Manufacturing Industry

Trexel, Rhodia teaming up on nylon blend.(NPE2006)

Plastics News, June, 2006

Byline: Rhoda Miel Trexel Inc. (Booth N5908) and Rhodia SA are joining forces to create a nylon blend specially formulated for use with the MuCell process - which could potentially fuel future growth for both companies in under-the-hood automotive applications. Automakers like MuCell's microcellular process for its ability to produce dimensionally stable parts, but do not like the surface appearance of those parts.

Working with Rhodia's Technyl Star line, though, the two companies have created a blend that can contain all the dimensional improvements of MuCell, but with a glossy Class A surface needed for parts like engine covers and rocker covers. "It's possible to engineer a resin that's MuCell-specific,'' said David Bernstein, president and chief...

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