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The material selection platform
Coatings Ingredients
The material selection platform
Coatings Ingredients
Online Course

Automotive Plastics: 2023 Material Innovations for Light-weight ICEs & Emerging EVs

On-Demand Course

Recorded onJun 7,2023

Ease your automotive plastic material selection for ICEs and EVsby gaining insights on the latest plastics resins, composites, additives… innovations in EVs as well as internal combustion engine vehicles. Understand the current challenges as well as opportunities for OEMs by reviewing the changing landscape of consumer attitudes, product availability, electronic vehicles economics, and regulatory tailwinds.


Dr. Donald will share latest key automotive plastics materials innovations. To name a few:


  • Smart Panels solutionfrom engineering plastics for front and rear panels, that advance the emergence ofgrille-less designs for EVs.
  • Continuous-fiber-reinforced PolyPropylene (PP)composite materials that provide lightweight solution as mechanically stable underbody paneling components for new vehicle applications.
  • New recycled & bio-based polyolefin formulationsthat can replace traditional polyolefin materials in a range of applications including transportation such asautomotive Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning(HVAC) systems

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Don Rosato Presented By:
Donald Rosato

Length:90 min

Course Type:Innovation
Level:Advanced

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Why should you view this course?

Faced with stringent fuel-economy and emissions policies, OEMs are adopting the use of lighter weight materials in automotive components and parts, along with part optimization/consolidation & the use of innovative processes.



Additionally, regulations in major car markets like China, the European Union, and the United States… compel OEMs to produce more EVs with rising interests in consumers as well.



However, the challenge is to achieve vehicle innovation goals without loss of performance or aesthetics as well as reduce cost. Moreover, material selection is affected by number of factors like formability, assembly methods, paint technologies, corrosion protection requirements, cost per unit of weight saved…


Join this course and:


  • Speed up your R&D decisionswith an understanding of the latest EV & ICEs automotive materials innovations (Fiber reinforced plastic composites, ultra-low-density SMC advances, plastic-metal and organic hybrid technology…) and applications landscape.
  • Better select automotive materials(plastics/composites) by understanding the analysis of how energy, design & interior challenges translate into difficulty in addressing materials.
  • 提高盈利能力by learning about strategies to reduce cost such as decontenting, optimizing urban range, battery leasing etc.

Who should view this course?

Plastic resin manufacturers, additive suppliers想了解最新的汽车伴侣rials innovations & realize how their materials fit into that landscape.


Compounders, OEMlooking to better select resins/ additives… to reach latest automotive innovation goals without losing on performance as well as reduce overall costs.


Brand Ownerswho wish to get a holistic view of major players, market drivers, current challenges & technology advances.


Course Outline

The following sections will be covered during this session:


  1. Automotive E-Mobility & ICE Innovations Overview
    • Automotive Innovations Market Drivers
    • Automotive Innovations Technology Trends
    • Market/Technology Overview: The Global EV Market
    • SpecialChem Materials Selector

  2. Electric Vehicle (EV) & ICE Material Advances
    • Thermoplastic Resins
    • Additive Options
    • Emerging composites

  3. Electric Vehicle (EV) & ICE Process Technologiess

  4. Electric Vehicle (EV) & ICE Applicationss
    • Interior
    • exterior
    • Emerging Composites

  5. The Future of Automotive E-Mobility & ICE Innovations

  6. Major Automotive Innovation Players/References

  7. 30 mins Q&A- Ask your question directly from the expert!


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Members Reviews

The course provided a very good overview on current developments.

Bernd Nass , from Clariant Plastics & Coatings (Deutschland) GmbH

Learned trends in EV plastics for lightweight, as my company product a blowing agent / light weight filler that is used in plastic composite materials..

Carl Williams , from Nouryon

Satisfied! Many different applications for EV vehicles. Overview over everything.

Kristina Frädrich , from L.Brüggemann GmbH & Co.KG

It gave me some specific examples of innovations in the space, who is leading in certain aspects, etc.

Ryan Thaner , from Boston Consulting Group

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