Press Releases

PITTSFIELD, Mass., Nov. 19, 2012- SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business is applauding General Motors Co. (GM) for being named the winner in the Performance & Customization (Aftermarket) category of the Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE®) 42nd-annual Automotive Innovation Awards Competition. GM’s winning application is the carbon composite air extractor located on the hood of the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 sports car. This unique carbon fiber prepreg composite part pulls air through the lower grille and out through the hood, cooling the engine, increasing efficiency and reducing lift in the process. The part includes a water deflector molded from SABIC’s VALOX™ resin, which delivered the high mechanical and thermal performance needed in this demanding under-hood environment. The successful use of VALOX resin in this application not only allowed GM to bring the carbon fiber prepreg design to life, but also provides further evidence of SABIC’s proven track record and ongoing commitment to enable meaningful, high-end automotive solutions for its customers and the industry. View more and related images

PITTSFIELD, Mass., Nov. 19, 2012- Ambient lighting is a growing trend in automotive interior design, enhancing consumer appeal. So when Chrysler Group LLC designed the 2013 Dodge Dart compact for young, style-conscious car buyers, the automaker turned to SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business to help create stylish interior lighting at an affordable cost. In collaboration with Chrysler Group and Mitchell Plastics, SABIC contributed advanced materials and design and development expertise for the unique eye-catching ambient lighting design that surrounds the innovative floating island bezel, which houses the instrument cluster and Uconnect mediacenter. The floating island bezel is the centerpiece of the all-new Dodge Dart interior. SABIC’s high-performance CYCOLOY™ and GELOY™ resins with molded-in color enabled Chrysler to achieve the Dart’s next-generation interior, which epitomizes the latest in vehicle design innovation. This successful project with Chrysler demonstrates the design-enabling power of SABIC’s automotive resins and the company’s ability to collaborate and support its customers throughout the development process – from concept feasibility to production. View more and related images

PITTSFIELD, Mass., Nov. 19, 2012- SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business is applauding General Motors Co. (GM) for being named the winner in the Performance & Customization (Aftermarket) category of the Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE®) 42nd-annual Automotive Innovation Awards Competition. GM’s winning application is the carbon composite air extractor located on the hood of the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 sports car. This unique carbon fiber prepreg composite part includes a vent screen as well as a water deflector molded from SABIC’s VALOX™ resin, which delivered the high mechanical and thermal performance needed in demanding under-hood environments The successful use of VALOX resin not only allowed GM to bring the carbon fiber prepreg design to life but is also further evidence of SABIC’s proven track record and ongoing commitment to enable meaningful, high-end automotive solutions for its customers and the industry. View more and related images

Battice, Belgium – November 29, 2012– 3B-the fibreglass company has obtained Germanischer Lloyd (GL) approval for its newly developped SE2020 single-end rovings used mainly for the manufacturing of non-crimped fabrics used to make wind turbine blades. View more and related images

PITTSFIELD, Mass., Nov. 15, 2012- SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today announced that Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has chosen SABIC’s next-generation NORYL GTX™ 989 resin for the front fenders of its 2013 Outlander Sport crossover. The vehicle’s fenders are the first to be produced using 2-cavity injection molding with NORYL GTX resin, allowing MMC to cut cycle times in half and reduce tooling costs. Other major benefits of the SABIC material include weight savings vs. steel for fuel economy gains and sustainability benefits and flexibility to design the first North American fenders with integrated pedestrian head impact absorption brackets. MMC’s adoption of NORYL GTX 989 resin to mass produce the fenders demonstrates the increasing value of NORYL™ and NORYL GTX resin technology to the automotive industry and its importance to customers as a solution to address diverse manufacturing and sustainability needs. View more and related images

CLEVELAND – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, announced that DENSO Corporation, a leading supplier of automotive systems for all major global automakers, has selected GLS OnFlex™ thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) for use in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a new car model. Working in close cooperation with DENSO, PolyOne helped improve the in-service performance of the DENSO HVAC system while also reducing total system cost. View more and related images

Boston – JEC’s inaugural composites conferences and show for the Americas, held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center from Nov. 7 to 9, exceeded the composites industry’s expectations with an impressive showing of participating companies and expert presenters. View more and related images

San Jose, Calif. – Nov. 1, 2012 – Jabil Emerging Growth, the company’s entrepreneurial arm, today announced it has opened a new rapid prototyping facility here in their Silicon Valley site, dedicated to helping emerging companies transform their product designs into proofs of concept or quality prototypes – quickly, efficiently and economically. The multi-million-dollar facility, staffed with experienced engineers and supply chain experts, offers a standard 48 to 72-hour turnaround on engineering prototypes, with available expedited delivery times of 24 hours. In addition to speed, the rapid prototyping facility provides comprehensive services, such as bill of materials validation, AVL expansion, custom design, product testing, value analysis, value engineering, rapid rework services and supply chain optimization. Further, the facility’s location within Jabil’s San Jose, Calif. manufacturing plant enables a seamless transition from prototype to production. View more and related images

Solvay inaugurated today during an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Collonges-au-Mont-d’Or site in France its highly dispersible silica capacity production expansion and its modernized R&D facility. This investment follows a similar volume expansion last year in the US and the start-up in 2010 of a new plant in China. These three investments required in total EUR 74 million. View more and related images

BERLIN – At the European Bioplastics Conference today, PolyOne Corporation [NYSE:POL] introduced reFlex™ 300 bioplasticizer, the latest addition to the Company’s industry-leading family of Sustainable Solutions. Derived from rapidly renewable feedstocks and certified to contain 99 percent bio-based content, this non-phthalate alternative provides a one-for-one replacement for general-purpose plasticizers used in flexible vinyl formulations. This new material was developed to help customers meet their sustainability goals with a non-phthalate, bio-derived solution. View more and related images