GE Advanced Materials Press Kit VDI, Mannheim 9 & 10 March 2005

VDI - International Conference Plastics in Automotive Engineering

GE’s Revolutionary New Technologies Help Offer Lightweight Automotive Body Panels

BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — Two new revolutionary thermoplastic technology platforms in the works at GE Advanced Materials introduce a new chapter in the company’s tradition of enabling automotive exterior body panels that offer a balance of lightweight performance, reliable properties against impact, and competitive cost. High Modulus Ductile (HMD) and High Performance ThermoPlastic Composites (HPPC) may signal two advanced materials solutions for automotive engineers who require weight reduction, design flexibility, improved moldability, and impact protection for large body panels. These technologies were developed to help respond to the growing demand from consumers to produce more stylish automobiles with greater interior space, higher speed, and optimized performance.

GE Drives Full Speed Ahead with Breakthrough Material Solutions for More Fuel-Efficient Cars

BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — Since the late 1960s, groundbreaking technologies from GE Advanced Materials have helped the automotive industry build best-selling vehicles offering world-class performance, style, safety, reduced costs, weight, and emissions. These GE technologies have also contributed to significant fuel savings for the consumer. Through science, GE has helped automotive manufacturers build lighter and more fuel-conserving vehicles.

GE Advanced Materials and Exatec Fuse Function and Aesthetics for Leading Innovative Large Surface Glazing Technologies

BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — GE Advanced Materials, Automotive, working in collaboration with Exatec, offers premium design options for large three-dimensional (3-D) glazing panels for rear and roof window applications and other 3-D parts by combining high-performance LEXAN* GLX resin with unique coating technologies from Exatec.

Peguform Bohemia and Exatec teaming up to advance Polycarbonate Automotive Glazing

The cooperation of a leading automotive equipment supplier and the leading international polycarbonate glazing specialist heralds a new era in automotive design. Czech Republic based Peguform Bohemia and Exatec, the PC Glazing Technology Joint Venture of Bayer MaterialScience and GE Advanced Materials, announced on March 8, 2005 their cooperation in a major effort to bring advanced Exatec PC Glazing Technology to the automotive market. Peguform Bohemia will build a new polycarbonate glazing facility based on Exatec’s comprehensive glazing system technology. This will make Peguform Bohemia the first company to use Exatec’s advanced Glazing technology including Plasma technology to manufacture clear, light weight and impact resistant polycarbonate side and rear car windows as well as panoramic roofs for car manufacturers worldwide.

GE Moving to Improve Pedestrian Safety: Company’s XENOY* Resin Helping to Re-Define Pedestrian Impact Protection Systems

BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS – GE Advanced Materials, Automotive has developed new Pedestrian Impact Protection materials and design innovations to help automotive manufacturers and tier suppliers with the design of front-end safety systems. In GE’s new, front-end safety concept, energy absorbers molded from the company’s XENOY* resin are positioned directly behind the vehicle’s fascia to help cushion possible impact. GE has developed the concept to help meet European Union (EU) pedestrian protection legislation due to come into effect in 2005.

GE Advanced Materials, Automotive Revs Up Its Instrument Panel Program Featuring Two New Best-in-Class Resins

BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — April 28, 2005 — Demonstrating another example of its commitment to provide technically advanced material solutions to automotive customers across the globe, GE Advanced Materials, Automotive has introduced a reinvigorated Instrument Panel (IP) program, featuring several new high-performance acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and polycarbonate (PC) grades, as well as an expanded range of world-class technical resources and support.

GE Advanced Materials Drives “Bumper-to-Bumper” Solutions for Global Automotive Industry for Over 40 Years

BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — For over 40 years, GE Advanced Materials has earned the reputation as a leading global automotive supplier of bumper-to-bumper solutions in engineering resins, silicones, and silane materials. With 79 sites in 21 countries, GE’s dedicated Automotive organization is an experienced, world-wide competitor, fully committed to serving an industry that manufacturers products for the world’s most demanding customers.

GE Advanced Materials, Automotive Offers Five-Segment Structure Geared Toward Specific Industry Needs

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Milestones: GE Advanced Materials Continues to Drive Automotive Innovation After Nearly 50 Years of Service

For nearly half a century, GE Advanced Materials – formerly GE Plastics, GE Silicones, and GE Quartz – has set standards for high-performance automotive polymers. Beginning in 1958 with the introduction of LEXAN* resin, its first engineering plastic, GE has continued the tradition of developing advanced automotive materials, while delivering world-class technical support and unparalleled customer service.

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