natural fibres and fillers | Innovation
Automotive moves Automotive Tier One Faurecia, meanwhile, says it has further improved the Nafilean 20% hemp reinforced polypropylene for injection moulding it has developed through compounder Automotive Performance Materials (a joint venture between it and French agricultural cooperative Interval). The new Nafilite process includes microcellular foaming to further reduce the weight of parts. Nafilite, which picked up the Sustainability Innova-
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Moulding trials on this front grille for the Renaut Kadjar demonstrate the good flow properties of Elix Polymers’ ABS-NF materials
at 1.12 g/cm3 , compared to 1.15. “ABS-NF is more easily
recycled than ABS- GF yet retains its properties better than glass-filled ABS after several processing cycles, thanks to the lower fibre size reduction,” the company claims. Heat stability is also said to be good, with a Vicat B50 of over 100°C, and surface quality high. Further- more, the grades meet stringent OEM emission requirements. Elix Polymers says several tests are now running at Tier Ones as well as at independent institutes. “Many other sectors have also expressed interest in this product, including the furniture industry, consumer goods, toys and the white goods industry,” the company says.
tion Award at this year’s JEC World composites exhibition in Paris in March, is already being used to produce several commercial parts, including the interior structure of the Alfa Romeo Giulia instrument panel. Faurecia says the foaming technology enables a weight saving of 30% against the current market reference for injection moulded structural parts in auto- motive interior. “The combination of weight saving, renewable
natural fibres and recyclable thermoplastic allows for an environmental impact reduction of up to 30%,” says a spokesperson for Faurecia. “Furthermore, to reach quality standards of automotive OEMs, the microcellu-
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