SABIC Innovative Plastics’ SABIC® STAMAX® Long Glass Fiber PP Helps Hyundai Sonata’s Plastic Door Module Win 2010 SPE Innovation Award

Published Nov 10, 2010

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Nov. 10, 2010 — SABIC Innovative Plastics today announced that its lightweight, high-performance SABIC® STAMAX® long glass fiber polypropylene (LGFPP) resin helped Hyundai-Kia Motors win a coveted Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) 2010 Innovation Award on Nov. 9. The Chassis Hardware category award honored the 2011 Hyundai Sonata’s plastic door module featuring an integrated window guide rail. This major application, which utilized STAMAX 30-percent glass-reinforced resin to replace steel in all four door panels, cut total vehicle weight by approximately 4 lbs (2 kgs), enabled 21 components to be integrated into a single injection-molded part, and cut overall system costs by streamlining five assembly processes into one.