
Plastics Make it Possible has launched Plastics Speedway a challenging online car racing game that highlights many of the ways plastics contribute to automobile fuel-efficiency, safety, and design.