Automotive
Celanese to Acquire DuPont’s Engineering Plastics
Celanese will acquire nearly all of DuPont’s engineering thermoplastics, except for its Delrin, Multibase and Tedlar products.
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Electrification Sparks Changes in Automotive Design
Cars are marketed to consumers as everything from a form of personal expression to a reflection of the American experience, but ultimately they’re about moving people, and moving the car comes down to the motor.
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Rethinking the Radiator Grille: Award-Winning Part Combines Processes
BMW turned to Engel to supply an automated cleanroom cell that combines thermoplastic backmolding of a film and polyurethane processing to create the iX’s SPE 2021 Grand Award winning badge.
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Sleek and Sustainable Jaguar F-Pace Contrast Roof Produced with AERO’s Game Changing Sustainable Material Technology
AERO’s single-stage durable film technology includes adhesive/primer, color, and self-healing clear coat.
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Covestro and TactoTek Debut Smart Surfaces at CES 2022
Covestro’s PC resin and films paired with TactoTek’s in-mold structural electronics (IMSE) to make demonstration devices featuring integrated controls, electronics and displays.
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15 Headlines I’d Like to See in ’22
Extrapolating from recent news and trends, I twisted the dial from “Reasonable Possibilities” to “A Bit of Fantasy”
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SPE Automotive Awards Give Nod to 'Firsts' & Pandemic Solutions
The 50th annual automotive innovations awards recognized several “firsts” and an added category of innovative solutions for COVID-19 protection.
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New Grades Target Electric Vehicles
SABIC says the two new glass-fiber-reinforced grades of Noryl bring enhanced flame retardancy and impact strength to battery modules and housings in electric vehicles (EV).
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The Accidental Molder
Peyton Owen came to plastics after decades in commercial real estate, but by empowering his employees through listening, he’s learning molding and success at D&M Plastics.
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BP and Lanxess in Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Raw Materials for Production of Nylon 6
BP will provide sustainably produced cyclohexane to Lanxess’s production site in Antwerp, Belgium.
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