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Düsseldorf, October 16, 2024 – To fulfill Envalior’s sustainability aim, to be a global leader in sustainable high-performance engineering materials, the company announces its new Sustainability Ambitions and that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.

Envalior is highlighting sustainable plastics at Fakuma 2024, Messe Friedrichshafen, Hall B4, Stand 4302, October 15-19. The leading provider of engineering materials is also showcasing material solutions for key future trends such as electromobility, fuel cell technology, autonomous driving, lightweight construction, renewable energy generation, water management and the digitalization of everyday life.

Envalior is excited to announce the launch of Pocan® X-MB series of new polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) compounds based on bio-circular 1,4-butanediol (BDO). The sustainable content of the thermoplastics is certified and classified in accordance with the ISCC PLUS (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) standard.

Envalior is expanding the performance of its Tepex® continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites. These products are now available to its customers with matrices made from polyetherimide (PEI), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyamide 4.6 and 4.10 (PA4.6 and PA4.10) as well as thermoplastic copolyester elastomers (TPC-E).

When it comes to manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs), there is a high level of demand for halogen-free, flame-retardant compounds based on polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) achieving the top V-0 classification in the UL 94 flammability test. Two new compounds from Envalior meet this requirement. Pocan® BFN4232HR is specially designed for high-voltage applications in EV. While Pocan® BFN4221Z is designed for housings components.

The strong powers and high voltages in electric vehicles, the general trend toward miniaturized device components and the ever-decreasing distances between metal contacts (pins) in connectors and terminals have led to pronounced growth in demand for highly tracking-resistant plastics with the highest insulation class. Envalior is supplementing its portfolio of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) compounds with a dedicated series of highly tracking-resistant material types. This Pocan® E product range has now been expanded and refined.

Envalior is focusing its development activity on PBT compounds for laser transmission welding and plans to expand the corresponding product range. In doing so, it can rely on three proved technologies. These three technologies allow us to offer an extremely versatile product range of laser-weldable Pocan® and Arnite® PBT compounds with a wide variety of properties.

Fabric roofs for convertibles are highly complex assemblies when it comes to safety, look, and functionality. Designing them is therefore always challenging. The example of the new convertible from a German premium automotive manufacturer illustrates the new opportunities that high-tech thermoplastics open up in the design of such parts. Its fully automatic fabric acoustic soft-top is equipped with a roof crossmember at the front that is made from the lightweight Tepex® and Durethan® structural materials from Envalior. They act as substitutes for magnesium. Envalior will present the crossmember at the Fakuma 2024 trade show.

Envalior, a leading provider of engineering material solutions for the automotive and electronics industries, proudly announces its participation in the North American Battery Show, taking place from October 7-10 at Huntington Place, Detroit.

Envalior today announces it has partnered with norda™, a Montreal-based trail running shoe company, to deliver the 005 ultra distance super shoe, which was unveiled during the UTMB race series in Chamonix, France, August 27.

Over the past months, costs for halogen containing flame retardants significantly increased. As a consequence, Envalior implements price increases for respective compounds.

MANN+HUMMEL, one of the world's largest filter manufacturers, awarded Envalior as their top supplier for Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability during its bi-annual Global Supplier Event, held in Ludwigsburg, Germany, July 11, 2024.

At the international VDI congress Plastics in Automotive Engineering 2024 (PIAE), June 19-20, in Mannheim, Germany, Envalior will present material and technology solutions that make cars safer, lighter and more sustainable. The new plastics company, which was created through the merger of two industry leaders – DSM Engineering Materials (DEM) and LANXESS High Performance Materials (HPM) – offers a very extensive and versatile product portfolio of high-performance thermoplastics and advanced composite solutions.

Envalior announces it has supported the Dutch based manufacturer Ahrend to deliver Remode, a sustainable office chair. The chair’s structural seat components, backrest mechanism and the star base are manufactured from Akulon® RePurposed, a versatile, high-performance polyamide, made from recycled fishing nets. The mechanical recyclate from ghost fishing nets closes Remode’s value chain designed for recycling and reduces CO2 emissions.

Envalior, a new global engineering materials company, debuted its sustainable and high-performance engineering materials portfolio for the first time at NPE 2024: The Plastics Show, May 6-10, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. Envalior showcased innovative, safer, and lightweight solutions for the automotive, medical, consumer goods, and building and construction industries.

Envalior is excited to announce the opening of a new third-party operated 225,000-sq.ft. distribution center in Evansville, Indiana, USA. Located next to Envalior’s Evansville production facility via a bridge, the new distribution center will provide Envalior with increased capacity and flexibility for its Evansville operations. It will support the growing demand for Envalior high-performance and sustainable engineering materials across various industries, including automotive, medical and consumer goods.

Envalior made its debut appearance at Chinaplas 2024 in Shanghai. The company revealed its latest innovations across various application fields, with a focus on the innovative trend of new mobility and sustainability. Envalior's diverse range of advanced materials and innovative technological solutions will further enhance products and accelerate sustainability in many industries.

Envalior’s Bond-Laminates will reveal their latest innovations across various application fields with a focus on the megatrends of new mobility and sustainability at JEC World 2024 in Paris. Attendees visiting the booth will see innovative solutions for individualized product designs and product properties as well as enhanced safety resource conservation and environment protection.

Envalior announces that it has partnered with KOKI TECHNIK Transmission Systems GmbH, a leading Transmission Shifting Systems manufacturer, to deliver a shift fork used within an E-Powertrains Decoupling Unit. KOKI chose ForTii® ACE PPA for its shift fork application because the material offers extreme high stiffness up to 160°C, design freedom and maximum wear resistance without the need for additional bushings.

Envalior announces that its planned expansions at the Jiangyin and Changzhou production sites have been completed, with a new state-of-the-art compounding line built at each location. Both facilities produce sustainable high-performance materials for the automotive, electrical and electronics markets, among other segments.

At Fakuma 2023, Envalior is presenting material and technology solutions for key trends of the future such as electric and fuel-cell mobility, autonomous driving, lightweight design, alternative energy generation, and digitalization.

The new polyester Pocan® B3234HR S2 (PBT) from Envalior has been released recently. This hydrolytically stabilized compound offers outstanding adhesion with a primer-free applied, thermally quick-hardening single-component silicone adhesive that is already widely used on the market.

Envalior is offering a new composite under the Tepex brand that, even with very low test specimen thicknesses, passes the standard thermal runaway tests for electric vehicle battery housings. The high resistance of this composite to the extreme conditions of a battery cell fire can be attributed to the non-flammable long and continuous fibers that reinforce the material in a multi-layer structure.

Envalior today announces it has supported the Italian based manufacturer EPOCA S.p.A. to deliver SEALOVE, a high-quality gardening tool collection manufactured from Akulon® RePurposed, a versatile, high-performance polyamide, made from recycled fishing nets.

Envalior will use the “Fuse Box Meets Dryer – Plastics in E&E Applications” conference organized by the South German Plastics Center (SKZ) to highlight its leading position as an innovation partner for the international electrical and electronics (E&E) industry.

STIHL has named LANXESS Performance Materials GmbH, which is now part of Envalior, as one of its “Suppliers of the Year 2022” alongside four other companies. The family company has been honoring suppliers for outstanding performance in terms of quality, technology, innovation, service, and value for money since 1990.

Envalior will use the “Fuse Box Meets Dryer – Plastics in E&E Applications” conference organized by the South German Plastics Center (SKZ) to highlight its leading position as an innovation partner for the international electrical and electronics (E&E) industry.

Envalior will have its own booth at Battery Show Europe 2023 in Stuttgart, Europe’s biggest trade show for cutting-edge technologies and production processes for batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles.

At JEC World, which will take place in Paris from April 25 through 27, Envalior will be showcasing new material and technological developments in its portfolio of continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites under the Tepex brand.

The Puma Fast-FWD NITROTM Elite is an ultra-lightweight shoe that offers mechanical support to propel the wearer forward. It is designed as a race-day shoe for distances of around five kilometers. The maximized energy transfer can be attributed to a new technique developed by Puma for midsoles combining a carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic plate – or PWRPLATE as it’s called – and a foam layer.

Envalior, a global leader in engineering plastics, today announces its official launch as a company. With a turnover of around EUR 4 billion and a highly qualified and diverse team of around 4,000 employees worldwide, Envalior is one of the leading companies in the field of engineering plastics.

Today, Bugaboo, Envalior, Fibrant and Neste announce that their cross-value chain partnership has successfully enabled the launch of an entire Bugaboo stroller portfolio made with bio-based materials.

Envalior announces that Ford Motor Company, HellermannTyton, and Envalior earned an Innovation Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) for the use of Akulon® RePurposed recycled ocean plastic in the Ford Bronco Sport.