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offered both as virgin material and as sustainable blends, meeting high standards of quality and environmental compatibility. They allow processors to tailor material properties to their specific requirements while enhancing their environmental footprint.


Another highlight is its carbon fibre-reinforced


PA66 compounds with filler levels of 30% and 40%. These offer a combination of strength and light- weight potential, for demanding technical applica- tions. As with its PBT compounds, Pal Plast is also in the process of collecting and providing rheological and Digimat data for these materials. “With Palran Statec and our new carbon fibre-


Above: Plastron LFT RA627P from Polyplastics, combines PP and cellulose fibres for applications such as speaker diaphragms


higher specific rigidity than 30% short glass fibre-reinforced PP resin. The company also plans to launch a 40%


glass-reinforced grade of Durafide rG-PPS by the end of this year. It will develop optimum formula- tions which will play a role in helping achieve circularity of engineering plastics by using me- chanically recycled materials. It will first collect glass-reinforced PPS scrap


from customers through a post-industrial recycling (PIR) mechanical recycling scheme. The scrap will be used as a raw material to make Durafide rG-PPS. In initial processes, acceptance inspections will be conducted and metal will be removed. In later processes, recycled materials and some virgin materials will be reformulated to meet target specifications. The materials will undergo the same quality standards as that of virgin materials.


Right: Pal Plast recently launched new PA66 grades with carbon fibre reinforce- ment


Expanded range Pal Plast recently expanded its range of materials with recycled content, including new grades of ABS, PBT and PA66. It has expanded its Palran


Statec range of electrically conductive polymers with an ABS that combines electrical properties with impact resistance. It is well-suited for the production of transport containers for sensitive components, as well as technical parts. The material spans a wide range of surface resistivities from 10³ to 1010


reinforced compounds, we are introducing innovative materials and meeting high standards in resource efficiency,” said Amit Wirnik, CEO of Pal Plast.


SPE winners Celanese recently won SPE awards in three separate categories. In the chassis/hardware category, it won for its design of half shaft rear axle diaphragm boots. Neapco developed injection-moulded diaphragm boots to replace blow-moulded designs for the 2024 Ford E-Transit. High MFR, low-viscosity Hytrel TPC-ET from Celanese brought high flex fatigue resistance – as well as a 15% weight reduction and 17% material savings. In powertrain, its Zytel PA66 was used in a coolant hub. Cooper Standard Automotive created a leak-tight hub for the 2025 Ford Mustang Mach E to improve EV coolant system efficiency. Integrat- ing multiple tubes, fittings and connectors into a compact manifold reduced tubing length by 1.23m and system weight by 5%. It achieved a 50% reduction in packaging space and a decrease in coolant pressure drop. Zytel PA66 was used in the three moulded components of the laser-welded hub. And, in safety, Grand


Traverse Plastics designed a busbar cable support bracket for the 2025 Cadillac Celestiq. It


prevents thermal runaway and high-voltage arcing by minimising cable


ohms,


with a high Charpy notched impact toughness. It has also introduced new PBT grades to its


Prime-Recompound line, available with recycled content levels of 10%, 20%, 30%, or 50%. These are


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motion and eliminates more than 10 fasteners, to simplify assembly. UL94 Celanex PBT and PPS enabled removal of a metallic retention feature and a snap-fit design. The ergonomic design reduced assembly time and scrap costs by up to 99%.


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