GE Plastics Drives “Bumper-to-Bumper” Solutions for Global Automotive Industry for Nearly 50 Years

For nearly half a century, GE Plastics has earned the reputation as a leading global automotive supplier of bumper-to-bumper solutions in engineering thermoplastics. With more than 60 locations across the globe, GE 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.

Led by GE vice president and general manager of GE Plastics’ Automotive business, Greg Adams has 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 GE 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, GE Plastics – Automotive division offers leading plastics solutions in the key automotive segments of: 1) body and glazing, 2) powertrain, 3) exterior and interior components, 4) structural and safety systems, and 5) lighting. GE staffs and uses designers to industrialize new product technologies for applications on the car. “GE 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, GE’s Automotive business helps bring new applications to market while offering total system cost reduction.

Furthermore, GE’s ecomagination* related portfolio of products that support the environment is also a major company initiative. “GE is one of the first major companies to launch such a global initiative that aggressively brings to market new technologies that may help customers meet pressing environmental challenges,” says Adams. “As consumers focus on vehicles with better fuel efficiency via weight-out, hybrid vehicles, safety, design differentiation and more environmental responsibility, GE Plastics, Automotive will continue to provide innovative materials solutions for our customers in the automotive industry.”

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