CPRJ Lightweight Automotive & Interior VOC Emission Control Conference 2012 was successfully held in Chang Chun, Jilin from October 18-19. More than 160 guests attended the event co-organized by Adsale Publishing Limited, China Plastic & Rubber Journal and China FAW Group.
Focusing on weight reduction of automobiles and VOC emission control, various experts in the automotive and plastics industries presented their opinions and findings during the first day of the conference.
Stamax composite resins deliver similar stiffness performance to polyamide-steel hybrid (PA hybrid) systems, yet eliminate steel beam reinforcement. As a result, the material is said to make a vehicle lighter, leading to reduced fuel consumption and emissions. According to SABIC's Sustainable Product Scorecard, verified by GreenOrder, a sustainability consulting firm, an automotive front-end module made from Stamax composite resin can result in up to 44% lower energy footprint compared to a PA hybrid alternative from material sourcing through the end of product life, mostly as a result of the weight savings during vehicle use. Making 200,000 front-end modules with Stamax resin against a PA hybrid solution could save enough energy to power 14,900 homes in Europe for one year. Compared to steel, Stamax long glass fiber-filled polypropylene (LGFPP) is light in weight, do not corrode and facilitate parts integration that can streamline the vehicle assembly process. SABIC says this high-performance material also provides strong strength and dimensional stability, high flow for thin-wall structural components and exceptional design freedom. In addition, Stamax provides high heat deflection temperatures, high stiffness, low thermal expansion and low creep. The material, widely used in automotive front-end modules, door modules and seating structures before, is now used on tailgate structures and is also making inroads in under-the-hood applications where heat is non-critical, adds SABIC.
Rhodia Engineering Plastics, member of the Solvay Group, Valeo, global automotive supplier and car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen jointly carried out a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), which proved recycled Technyl polyamide (PA) reduces the overall environmental impact on the car component by 9-28%. The seven targeted criteria showed benefits ranging from 9-28% throughout the component's entire life cycle. Rhodia says it proved that selecting and using recycled Technyl PA significantly reduces the overall environmental impact. Furthermore, the results of the analysis indicate that the entire environmental benefit derives from Rhodia Engineering
3. Speech 1: "The Chinese Market for High
Performance Materials: Analysis and
Outlook".
Speaker: Zheng Kai
Deputy Director of the National General Engineering
Plastics Engineering Technology Research Center and
Secretary-General of the China Engineering Plastics
Industry Association, Secretary-General of China
Synthetic Resin Supply and Marketing Association
4. Speech 2: "Application of Glass fiber
reinforced material in automotive interiors and
exteriors".
Speaker: Li Jinghua
Senior Engineer of Technical Center Non-metallic
Research, China FAW Group Corporation
5. Speech 3: "The solution for indoor (vehicle) air
pollution and the interpretation of 'Guideline'
and 'Method'".
Speaker: Qian Hua
Vice Director of Shanghai Academy of Environmental
Sciences, Atmospheric Environmental Institute, Vice
Director of SAES Environmental Testing Laboratory
6. Speech 4: "Bayer lightweight solution
with Low VOC properties for automotive
industry"
Tom Chen, Automotive Key Account Manager of
Bayer Material Science
7. Speech 5: "Conair central conveying and
Resinwork drying system bring flexible and
reliable process for automotive industry".
Speaker: Benson Liu
Area Sales Manager of Conair Group
8. Speech 6: "PPS used in Automotive
application"
Speaker: Petunia Pang
Territory Accounts Sales Manager, Engineering
Polymer Group, Chevron Phillips Chemical
International Inc, HK
9. Speech 7: "The solution for interior VOC
materials in automobiles"
Li Qiang, Alloy Product R&D Manager of Shanghai
Kumhosunny Plastics Co Ltd, on
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