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BUSINESS
Trend

New bio-based materials for a sustainable economy
DSM introduced two bio-based performance materials for the automotive industry in response to the increasing customer demand for sustainable products. This marks an important step in the company’s goal of creating a portfolio of bio-based performance materials.
SM presented two new biobased materials and its vision of the bio-based economy both at the JEC Composites Show 2010 in Paris (France) and at the SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit (United States).

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The products were Palapreg ® ECO P55-01, a bio-based resin for automotive vehicle body parts including exterior panels, and EcoPaXX™, a bio-based, highperformance engineering plastic.

EcoPaXX™ is a high-performance polyamide that combines the benefits of a high melting point (approx. 250°C), low moisture absorption and excellent resistance to various chemical substances, including road salt for instance. Approximately 70% of the material is based on building blocks derived from castor oil, a renewable resource. Both Palapreg ® ECO P55-01 and EcoPaXX™ are currently involved in final approvals by several customers in the automotive industry, including MCR. Palapreg ® ECO P55-01 has already been used for the bodywork of a kart competing in Formula Zero, the world’s first zero-emission motor racing championship. For this purpose the material had to comply with all FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) guidelines on strength and safety. On the track, meanwhile, the racing kart will of course benefit

from increased speed brought on by the body’s lighter frame.

Vision and market
Nico Geradu, member of the DSM Managing Board and responsible for the Performance Materials cluster, commented: “The limited availability and the environmental impact of fossil-based raw materials creates a

A breakthrough solution:
Alternatives to petroleum-based plastics are urgently needed as fossil fuel supplies dwindle and become more expensive, while both consumers and regulators are calling for materials with lower environmental impact. The plant-based renewable resources used to replace petroleum-based components in raw materials foster the expansion of environmentally responsible materials.

Green and performance
Palapreg ® ECO is composed of 55% renewable resources, making it the composite resin material with the highest bio-based content available on the market today. Industry testing has proven that this high renewable content has been achieved without sacrificing product performance or production speeds.

AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. MICHAEL EFFING, PRESIDENT, DSM COMPOSITE RESINS

JEC Composites Magazine: Everyone is going green these days. Is it a passing fad or a long-standing trend? DR. MICHAEL EFFING: This will definitely be a long-standing trend

which will, in fact, probably even go beyond Green. In the longer term, it will be all about sustainable value creation, looking at the total impact on the environment, people and society. From a material viewpoint, this means higher performance of “green” composites, combined with lower ecoimpact like lower fuel consumption, low maintenance and long lifespans. Carbon footprints, life cycle assessments (LCA), new tools and

measurement, together with total system approaches will therefore be critical parameters for sustainability. JCM: Do you plan to make your entire product line “green” or are you focusing on growth sectors? DR. M. E: Our vision is to offer products and solutions that have the lowest eco footprint over the value chain, ranging from current products to the newly developed products and processes. DSM has chosen LCA as the

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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010

Cover
Editorial
Market Place
Advertisers
Index
Contents
NEWS WORLDWIDE
- Companies
- Innovations
- Agenda of events
BUSINESS
- Market survey
- Trends
- Human Capital
FEATURE - AERONAUTICS
- Market
- Nano
- Simulation
- Fibre placement
- Assembling
- Thermoplastics
USERS' PLATFORM
- Composites in the world
- Successful Partners
- Civil Engineering
KNOW-HOW
- Reinforcement
- RTM
- Induction
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - Cover
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - Editorial
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - Market Place
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - Index
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - Contents
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Companies
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Innovations
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Agenda of events
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - BUSINESS
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Market survey
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Trends
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Human Capital
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - FEATURE - AERONAUTICS
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Market
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Nano
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Simulation
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Fibre placement
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Assembling
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - 44
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Thermoplastics
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - USERS' PLATFORM
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Composites in the world
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Successful Partners
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Civil Engineering
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - 56
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - KNOW-HOW
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Reinforcement
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - 59
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - RTM
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - 61
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #58 - June - July 2010 - - Induction
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