Manufacturing Industry
Trexel, Rhodia teaming up on nylon blend.
Plastics News, July, 2006 by Miel, Rhoda
Byline: Rhoda Miel Trexel Inc. and Rhodia SA are joining forces to create a nylon blend specially formulated for use with the MuCell process - which could fuel 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 the glossy Class A surface needed for parts like engine covers and rocker covers. "It's possible to engineer a resin that's MuCell-specific,'' David Bernstein, president and chief executive officer of Woburn,...
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