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Borealis is producing automotive compounds at Taylorsville in the US
Borealis starts compounding plant in the US
Borealis said its new, 30,000 tonnes/yr PP compounding plant at Taylorsville, in North Carolina in the US, is now onstream. The 4,650 m2 facility has dedicated production lines for TPO- and short glass fibre-rein- forced compounds, which will mainly be supplied to OEMs and Tier One companies in the regional automotive sector. “Following the plant’s mechanical completion in December, first samples were shipped in February and several projects with leading North American and European OEMs have already been secured,” said Lucrèce Foufopolous, EVP of Polyolefins and Innova-
tion & Technology. The first products made there include interior and exterior materials approved by Daimler and Volkswagen. Borealis has also recently added Daplen EE058AI to its low-density PP portfolio for automotive interior applications. The material is already in use in the lower dashboard, glove box and centre console of the new Škoda Scala.
Daplen EE058AI is a 10% talc-filled and elastomer- modified grade formulated to meet the latest OEM requirements for low odour, emission and fogging levels while offering up to 6.5% weight savings. �
www.borealisgroup.com
Seehars to head Grammer
The supervisory board of German car components and systems firm Grammer has named Thorsten Seehars, currently a member of the management board of Knorr- Bremse, as its new CEO, with a three-year contract starting from 1 August. He replaces long-time CEO Hartmut Müller, who left at the end of 2018. Interim CEO Manfred Pretscher will stay in place until Seehars starts. �
www.grammer.com
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