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Sequel® E3000 engineered polyolefin from LyondellBasell saves cost and weight by replacing metal stampings in cab of Wolverine ATV. Wolverine Cab

Dumur Industries replaced the metal cab of the Wolverine amphibious, tracked vehicle with thermoformed plastic components, increasing the size of the enclosure, while reducing both cost and weight. Cold-weather operations produced cracking at attachment points in components formed from traditional ABS sheet with an ASA cap layer. That’s why sheet-extruder Orion Plastics recommended a switch to Sequel® E3000 engineered polyolefin produced by LyondellBasell Advanced Polyolefins USA Inc.

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IC Corporation saves hundreds of thousands of dollars in first year of production by molding school-bus parts in color rather than painting.

The CE model school bus is manufactured by the IC Corporation, the largest manufacturer of school buses in the United States. This vehicle features two panels that transition the lines of the body from the smaller engine enclosure to the larger passenger compartment. The parts are molded in color for the company's most popular "school-bus-yellow" vehicles. The material selected for this application is INDURE® X-210A polyolefin alloy.

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New ADDHERE™ adhesive tie layer bonds acrylic cap layers to substrates of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) in production of sheet for use in thermoforming.

LyondellBasell Advanced Polyolefins has introduced its first adhesive tie-layer material for use in the production of extruded sheet. The new ADDHERE™ tie layer is designed specifically to bond an acrylic layer onto a substrate of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) for use in thermoforming applications. This proprietary, non-olefinic material brings new levels of gloss, depth of image, and surface durability to high-performance TPO sheet. stock.

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Click here for a high-resolution micrograph cross-section of TPO sheet with an acrylic cap (121 kb).

New SEQUEL® 1828 engineered polyolefin exhibits lowest coefficient of linear thermal expansion (CLTE) of any material ever developed by Solvay Engineered Polymers, Inc.

With a CLTE of 3.5 x 10-5 mm/mm/°C, the new SEQUEL 1828 material is at least 10% more resistant to changing dimensions than any product in the company's extensive portfolio of products. The resistance to dimensional change with varying temperature makes the new product ideal for applications that demand tight tolerances and excellent impact resistance. Among the targeted applications are automotive body panels such as fenders, body claddings, or moldings that are in contact or close proximity to a vehicle's sheet metal.

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