Through these principles, ACC member and Responsible Care Partner companies pledge to improve environmental, health, safety and security (EHS&S) performance for facilities, processes and products throughout their operating system.  Responsible Care is our industry's commitment to working and performing with safety and sustainability as top priorities," said Responsible Care® is the chemical industry's world-class environmental, health, safety and security performance initiative.

Founded on groundbreaking engineering, Dyneema® has been trusted for over a decade in countless applications where performance is critical, and peace of mind is a must. They achieved what may have seemed impossible – improved the performance attributes of the world’s strongest fiber™. By intersecting our broad portfolio of technologies with the product roadmaps of our customers, we help create differentiated and high-performance products that make the world better and more sustainable.

In response, PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) has developed new Geon™ Bold vinyl materials with dark, rich colors that stand up to the elements, especially heat build up, without losing their vibrancy or performance. At the same time, manufacturers want to expand their color palettes while maintaining high weatherability performance,” explained Michael Garratt, president, Performance Products and Solutions, PolyOne Corporation. To address these unmet needs, PolyOne developed Geon Bold vinyl solutions that deliver the preferred variety of color choices and the enduring performance that consumers demand.”

The new formulations broaden options for customers looking for strong mechanical performance to support demanding applications, even in cold environments.     We are excited to continue offering our customers new material options to help them meet their specific performance requirements and sustainability goals.”   Grades are available with 30% - 50% long glass fiber, allowing customers to request customized performance requirements for certain applications.

OnFlex™ AF features long-term sealing performance, reduced noise and vibration, and excellent UV resistance and weatherability. Performance of these particular OnFlex™ grades enables automakers to innovate while complying with regulatory demands and sustainability concerns for vehicle interior air quality. Barrier technologies that preserve the shelf-life and quality of food, beverages, medicine and other perishable goods through high-performance materials that require less plastic

Amosorb 4020R delivers full, consistent oxygen scavenging performance with 25 percent, 50 percent, and even 100 percent rPET content. During recycling, however, aesthetics and oxygen scavenging performance can be affected. ColorMatrix Amosorb 4020R has been formulated to address this performance issue, and is the latest in a portfolio of solutions Avient has developed to enable high-quality recycled packaging.

The customized ABS formulation with metallic effect was developed to help electronics manufacturers eliminate the painting process while achieving scratch and chemical resistance performance and sustainability goals.  Replacing painted metal parts with an Artisan ABS formulation also enhances scratch performance. There is an ongoing market need for electronic applications to achieve superior aesthetics and performance, lower system cost, and greater sustainability,” said Matt Mitchell, director, global marketing for Specialty Engineered Materials at Avient.

We innovate materials solutions that help our customers reduce material usage, enable recyclability, and improve aesthetics and physical performance. The need for more sustainable solutions to existing materials is driven by a range of factors, from increased performance requirements to meeting consumer preferences to addressing a tightening regulatory environment. As certain chemicals are required to be replaced, our customers need more sustainable alternatives to meet or exceed the performance requirements of their applications.

Working together, teams from both companies created a customized TPE material that matched the performance of the Brooks TPE blend. The components and materials were carefully designed and engineered to work together properly and optimized for geometry, thickness, flexibility and performance.” But that was just the first of many accolades for the shoe, which also delivered wins in sales, performance and sustainability.

What performance factors drive your preference for aluminum or steel in part design? Are current metal parts plagued with performance problems, such as corrosion? Contact our team to explore how we can maximize the performance of your automotive components.