Bio TPO Sheet for Interior Trim

This award-winning application required the development of a manufacturing technology to produce a high (25 wt-%) bio-mass (from sugarcane waste) content TPO sheet material for the crash pad and door-trim skins. Development also required optimized use of electron beam to control TPO cross-link density as well as multi-head corona treatment equipment to improve adhesion between the bio-TPO and urethane coating.  Although the new material represented a 10% direct-cost increase, because the cost of the bio-based TPO is not based on price fluctuations in petroleum inputs, long term it should save money while reducing carbon emissions and VOCs.

OEM/Vehicle Hyundai Motor Group 2014 Kia Soul EV System Supplier Hyundai Mobis Material Processor Hyundai Mobis

Material Supplier LG Hausys Resin Biozen bio-TPO (PP+ bio-PE)

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