SABIC Showcases Disruptive Innovation in Thermoplastic Composite Materials and Manufacturing at JEC World 2018

Published Mar 05, 2018

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is featuring at JEC World 2018, several new breakthrough innovations in materials and manufacturing designed to drive broader adoption of strong, lightweight thermoplastic composites across the automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics and energy industries. Specifically, the company is displaying in stand L84, Hall 5, its growing portfolio of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite (CFRTC) tapes; releasing the results of an externally certified life cycle analysis of a passenger car side door using this material; and previewing a revolutionary, fully automated, large-scale production system for composite laminates that optimizes quality, speed, flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Moreover, SABIC will be exhibiting at JEC’s Innovation Planet, a new application concept for the aircraft industry with a thermoplastic composite seatback featuring a hollow channel design.