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Automotive Awards Highlight ‘Firsts,’ Emerging Technologies

Annual SPE event recognizes sustainability as a major theme.

SPE 2023 Automotive Awards Highlight ‘Firsts’ and Emerging Technologies

Nods given to several ‘firsts’ as well as rapidly emerging technologies with sustainability nearly always a major theme.

PPS for Battery Applications

Materials are formulated for overmolding and said to be ideal for EV components such as busbars, fluid pumps, sealed systems and electrical connectors.

Celanese to Unveil Latest Portfolio of Materials for Electric Vehicles

At upcoming Electric Vehicle Symposium, Celanese will showcase prototype of an all-in-1 battery module.

Design Optimization Software Finds Weight-Saving Solutions Outside the Traditional Realm

Resin supplier Celanese turned to startup Rafinex and its Möbius software to optimize the design for an engine bracket, ultimately reducing weight by 25% while maintaining mechanical performance and function.

Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials, Part 28: Making LCP's Melt Processable

Liquid-crystal polymers based on a single monomer produces a polymer with a very high melting point.This presents two problems. Here’s how they were solved.

Celanese to ‘Shine’ at CES 2023 with Expanded Portfolio of Materials

With it acquisition of DuPont’s engineering resins, Celanese’s resin solutions for automotive electrification, e-mobility and consumer electronics are plentiful.

New Technology Bonds Aluminum With Polyamides

With many benefits for numerous potential applications, including in the burgeoning electric vehicle market, Celanese’s Zytel Bonding Technology achieves stronger bonds than overmolding or welding.

Resins & Additives for Sustainability in Vehicles, Electronics, Packaging & Medical

Material suppliers have been stepping up with resins and additives for the ‘circular economy,’ ranging from mechanically or chemically recycled to biobased content.

Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Polyesters

Beyond PET, PBT and their analogues, development of polyester chemistry led to unsaturated thermosetting resins, copolyester thermoplastic elastomers, liquid-crystal polymers and, most recently, biopolymers.

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.

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.

Materials: Home-Compostable Biopolymer Alternative to Single-Use Plastics

Celanese’s new BlueRidge cellulosic for extrusion and injection molding aimed at hard-to-recycle single-use plastics.

Polykemi Swiftly Responds with Material Delivery to Manufacturer of Respirators

Polykemi’s PP-based compound urgently needed for respirator filtration components in the fight against Coronavirus.

2019 SPE Auto Innovation Award Winners Shined with Several 'Firsts' and Broad Transferability

Making its mark, additive manufacturing had its own category for the second year and was used in the winner of the aftermarket category.

2019 SPE Auto Innovation Award Winners

There were many ‘firsts’ with broad transferability.

Next-Generation Technologies Benefit Demand for LCPs

‘5G’ and ‘3D printing’ are key drivers in growing demand for LCPs according to FactMR study.

A Bright Future for Thermally Conductive Plastics

Lighter weight, lower cost, and greater impact strength, moldability and customization are rapidly driving demand for thermoplastics that help keep electronics, lighting and car engines cool.

Several Thermoplastic 'Firsts' Among 2018 SPE Automotive Awards

With the addition of an Additive Manufacturing slot, all nine categories exemplify innovation and transferability in the use of plastics.

Nylon 66: Pricing & Supply Issues Spur Processors to Consider Alternatives

While the nylon 66 tightness may not prove long-lasting, resin suppliers, compounders, and distributors have mobilized to offer processors an array of ‘replacement’ materials.

Long Fiber PP Compounds Drive Innovation in Automotive

Long fiber thermoplastic polypropylene ( LFT PP) is now widely used in automotive front-end carriers, instrument-panel carriers, door panels, consoles, pedals, under-body shields and more.

Winners of 2017 SPE Automotive Awards Wow with Many ‘Firsts’

Innovative, transferable, and intelligent use of thermoplastics capture eight of nine categories.

New Materials Acquisitions and Development Collaborations

Both Celanese and Radici’s Itema have completed deals that expand their material offerings in engineering thermoplastics and composites, respectively.

Automotive Plastics: New Thermoplastic Solutions Redefine ‘Performance’ from All Angles

Lightweighting and resistance to heat, chemicals and weathering drive developments in thermoplastics for interiors, exteriors, underhood, powertrain and chassis.

Thermoplastics in Expanded Automotive Applications

From all angles, new thermoplastic solutions redefine ‘performance’.

Price Increases on Polyacetal and UHMW-PE Underway

POM, UHMW-PE join other commodity engineering resins in moving up in price.

New Resins & Additives Galore at K 2016

A wide range of interesting developments in materials technologies were sprinkled in with some intriguing announcements of new ventures at K 2016.

K2016 Reporter’s Notebook: Materials News

Celanese to offer PEEK, TPE; SABIC eyes new Gulf Coast facility; Covestro displays automotive, electronics innovations; and Baerlocher launches heat stabilizer for recycled resins.

3 Interesting Materials Finalists of SPE Auto Innovation Awards

Two novel injection molded components and a blow molded one made possible by modified or new materials.

New Nylon Entrant Brings Differentiated Technology to the Table

Celanese already has some grades of its nylon 6 and 66 offering available.

Body Exterior Finalists of SPE Auto Innovation Awards

Exterior applications meriting mention from the 2015 SPE Auto Innovation Awards include entrants from Ford and GM.

Body Interior Finalists SPE Auto Innovation Awards

Check out these interesting finalists of the 2015 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards within the body interior category.

Carbodeon Granted U.S. Patent for Nanodiamond-Containing Plastics

With thermally conductive plastics rapidly growing in demand, the addition of nanodiamonds to the arsenal of thermally-conductive fillers is only welcome.