Motor vehicles, parts, composite

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In motor vehicles, long glass fiber-reinforced parts with a matrix consisting of unsaturated polyester resin (SMC/sheet molding compounds) are used for example in front-ends, radiator grills, or bumper (frames). After utilization, they are discarded as waste by workshops or as part of the plastic and composite material share in used vehicles. 

Noble Polymers supplies a 6% nanoclay-PP composite for the structural seat back of the Honda Accura TL 2004 car. It replaces a 30% glass PP compound in the seat back. Noble Polymers is also targeting the replacement of 20% glass fibre reinforced PP in office furniture parts. Southern Clay Products supplies Cloisite nanocomposite external parts to General Motors for its Impala vehicle, in competition with talc-filled PP. 

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