Automotive Interiors
Material Solutions for Cars
If a car's appearance is beautiful on the lot, it will attract attention. If it feels good and operates smoothly inside, it will attract even more buyers. From aesthetic features, such as the shade of the dashboard, to technology components such as the interactive GPS screen, choosing materials that create a comfortable, safe, and reliable experience for the driver is crucial to a successful care sale.
Highlights
- Watch your palette pop with polymer colorants that OEM designers around the world rely on for consistent, vibrant hues
- Boost the visual appeal of plastic surfaces with special effect colorants and engage our ColorWorks™ collaborative design service for support
- Gain efficiency with recycled materials through our PCR color prediction service
- Replace paint with molded-in color (MIC) solutions fueled by a simulation service to optimize molding
- Maintain like-new plastic surface appearance with our scratch resistance and antistatic additives
- Design any application space - from seats to control panels - with cost-effective, lightweight engineered materials
- Reduce component weight with chemical foaming agents and predict material behavior of the foamed parts with our 3D simulation software
Technologies
| Product Name | Description | Characteristics | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesa™ Scratch & Mar Resistance Additives | Scratch resistance masterbatch solution | Reduction of scratch and mar visibility on plastic surfaces | Available for different polymers |
| Cesa™ Stat Antistatic Additives | Antistatic masterbatch solutions | Reduction of dust accumulation caused by static charges | Permanent antistatic properties |
| ColorWorks™ Design & Technology Centers | Collaborative color design services | Locations in Asia, EMEA, Latin America and the U.S. | Multi-disciplinary expertise |
| Hydrocerol™ Chemical Foaming Agents | Foaming additives and pre-production prediction service | Weight reduction | Good surface finish |
| Maxxam™ | Compounded PP | Variety of formulations | Extensive OEM approvals |
| OnColor™ FX Special Effect Colorants | Special effect masterbatches | Increased visual appeal | Metallics, speckles, granite, marble, and more |
| OnColor™ Polymer Colorants | Color Concentrates | Vehicle color harmony | Thousands of OEM approvals |
| OnFlex™ LO | Low-odor TPE for HVAC, non-slip surfaces and mats | Low odor | Broad range of tactile feel |
| reSound™ REC | Recycled content TPEs for automotive interiors | 35-45% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content | Meets standards for VOC & FOG |
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