Automotive

Supplier of materials for acoustic and thermal management to the automotive industry, Autoneum, is increasing its production capacities in Asia with new plants in Changchun, China, and Pune, India.

Winterhur, Switzerland-based supplier of materials for acoustic and thermal management, Autoneum, has established a new business unit that will target the market for commercial vehicles.

Wielsbeke, Belgium-based manufacturer of polyamide (PA) 6 yarns, B.I.G.

A hybrid pasting material made from cellulosic and polymeric fibres for use in lead-acid batteries has been launched by Ahlstrom of Helsinki, Finland. 

Asahi Kasei has invested in a developer of bio-based artificial leather (Mirum) for automotive interiors, Natural Fiber Welding (NFW). 

A range of recyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) foam and trim materials for automotive seating has been launched by Magna International of Aurora, Ontario, Canada.

Autoneum has developed technologies that enable it to convert polyolefins recovered from discarded car bumpers into lightweight and durable outer liners for automotive wheelhouses.

A concept car that features seats covered with a velvet made from 100% recycled polyester (PES) that extends onto the floor and features three-dimensional (3D) patterns created by Stratasys’ 3D-pri

Flax fibre-based reinforcements (ampliTex) for composites from Bcomp will be used for the production of trims for the dashboard and doors of Volvo Cars' small, all-electric EX30 sports utility vehi

A waterless process for the dyeing of automotive textiles is being developed by Circotex of Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, and Borgstena Textile of Nelas, Portugal. 

A range of filter media impregnated with a resin based on lignin, a by-product of the production of pulp, has been launched for automotive applications by Ahlstrom of Helsinki, Finland.

A plant for the manufacture of fabrics and cushions for airbags is to be constructed in Vietnam by Autoliv Inc of Stockholm, Sweden. 

A novel epoxy prepreg has been developed by Composites Evolution for the manufacture of the floor-mounted battery box for Charge Cars' Ford Mustang-inspired ‘67 electric vehicle (EV). 

Autoneum, of Winterthur, Switzerland, has completed its acquisition of the automotive business of Borgers for €117 million thr

A strong 50-k carbon fibre for the production of pressure vessels is to be launched at JEC World by SGL Carbon of Wiesbaden, Germany. 

A fast process for producing carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) sandwich panels is being developed for use in automotive applications by Toray Industries of Tokyo, Japan. 

A recycled polyamide (PA) 66 that demonstrates the same processing characteristics and mechanical properties as virgin injection-moulding grades has been created from silicone-coated airbag-fabric

Australia-based manufacturer of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) wheels for cars, Carbon Revolution, is planning to trade shares on a national exchange in the USA following the signing of a m

Multi-layered tufted and needlepunched carpet systems made entirely from polyester (PES), making them easier to recycle than multimaterial systems, are being developed for automotive applications b

Following the signing of a contract, Freudenberg Performance Materials is to supply high-performance gas-diffusion layers for the stacks forming the cores of fuel-cell systems produced by a global

A continuous-fibre-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) from Lanxess is being used to produce a mechanically stable underbody panel for Chinese carmaker Li Auto Inc's Li L9 and Li L8 plug-in hybrid spo

A process for the fast and precise high-pressure resin-transfer moulding (HPRTM) of a near-to-net-shape dry carbon fibre preform to yield a structural part for automotive applications has been deve

A range of production-ready, flax fibre-reinforced plastic parts has been launched for use in the automotive industry by Cobra Advanced Composites (CAC) of Chonburi, Thailand.  

A glass fibre-reinforced polyamide (PA) 6 from Lanxess is being used by Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co KG to make cable connectors for wall-mounted electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations. 

Mikrosam is currently commissioning its latest and largest automated filament-winding line for the production of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) hydrogen-storage tanks for an Asian supplier

The developers of a lightweight, cost-effective reinforced polyurethane (PU) seatback for the 2022 Toyota Tundra have been presented with an Altair Enlighten Award for their achievement. 

Composite pick-up boxes for the 2022 Toyota Tundra Pickup truck are to be produced by Teijin Automotive Technologies at its new facility in Seguin, Texas, USA.

An extended range of acoustic insulation for blocking and absorbing the sounds generated by the drives of electric vehicles has been unveiled by Autoneum of Winterthur, Switzerland.

A method for keeping carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP)-based structural batteries cool is being developed by researchers at Drexel University of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

A carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic hydrogen-storage tank for use in the heavy-duty transport sector has been developed through a 12-month project by three partners in the UK. 

TRB Lightweight Structures and Kordsa are to work together to develop sustainable lightweight composites for the automotive industry, after forming a partnership.  

A range of products for the automotive and bedding industries, and technologies for use in many other applications, will be showcased Milliken & Co when it makes its debut at IDEA.

Teijin Automotive Technologies of Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA, has begun commercial operation of a 39 000-m² facility for the manufacture of composite parts in the Wujin National Hi-Tech

Novel, sustainable door-pulls made from artificial silk fibre are being used by Mercedes-Benz of Stuttgart, Germany, in its latest concept car, the Vision EQXX.  

Ahlstrom-Munksjö of Helsinki, Finland, has added products for the filtration of fuel-cell intake-air to its FiltEV 

A lightweight, sound-absorbing felt that can be installed in areas of a vehicle's interior with complex geometries – making it a suitable alternative for foam – has been launched by Autoneum of Win

Toray Industries is increasing the prices of its polyamide (PA) 66 yarns and fabrics for automotive airbag applications by around 20%, starting from 1 December 2021.

Two fine-dust filters that can reduce the particulate emissions of a demonstrator van by more than 50% have been developed by German companies Mann+Hummel of Ludwigsburg and Mercedes-Benz of Stuttg

Ahlstrom-Munksjö of Helsinki, Finland, has expanded its FiltEV range⁽¹⁾ of filtration media for use

DuPont Mobility & Materials has opened three global centres of excellence (COEs) to accelerate its development and testing of new products for electric vehicles (EVs).

Surface materials for the multifunctional interiors of electric and autonomous vehicles are being developed and supplied by Continental of Hannover, Germany, which says that the market for these pr

From 2022 onwards, Continental will use polyester (PES) yarns derived from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles in the production of carcasses for its tyres. 

A range of filtration media for use in electric vehicles (EVs) has been launched by Ahlstrom-Munksjö of Helsinki, Finland.

A para-aramid nanofibre (called Kevlar MicroCore) for the production of separators for lithium-ion batteries has been launched by DuPont of Wilmington, Delaware, USA.

Weav3D is to work with Global Alliance Automotive (GAA) AG to promote the use of its economical, high-volume process (also called Weav3D) for the production of composite parts in the automotive ind

A para-aramid nanofibre has been developed as a separator for lithium-ion batteries.

Teijin Ltd of Tokyo, Japan, is to invest approximately €10 million in a line for the compression-moulding of glass fibre-reinforced sheet-moulding compound (GF-SMC) in Czechia.

Kordsa is supplying carbon fibre fabrics to TRB Lightweight Structures for the mass-production of parts of battery enclosures for electric vehicles (EVs).