Advanced Polyolefins for the Automotive Sector

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In response to customer requests for global support, LyondellBasell has invested in polypropylene resin and compounding plants around the world. The investments take two forms: 100% ownership of assets or the establishment of joint venture (JV) companies in Asia-Pacific.

Complementing the strength and using locally available raw materials infrastructure of LyondellBasell’s wholly wherever possible. Because they owned assets, the JVs add a strong operate independently (supported by regional influence and knowledge LyondellBasell’s global sales and technical of local market conditions. JVs are staff), LyondellBasell’s JV partners are licensed by LyondellBasell to produce able to implement decisions quickly. the compounded grades required by This dual strategy of wholly owned specific markets. Operating in Thailand, assets and JV partners has been Japan, Australia and Malaysia, these particularly effective for LyondellBasell’s joint venture companies offer world- PP Compounds Group, which supports class facilities for the manufacture and the global automotive industry by development of Advanced Polyolefins providing polypropylene compounded (PP Compounds) products based on materials for a wide range of automotive leading-edge olefin resin technology, components for today’s modern cars.

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The global automobile industry is changing rapidly, and, as a This is achieved in several ways: result, the role of raw material suppliers is being redefined. Strategic partnerships The cost structure of new vehicles is largely determined in the initial design Operating in an increasingly competitive Local supply – global sourcing phase. As a result, by working with business environment, there is a strong Flexible manufacturing processes Tier-1s and OEMs in the design phase, drive to cut costs and reduce time-to- require reliable, responsive supplies LyondellBasell can help manufacturers market for new models. There is a drive at local levels. At the same time, create sustainable value that can be to optimize the environmental aspects of materials consistency is important for passed through to customers. the industry’s products, while consumers customers with operations in different expect enhanced safety standards, regional or continental markets. Cutting development times increased comfort and improved fuel LyondellBasell’s global polyolefins economy with each model change. There is significant time savings in network has strategically located supply developing component engineering facilities that guarantee uniformity of A paradigm shift in the and materials simultaneously. specifications – wherever in the world At LyondellBasell’s technical support automotive industry: a materials are sourced. centers, powerful computer analysis new type of supplier systems simulate the behaviour of LyondellBasell is helping the Adding value – intelligently complex components before they automotive industry meet these Ensuring that customers in the are prototyped. For example, mold challenges by providing support automotive industry benefit fully performance can be predicted and for the design and development of from leading-edge technology optimized by modelling melt flow paths. components and sub-systems. In is a fundamental part of addition, LyondellBasell delivers cost- LyondellBasell’s mission. Compliance testing effective solutions that contribute Where components must comply with significantly to the performance national or international safety standards and success of our customers’ end and OEM specifications, LyondellBasell’s products. We are committed to technical staff can implement all our role as the global automotive necessary test procedures. industry’s preferred polyolefins supplier. State-of-the-art design & CAE support

LyondellBasell’s experienced design engineers utilise the most advanced computer-aided engineering (CAE) techniques to provide automotive customers with superior parts and mold designs.

This sophisticated technology enables engineers to statistically simulate all phases of the molding process and the real working conditions of a part’s life. Structural design by finite element methods helps identify the best options for designing a complex system such as an instrument panel assembly. Conditions such as static loads, vibration, thermal dilatation, possible creep effects (due to sunload) and spontaneous dynamic conditions (caused, for example, by head or pedestrian impact) are analysed by simulation software, taking into account the non-linear behaviour of the material’s Process simulation helps engineers strain-rate and temperature dependence. design molds and processing parameters, either in the early stages of the project (processing option feasibility, material selection) or in the final mold detail definition. For example, in injection molded applications, all phases of the process can be simulated, beginning with the filling and packing phase, continuing with the in-mold cooling process, and ending with post-extraction behaviour (shrinkage/warpage). LyondellBasell’s Advanced Polyolefins Group: facing the automotive challenge

Polypropylene, which includes a family of enhanced reactor thermoplastic olefins (TPOs) and compounded grades, offers innovative solutions for a number of challenges the car industry faces today.

The versatility and economy of Technology creates polypropylene creates opportunities opportunities for cost-effective and innovative The last two decades have seen steady design concepts that enhance growth in the quantity of polyolefin passenger safety and comfort. materials used by the automotive PP’s lower density contributes to industry. This trend is driven by improved fuel economy and reduced technological breakthroughs – many raw material costs. Additionally, PP’s the results of LyondellBasell research – intrinsically superior noise, vibration that dramatically extend the property and harshness (NVH) properties range of polyolefins. LyondellBasell has contribute to improved passenger developed a full range of technologies comfort. The result: PP has become including gas-phase, Spherizone and the most important thermoplastic Spheripol processes. material in an automobile, with an average utilisation of more than 50 kg per vehicle. Catalloy process technology Some of the most exciting opportunities in polyolefin materials continue to emerge from LyondellBasell’s Catalloy process. Using a series of independent gas-phase reactors and sophisticated catalysts, the Catalloy process allows in-reactor alloying and grafting using multiple monomer inputs. This produces materials over a much wider property spectrum – and with a high degree of consistency. Their wide range of highly balanced and tailor-made properties make these new materials of particular interest to automotive designers. The versatility of LyondellBasell’s reactor grades can be further extended using a variety of additives and advanced compounding technologies, including state-of-the-art, in-line blending Product Trademarks Typical Product Description Main Applications Successful developments include lighter Hifax Unfilled PP-Copolymers; 10–30% mineral Bumper, grille, side weight and scratch resistant dashboard filled PP-Homopolymers, elastomer cladding, rocker panel, grades and a broad spectrum of soft and modified; Copolymers fender, tail-gate, wire & cable rigid bumper materials that meet today’s Hostacom Unfilled PP-Homo-and Copolymers; High Instrument panel, console, complex requirements on paintability, crystallinity PP-Homo-and Copolymers; interior trim, door panel, impact/stiffness balance and thermal 10–20% mineral filled PP-Copolymers; heater housing, battery expansion. Other new applications 10–30% mineral filled PP-Copolymers, support, headlight elastomer modified; Multispot materials; housing, front end, include body panel, under-the-hood, 20–40% talc filled PP-Homopolymers; ventilator wheel, reservoir and soft parts replacing conventional 20–40% glass reinforced PP-Copolymers synthetic leather or painted ETPs for Softell Unfilled soft PP; PP 10–50% glass Instrument panel upper, automotive interior trims. soft touch door panel, soft pad, interior trim, door handles Bumper systems: the evolution of the bumper

A bumper system’s key function is to reduce damage by absorbing kinetic energy so that the load transmitted to the fascia car body is minimized. As a result, bumper systems have evolved into complex engineered systems. For over 30 years, LyondellBasell has pioneered the use of polyolefins for various types of automobile-related applications. Today, polypropylene-based materials are used to produce over 90% of all bumpers.

In addition to their safety function, shrinkage. Specially tailored for bumper Paintability bumpers form an important part of applications, reactor alloys fabricated LyondellBasell’s newest bumper the overall ‘look’ of a vehicle. They through LyondellBasell’s Catalloy grades exhibit improved paintability are closely integrated into bodywork process exhibit extremely low thermal characteristics, enhancing surface with painted-in body colors and are expansion as well as an excellent finish and simplifying the manufacturing incorporated into lighting assemblies impact/stiffness balance. process. These developments have been and grille work. With the advent driven by the latest regional trends in of global platforms, the design and Processability automotive components, including: function of bumpers must often Continuous improvements in the satisfy both local and international mechanical properties of bumper The elimination of CPO primers in market requirements. Through advances materials have enabled a progressive Europe and the move to water-based in process technology, LyondellBasell reduction in wall thickness. Thinner walls paints for cleaner production processes. offers automotive designers produce significant material savings for unprecedented opportunities. Improved paint adhesion durability manufacturers, while creating lighter with various paint systems in Europe, components that lower fuel consumption North America and Japan. Advanced Polyolefins for for the consumer. Making thin-walled the automotive sector: moldings requires materials with the zero‑gap bumper extremely good melt-flow characteristics. Because the zero-gap bumper closely LyondellBasell’s bumper grades exhibit follows the lines of the body fascia, it excellent processability as well as requires special material characteristics. lower specific heat and higher thermal Specifically, the bumper’s thermal conductivity. The result is significant expansion must be as low as possible reductions in cycle times. to avoid problems with differential Low thickness, high To help our automotive customers performance: next-generation get the very best out of these bumper systems materials, LyondellBasell has developed considerable know-how, The evolution of the modern bumper both at the component design fascia is a classic ‘less-is-more’ story: and mold design stages. the required mechanical performance is delivered by components using We share our experience with customers less material, thereby costing less to through finite-element analyses to produce – while displaying significantly optimize the impact performance of improved aesthetic appeal. One of a bumper system under development, the most significant factors behind as well as through mold-filling analyses this evolution is the development of and gate positioning advice. materials with mechanical properties These considerations are increasingly and processability that allow the amount making the high performance of material used in a bumper system new generation bumper material to be significantly reduced. The key is the solution of choice for bumper the design of the material and carefully systems developed by automobile selecting raw materials by LyondellBasell manufactures around the world. to achieve the high performance, high MFR, and lower density required by the next generation bumper. Exterior trim

Side cladding and body panels development opportunities for vertical LyondellBasell’s TPO materials have panels in body paint or molded-in color, a number of excellent characteristics with or without clearcoat. for use in side cladding. The material’s low thermal expansion helps to Dual injection – multi-function, prevent problems when cladding is one shot securely anchored to a metal substrate. Co-injection allows components to Additionally, the material’s mechanical be created from two different but performance remains rigid with high compatible materials in a single impact resistance — even at low operation. An example of this technique temperatures. Resistance to UV, heat is the cowl-vent grille separating the and fuel gives rise to a long service life windscreen from the upper edge of the under severe environmental conditions. hood. The water-tight seal between the The molding of such large, thin-walled windscreen and the upper edge of the components is facilitated by the high grille is conventionally made using a soft melt flow characteristics of these resins. gasket glued to the grille. Now grille and gasket can be produced in a one-shot Other exterior dual-injection molding operation. This trim components approach combines a rigid structural LyondellBasell is currently applying its section with a body-hugging seal into a technology to satisfy other extremely single component that can be used for demanding exterior trim applications other exterior trim applications such as such as integrated and painted rocker side cladding or mirror mounts. panels, fenders, tailgates and cosmetic covers like outer door trim. This new generation of polymers offers an exceptionally low co-efficient of linear thermal expansion (CLTE), close to that of aluminum, while resisting high mechanical strain. This unique balance of properties opens new market Instrument panels: the evolution of the dashboard

TPO materials have played a key role in the development of Soft instrument panels the instrument panel from a simple fascia to a set of complex As an alternative to the rigid panel, the multi‑functional components incorporating a number of soft panel dashboard structure offers different sub-systems. a higher degree of comfort and is in keeping with the drive towards building passive safety features into automobile interiors. The growing versatility of Material performance demands good Rigid instrument panels polyolefins lends itself to constructing dimensional stability, excellent impact Rigid instrument panels used in more soft dashboards (partially or entirely) of behaviour, heat and scratch resistance, economical models are predominantly TPO materials. This type of dashboard plus very good processability and lighter made of TPOs for several reasons. They could consist of a rigid structural carrier materials in order to meet the faster cycle offer excellent dimensional stability, Hostacom material with a foam structure time target of Tier-1s and the weight impact behaviour, heat and scratch and a soft TPO leather shell. reduction target of OEMs. These targets resistance, as well as the ease of not only address cost issues, but also processing needed to mold these large, Towards the all-TPO dashboard contribute to the trend of reducing a car’s complex structures. In addition, ‘soft Given the rapid development of TPO fuel consumption and carbon emission. painting’ techniques had been used materials for interior trim applications, For over 30 years LyondellBasell has to enhance their tactile characteristics. the mono-material instrument panel is been a pioneer in the use of polyolefin- With use of new generation of Softell becoming a reality. In addition to offering based materials for instrument panels, compounds it is possible to avoid considerable cost/performance benefits including the first PP-based dashboard any additional paintings. And this to manufacturers and end-users, this on the Autobianchi. also reduces the odor and hazardous development also facilitates recycling VOC emission in the car cabin. these large components. Specifically, soft instrument panels built from compatible combinations of materials can be recycled far more easily than dashboards currently made from combined materials. Interior trim

In car interior applications, safety, long service life and Parts consolidation consistent appearance are vital. Rapid developments in New manufacturing techniques using polypropylene materials make PP-based resins the material LyondellBasell’s TPO materials can of choice, because they are capable of fulfilling a large significantly simplify assembly operations. number of functional and aesthetic requirements while For example, in low-pressure injection molded door panels, a section of TPO delivering considerable cost/performance benefits. skin with a laminated foam backing that is placed in the tool with the ridge-filled polypropylene backing panel Scratch resistance Due to their improved crystallinity and can be molded onto the back at low phase morphology, LyondellBasell’s pressure. This simple one-step process Automotive interiors are often under unreinforced high-strength considerable stress. Center consoles, can also be used for other components polypropylene copolymers are more such as pillar trims and seat backs. TPO glove-box lids and pillar trim need to rigid than conventional PP-copolymers resist many different mechanical stresses skins show extremely low fogging and and demonstrate equal impact strength. very good thermal stability compared without damaging their appearance. Their heat deflection temperature and In this context, scratch resistance is to conventional materials. Another hardness are also greater, with values technique successfully combines the particularly important. LyondellBasell’s on the same level as talc-reinforced material and technology developments injection of a reinforced polypropylene PP grades. In addition, their scratch carrier and a soft-touch polypropylene successfully improve both the grain resistance has been greatly improved: effect and material quality of scratch cladding in a single operation to if the surface is damaged, no light produce door panels. LyondellBasell has resistance. LyondellBasell’s portfolio colored reinforcement is exposed. of scratch-resistant products includes developed specially formulated Softell products for these applications. mineral reinforced low-density grades Safety with excellent impact/stiffness balance. Interior components addressing side-impact safety are of great importance to LyondellBasell. Side panels and trim on doors, pockets, consoles and pillars must resist splintering upon impact or upon deployment of side-impact airbags. To that end, LyondellBasell has introduced new PP grades that show low temperature impact, coupled with good rigidity and flowability, making them suitable for production of all of these components. Multi-spot effects on PP compounds for automotive interior trim Design and aesthetics are increasingly important factors in modern automotive interiors. Standards which were previously applied exclusively to luxury cars are now being introduced in mid- range and medium-sized family vehicles. Processing costs play a crucial role in this trend – the fewer processing stages there are, the more cost effective the components can be to produce. Today, the processing window. Trim made of materials for interior trim are typically Perceived quality – these materials simulates the textile talc-filled polypropylene compounds making a critical difference environment in color, contrast and or high-crystallinity polypropylene. To Increasingly standardized engineering, surface texture, and can be injection- achieve high surface quality, the parts equipment and safety features make it molded in one operation, so more costly are covered with textiles or film. To necessary for car makers to seek new methods such as in-mold lamination or save manufacturers these additional ways of differentiating their products. post-mold decoration, such as flocking, production costs, LyondellBasell Surface quality and degree-of-fit with spraying or laminating are not required. developed a new class of Hostacom adjacent components are key elements compounds that simulates the in a customers’ assessment. To add appearance of textiles. The materials maximum value to the final product, are, however, manufactured without LyondellBasell works closely with any additional textile or film. Instead, car makers, molders and designers this special effect, called ‘multi-spot’, to create superior color harmony comes from adding a small amount with vehicle parts like interior trim of fibre with specific color, length, to offer soft touch solutions. diameter and shape to the compound. These new materials were designed by LyondellBasell to have very similar properties to conventional polypropylene compounds, especially with regard to Under-the-hood applications

In under-the-hood applications, many innovations are being Front ends developed where moldings of PP compounds are loaded to The most important customer the limits of their endurance, forming the cradle for many performance requirements for front important future developments in compounds. end module applications are very high stiffness and dimensional stability even under severe heat load. Through the integration of function, Heater housings A new generation of LyondellBasell design, computation and acoustics, The highly integrated, extremely polypropylene glass reinforced materials savings in weight and cost of up to complicated housings for heaters are replacing conventional metallic 50% can be achieved. LyondellBasell and air conditioning systems must and plastic products, offering system is developing new polypropylene withstand shock and vibration at suppliers potential cost savings and materials for applications in vehicle operating temperatures up to 70 ºC in component weight reductions. under-the-hood. For example, our continuous service. With temperature Hostacom materials are not sensitive peaks up to 120 ºC, parts must remain Headlight housings to vibration, retain good dimensional dimensionally stable for sealing and Today, headlights are integrated as a stability – even at high temperatures – resist fuel and lubricants. Odorless, design feature of cars. Modern headlight are resistant to fuels and lubricants, low emission Hostacom resins ensure housings are made from 30% glass fibre- and retain their functionality during that the heated air from the engine reinforced PP. This material is used due their lifetime. New California, USA laws does not carry an unpleasant odor into to its high dimensional stability and good mandating a reduction in C-emissions the vehicle’s interior, even in a new processability. Polypropylene materials require all vehicle parts be optimized. car. Talc‑reinforced materials provide also have the advantage of allowing All of LyondellBasell’s grades for under- excellent sound barrier properties. This design solutions that facilitate assembly. the-hood have very low C-emissions allows the heater housing unit to reduce and fogging values. the transmission of sound between the Battery supports and engine and passenger compartments. structural beams Filled PP compounds are being replaced by high crystalline PP (HCPP) to achieve Dimensional stability and reduced weight reduction. LyondellBasell’s new warpage are extremely important very high melt flow HCPPs allow for even for these applications. In addition to more complex design of heater housings. these well known advantages, easy processing is vital for such demanding moldings. LyondellBasell’s materials meet these requirements.

Reservoirs Most under-the-hood reservoirs are made of PE or PP compounds because of the material’s excellent chemical resistance, good stress- crack resistance, easy weldability and transparency. Meeting new VOC emission requirements

With an increasing health awareness both globally and in China, in order to avoid the major types of hazard volatile organic compounds (VOC) substance in vehicle cabin, some studies have been undertaken on how to control the car cabin air quality in recent years. In 2007, State Environmental Protection Administration of China (SEPA) released the regulation GB/T 27630- 2011, a guideline for air quality assessment of passenger car. It is very likely this regulation could become a compulsory regulation, and eventually impact the world wide regulation.

Produced by LyondellBasell’s unique Major hazardous VOC emission compounding technology, the Hostacom “Low VOC” series new generation interior Basell 1 material leverage the world class technology Basell 2 and with specially designed recipe to produce the state of the art lowest level Competitor 1 of PP compounding interior material that Competitor 2 could help the OEMs successfully lower Competitor 3 their major hazardous VOC emission and Competitor 4 to be compliant with the regulation. Competitor 5 Competitor 6 Competitor 7

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LyondellBasell and the environment

The versatility of LyondellBasell’s comfort and safety. LyondellBasell’s products and their wide range of products are used extensively in properties and functionality enable bumpers, dashboards and interior trim, mono-material design, which simplifies as well as under-the-hood. Our state- waste management, particularly at the of-the-‌art resins contribute to reducing end of a vehicle’s useful life. Polyolefins vehicle weight, which is an important contribute to resource optimisation. element in fuel conservation. Plastics Applications produced with polyolefins reduce the weight of a modern car provide benefits throughout their by 100–200 kg, saving an estimated lifetime. LyondellBasell’s highly advanced 750 litres of fuel over the average manufacturing processes are designed lifetime of a car, and thereby reducing to minimize environmental impact in CO2 emissions. Polyolefins make up terms of emissions and energy efficiency. approximately 50% of the plastics The extensive use of polyolefins in found in cars. automobiles helps reduce weight and conserve fuel, as well as provide added LyondellBasell

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