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Put the many advantages of Ticona's Engineering Polymers for automotive interior applications to work for you today.

Beautiful Performance

Beautiful Performance

Functional polymers to improve design aesthetics and reduce overall costs

Ticona’s Engineering Polymers combine high performance, functionality and aesthetics for the most challenging applications, like automotive interiors and exteriors, water transfer applications, consumer products, appliances and specialty fabrics. Our outstanding technical expertise and industry knowledge helps provide designers the look they’re looking for with:

Looks That Thrill™
Our polymers add outstanding aesthetics as well as long-lasting performance and value to applications with:

  • DashboardMolded-in colors
  • UV stable colors
  • Special effects: metallic, speckled, granite, pearlescent, fluorescent
  • Colors with controlled gloss
  • Laser-markable colors
  • FDA/NSF-compliant colors
  • Flame-retardant grades
  • Technical fiber grades
  • Elimination of painting and other secondary finishing operations

Color Technology/Color Development

  • Color MatchColor sells – attract customers and reinforce your branding
  • Ticona has thousands of colors, creates custom colors – and offers quick turn-around color matching
  • Reduced system costs – Molded-in color eliminates expensive priming and painting, plating and secondary packaging of painted parts

UV Additives

  • WipersUsing Ticona UV grades can help extend the life of your polymers
  • Auto spec colors available
  • Get the soft-touch feel with UV-grade Riteflex® TPC-ET

Media-resistant Grades

  • Washing MachineExcellent candidates for washing machines, dishwashers, showerheads, irrigation, conveyor belt links, sprinklers
  • Polymers used in water applications need improved chemical resistance
  • Increased consumer demand for antimicrobial products
  • Interest in materials with more structural capabilities
  • Continued cost sensitivity

Structural Aesthetic – Celstran® LFRT

  • Jeep DoorCombines structural and aesthetic requirements
  • Low density material weight and cost savings
  • Outstanding dimensional stability
  • Excellent mechanical properties
  • Allows integration of components
  • Molded-in colors

Laser-markable – Hostaform® / Celcon® POM, Celanex® PBT, Celstran® LFRT, Riteflex® TPC-ET, Vandar® PBT Alloy

  • LasermarkableSharp, crisp, indelible images on low-gloss or high-gloss surfaces
  • Ability to mark on smooth or textured surfaces and on flat, curved and recessed surfaces
  • Indelible marking, no painting required
  • Ideal for high-wear/abrasion applications
  • Resistant to greases and other aggressive chemicals

FR Parts Get Long-term Color and Gloss Retention – Celanex®5214HF

  • HandlesConsumers get the shiny finish for years, manufacturers get easier processing
  • Celanex® 5214HF parts show little to no yellowing or blooming under high heat and UV exposure
  • Smooth and glossy finish right from the mold
  • Eliminate  painting and associated costs, VOC emissions

MetaLX™ Metal-Effects Polymers – Hostaform®/Celcon® acetal copolymer, Celanex® PBT, Riteflex® TPC-ET

  • Metallic PartEliminate painting, plating and secondary finishing operations
  • Very bright, satin chrome appearance
  • Metallic brilliance with or without the speckled look
  • Color matching possible to interior painted metallic colors
  • Special effects colors
  • UV resistant
  • Laser markable

Gloss Applications

High-gloss applications

  • OvenGood thermal performance at high heat
  • Able to fill large parts
  • No discoloration due to heat and UV exposure
  • Excellent stain and mar resistance

Low-gloss applications – Hostaform®/Celcon® POM

  • 80% lower gloss
  • Meets OEM gloss and color stability specs
  • Excellent UV resistance
  • Soft touch, warm matte feel
  • Durable, scratch resistant surface
  • Excellent dimensional stability
  • Molded-in color, eliminates painting, plating and secondary finishing
  • Over 50 colors matched, including blacks, maroons and dark blues

Antimicrobial Resistance

  • Anti-microbialTicona’s antimicrobial protection is homogeneously mixed at the molecular level to provide maximum protection throughout the part – not just on the surface
  • Retards mold and slime formation
  • NSF Standard 61 Drinking Water System component listed
  • FDA Indirect Food Contact compliant

Interior and Exterior Protection – Riteflex® TPC-ET

Outdoor Injection Molded Parts

  • TagSurfaces on animal tags, cables and other exterior parts are protected from weathering and crazing with advanced Riteflex grades

Monofilaments

  • Monofilaments, multi-filaments and nonwovens used for indoor and outdoor seating fabrics, automotive upholstery, canopies and trampolines get UV/weathering resistance with Riteflex grades

Low Odor/Low Emission – Hostaform®/Celcon® XAP® acetal copolymer, Celstran® LFRT

  • Auto InteriorMeet future trends and guidelines for odorless components
  • Reduce VOCs
  • Low carbon emission
  • Molded-in color
  • UV resistant
  • Excellent dimensional stability
  • Low temperature impact strength
  • Scratch resistant

 

For more information on Ticona's advanced polymers for great looks and reduced overall costs, contact Steve.Bassetti@ticona.com

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