News

Aug 06, 2013

As a result of our work developing a lighter-weight thermoplastic composite front seat pan, we recently were honored with the inaugural Altair Enlighten Award. The award was presented to our very own Martin Jung, Ph.D., senior vice president of Global Research for Structural Materials at the 2013 Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars.

Aug 05, 2013

Dr. Martin Jung is one of the many scientists at BASF who are focused on reducing vehicle weight - not by a couple pounds, but by more than 200 pounds per vehicle - by utilizing more plastics technology. Talk about taking a load off!

Aug 05, 2013

The results are in and the theme is "Making Headway" indicating a movement toward more color shades for vehicles than in previous years. Our global color design experts' information indicates that the trend may be moving toward more options and brighter color choices.

Jun 25, 2013

Chrysler Group LLC has named us "Supplier of the Year for Sustainability and Diversity Supplier Development." "Chrysler is pleased to honor suppliers who embrace philosophies focused on social and environmental responsibility, and overall cost-effectiveness to deliver total value for our customers," said Bill Hall, director of Sustainability and Business Continuity for Chrysler Group LLC.

Mar 13, 2013

Today's automotive consumer has high expectations when it comes to handling, ride and comfort of a vehicle. And as autonomous driving evolves, sensitivity to noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) will continue to increase as the driver becomes the passenger and vehicle operation takes a backseat.

Mar 13, 2013

Our first global design competition called 'sit down. move.' encouraged designers, engineers and dreamers to create innovative automotive seating solutions for the future. Announced in 2012, we asked the applicants to consider design, comfort, ergonomics, safety and weight during the design and production process. And, we were not disappointed to say the least. We had more than 170 entries from 33 countries.

Mar 08, 2013

We serve as a resource for our consumers by meeting their current and future needs through science and innovation. Research and development (R&D) is crucial to our strategy in accomplishing that goal. Because of this, we've launched a research initiative in partnership with Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst.

Jan 10, 2013

With Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards and more stringent emissions regulations looming, we are well-suited to help OEMs gain emissions credits by using our PremAir® product and other sustainable solutions.