Presentation by Hans Van der Steen, Owens Corning,Global Business Development Leader, Structural Composites, at CAMX on October 16, 2014. Sheet molded compounds (SMC) allow the automotive industry to make large and complex parts at affordable cost, while meeting the specific requirements for structural applications in automobiles. This presentation reviews the performance of glass fiber multi-end rovings in epoxy resin systems and highlights the specific benefits this solution brings to the automotive industry.

2. Enabling Economical Vehicle Light
Weighting Through New Glass
Reinforcement Solutions
HANS VAN DER STEEN, OWENS CORNING,
Global Business Development Leader, Structural Composites
October 13-16, 2014
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, FL
Copyright © 2014 Owens Corning. All Rights Reserved. Image copyright: © Misha - Fotolia.com, © istock.com

3. Source: Owens Corning Marketing Intelligence
The Drivers for Composites
in Transportation
 Lower CO2 emissions
 Urbanization
 Globalization
 Need for light, less pollutant vehicles
 50% of automotive sales from BRIC
 Increased comfort demands
 Improve fuel efficiencies
 New OEM & market concentration
 Increased vehicle functionality
 Advanced composites solutions
 Advanced polymers
 High strength metals
 New battery materials & chemicals
Mega Trends
Transportation
Trends
Automotive
Industry Trends
Impact for
Materials
and Chemicals

4. Regulations, the key driver
for Light Weighting
US 2025[2]: 56.2
EU 2021: 60.6
Japan 2020: 55.1
China 2020[1]: 50.1
Brazil 2017[3]: 40.9
Mexico 2016 : 35.1
S. Korea 2015: 39.3
Canada 2025: 56.2
km/l
27
25
23
21
19
17
15
13
11
9
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
Miles per gasoline gallon normalized to CAFE
test cycle
US
Canada
Mexico
EU
Japan
China
S. Korea
India
Brazil
US km/l
 Solid lines : historical performance
 Dashed lines : enacted targets
 Dotted lines : proposed targets
Source : International Council of Clean Transportation ( ICCT), May 2014
http://www.theicct.org/info-tools/global-passenger-vehicle-standards.

5. The Trigger for Light Weighting,
Regional Regulations
 In Europe, the legal target of 130g/km set for 2015, is met two years in advance. 2013
CO2 emissions for new cars sold, fell 4% to an average 127grams/km.
Source: European Environment Agency April 2014
 The 95 gr/km cap on CO2 emissions in the EU will be fully implemented by 2021, and no
longer 2020 as initially foreseen.
Source: European Commission report Feb 2014
 The Chinese government revealed a new mandate requiring at least 30 percent of all
automobiles purchased by the government to be electric or “new energy” vehicles by 2016
Source: China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology July 14
Region
Enforcement scheme
Fiscal: Penalty for
excess emissions
Non-fiscal:Revoke
type-approval
certificate
Non-fiscal: publish
name of
manufacturer
US x x
EU x
Japan x x
Canada x x
China x x
S-Korea x
Source: International Council of Clean Transportation ( ICCT), May 2014

6. Dependent
on weight
36%
Independent
of weight
64%
Fuel consumption breakdown
Efficient Diesel Engines
Smart Gasoline Engines
Alternative Power Train
Designs
Alternative
Transmission Systems
Light Weighting With
The Use Of Composite
Use Of Bio Fuels And
Bio Diesel
Ways to reach emissions
& Fuel efficiency targets
-100Kg -0.35 l/100km -9.0 g/km
Pie data source: Owens Corning estimate, September 2014

7. Structural Composites,
the applications
Cross member
Pillars
Seat structures
Back seat floor
Central floor system
Roof structure
Door structure
(crash beam)
Battery housing
Suspension
Bumper beams
(crash cans)

8. Steel vs. Aluminum vs.Steel Composites vs. Steel
Weight Reduction ↓ ↓↓
Process Complexity ↑ ↑
Raw Mat. Cost ↑ ↑↑
Design Freedom = ↑
Function Integration = ↑
Source: Owens Corning estimate, September 2014
Structural Composites,
Competitive Solutions
Approximately
200kg of weight
reduction per vehicle
will be required
to address OEMs
CO2 gap
Short term
 Aluminum will displace
steel for one on
one replacement,
 With pure focus on
weight out.
Medium-long term
 Composites allow for
enhanced function
integration,
 But requires
re-engineering of
the car modules.

9. The Oportunity for
Reinforcements in
Structural Composites,
Vehicle
production
expected to
exceed 100MM
units* by 2020
Potential of
weight out due to
composites is
estimated at ~100 kg
by 2022
(20-25kg of
reinforcements
per car)
30.00
25.00
20.00
15.00
10.00
5.00
0.00
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Kg Composites/ Vehicule
Source: Owens Corning estimate, September 2014
The graph excludes the amount of non structural composites used in vehicles today
Highly
Structural
(300Kt)
Structural
(200Kt)
Semi-
Structural
(300Kt)

10. Source: Owens Corning estimate, September 2014
Why SMC for
structural composites
Steel vs. SMC versus Steel SMC versus Aluminum
Weight Reduction ↓↓ =
Function Integration ↑ ↑↑
Investments ↓↓ ↓↓
Raw Mat. Cost ↑↑ ↑
Design Freedom ↑ ↑↑
Process Complexity ↓ ↓
Cycle times ↑ ↑
Carbon Footprint ↓ ↓↓

11. FAST
IMPREGNATION
CO2 EMISSION
REGULATIONS
ME 1510
ROVING
VEHICLE
LIGHT WEIGHTING
EXCELLENT
PROCESSABILITY
DESIGNED FOR
NEW EPOXY SMC
TECHNOLOGY
LOW VOC
EMISSIONS
ME1510 MULTI-END ROVING

12. ME1510 MULTI-END ROVING
Product Benefits
 Designed for use with Epoxy SMC
 Fast impregnation
 Excellent process-ability
 Good surface appearance
 Designed for SMC low VOC3 emissions
Up to 63%1
glass loading
achievable
Up to25%2
part weight reduction
vs. steel
(1) Owens Corning lab, Besana, It, Nov.2012, Epoxy material system
(2) Owens Corning SMC Technical Cost Modelling analysis, 2013
(3) Volatile Organic Compound
Improved mechanical
properties vs. standard
SMC materials

13. SUPERIOR STRENGTH AND FLEXURAL MODULUS
+ 20% compared to Owens Corning ref. product
+ 23% compared to competitor
UP TO
25% PART
WEIGHT
REDUCTION
VS. STEEL
Flexural
Modulus
[Gpa *10]
Tensile
Strength
[Mpa]
Improved
mechanical
properties vs
standard SMC
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Flexural
Strength
[Mpa]
SMC molded laminates, Owens Corning Besana pilot line, Summer 2013
Pictures courtesy BASF, Germany
Impact
Charpy
[KJ/m²]
OC_ME1510
OC_P204
Competition
Good bonding
Weak bonding
Up to 63%1
glass loading
achievable
ME1510 MULTI-END ROVING
Product Benefits

14. Summary
Automotive Light Weighting will be one of the drivers
for composites growth in the next decade.
SMC is an attractive Process Technology for
Structural Composites
Epoxy SMC = no VOC emissions & good fatigue
Owens Corning ME1510 allows for high glass
loading which results in better mechanical properties.