
5 Mar 2008
SABIC Innovative Plastics Continues 50-year Legacy of “Bumper-to-Bumper” Solutions for Global Automotive Industry
SABIC Innovative Plastics is a leading global automotive supplier of bumper-to-bumper solutions in engineering thermoplastics. With more than 60 locations across the globe, SABIC Innovative Plastics’ 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.
Vice President of SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Automotive business, Greg Adams, has led and structured the Automotive business to develop advanced material solutions to help serve its global customers, and to utilize its world-renown R&D and commercial resources to respond to the industry’s ever-evolving design and technical needs. One key quality that has remained consistent over the years at SABIC Innovative Plastics is its ability to create best-in-class products to help address the growing consumer demand for automobiles that are environmentally progressive, in addition to enhancing pedestrian and passenger safety.
Honored repeatedly with awards from across the globe, SABIC Innovative Plastics – Automotive division offers leading plastics solutions in the key automotive segments of: 1) Exterior Body & Glazing 2) Exterior Components, Trims & Accessories, 3) Design Innovation and Technology Demonstration, 4) Lighting, 5) Powertrain, and 6) Structures, Interiors & Safety Systems.
SABIC Innovative Plastics staffs and uses designers to industrialize new product technologies for applications on the car. “SABIC Innovative Plastics offers some of the most advanced global expertise, resources, and support available in today’s fiercely competitive automotive materials industry,” said Adams. “Only a select few global players in resin technologies offer OEMs and tier customers the creative solutions to address safety and environmental legislation, as well as consumer demands for additional features, sophisticated aesthetics, and unique styling. We are committed to providing the automotive industry with material solutions that increase performance and decrease the weight all over the vehicle,” Adams said.
The company sees its unique application technology and global reach as its key differentiators, and continues to invest heavily in the development of new, proprietary technology and concept design. As a global industry leader in materials technology and support, SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Automotive business helps bring new applications to market while offering total system cost reduction.
Furthermore, SABIC Innovative Plastics’ portfolio of products that support the environment is also a major company initiative. As consumers focus on vehicles with better fuel efficiency via weight-out, hybrid vehicles, safety, design differentiation, and more environmental responsibility, SABIC Innovative Plastics, Automotive will continue to provide innovative materials solutions for our customers in the automotive industry.
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About SABIC Innovative Plastics
SABIC Innovative Plastics is a global supplier of plastic resins widely used in automotive, healthcare, consumer electronics, transportation, performance packaging, building and construction, telecommunications and optical media applications. The company manufactures and compounds polycarbonate, ABS, ASA, PPE, PC/ABS, PBT and PEI resins, as well as the LNP* line of high-performance specialty compounds, under such well known brand names as Lexan*, Cycolac*, Geloy*, Noryl*, Cycoloy*, Valox* and Ultem*.
The Specialty Film and Sheet division of SABIC Innovative Plastics manufactures high-performance Lexan sheet and film products used in thousands of demanding applications worldwide. The dedicated automotive organization is an experienced, worldwide supplier, offering leading plastics solutions for five key automotive segments: body panels and glazing; under the hood applications; component; structures and interiors; and lighting.
SABIC Innovative Plastics is part of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), one of the 10 largest petrochemicals manufacturers in the world.
* Trademarks of SABIC Innovative Plastics IP BV.
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