Automotive industry supplier associations

Recently, a new method of nomenclature of TPEs was produced jointly by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the Association of the Automotive Industries (VDA), Germany, and the producers of raw materials. Nevertheless, for this chapter the above-mentioned abbreviations for the TPEs have been utilized. Table 5.3 provides a list of significant suppliers of different generic classes of TPEs with respective trade names. 

The Enhanced Protective Glass Automotive Association (EPGAA) was established in September 1999 by Solutia and DuPont for membership by automotive OEMs and glass industry suppliers to share information and provide overall education on the development of high impact resistant glass. ... 

Extensive rules and regulations exist for the performance of component tests for the automotive industry, consisting of public standards (DIN, EN, ISO, lEC), special association standards (SAE, VDA, VDE), and company test standards of vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers (technical conditions of supply, quality assurance directives, etc.). For safety relevant components, type-approval procedure and/or design certification also have to be considered [162],... 

The automotive industry uses significant volumes of recycled plastics in the manufacture of automotive parts. The Vehicle Recycling Partnership (VRP), part of United States Center for Automotive Research (USCAR) [113], is a precompetitive coalition of US automakers and was established to conduct collaborative research to develop the technical and economic feasibility of vehicle recycling in North America. The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) represents the recyclers that serve the automotive industry [114]. The automotive industry has, in the past, specified minimum recycle content requirements to their suppliers. Although biobased plastics appear to be the current media focus, recycled plastics are used to help control costs and maximize profits. 

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