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16 Arkema Inside / Indispensable chemistry
On the road
What’s the secret behind plastics that are more resistant and lighter than metal, for cars that consume less fuel? How about vehicles that emit less CO2 and perform just as well? There’s chemistry behind all that!
A light, recyclable car
Thermoset composites are
widely used in the aeronautics,
automotive and wind power
sectors: they are light and have
excellent mechanical properties,
so they meet the challenge of minimizing weight, but are hard to recycle. The end of life of materials is becoming a major challenge for society, so Arkema developed the Elium® solution, the only liquid thermoplastic resin used like a conventional thermoset resin,
and which enables the manufacture of fully recyclable composite parts. Used for car interiors, hoods and even wind turbine blades, this new resin will revolutionize the composites industry!
     Panoramic roof or glazing that is lighter than glass
The Altuglas® ShieldUp acrylic glass is an even stronger version of the classic PMMA. It contains tiny particles of an elastomer that strengthens the PMMA at the nanoscale. The result is perfect transparency coupled with very high mechanical and chemical resistance. This material is half the weight of glass and is already used by many manufacturers of motorcycles and cars for glazing and for transparent roofs.
* PMMA: polymethyl methacrylate
 




















































































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