Issue 9/2018 - Polyurethane products are revolutionizing the automotive industry

Recently, Dow's polyurethane business unit showed automakers polyurethane products for the automotive industry at the 2018 Beijing International Auto Show, and its solutions are mainly reflected in improving automotive safety, comfort, environmental protection and weight reduction
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BETAFOAM^TMSR STRUCTURAL FILLING FOAM IS WIDELY USED IN STRUCTURAL FILLING AND REINFORCEMENT OF AUTOMOBILE CAVITY PARTS TO IMPROVE VEHICLE RIGIDITY, VEHICLE BEARING CAPACITY, BEAM AND COLUMN STABILITY, VEHICLE CRASHWORTHINESS AND OTHER VEHICLE PERFORMANCE, AND HAS EXCELLENT
PERFORMANCE IN BUS ROLLOVER TESTS.

BETAFOAM^{TM acoustic} foam has excellent acoustic blocking performance, which significantly enhances the sound insulation, vibration reduction and noise reduction effects of the car, thereby improving driving comfort
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In addition, the technology provides ideal body design elasticity and freedom to seal cavities
of any shape.

Dow SPECFLEX^{TM polyurethane} systems are widely used in many interiors such as instrument panels, seats, automotive carpets, and are widely recognized
by customers for their excellent low odor properties.
The SPECFLEX^TM polyurethane system NC 702 is specifically tailored to automotive needs for low odor and low emissions, significantly reducing VOCs and p-aldehyde compounds such as acetaldehyde.

SPECFLEX^TMActiv 2306 minimizes the amount of amine catalyst used in formulations, thereby reducing VOCs and amine gas emissions
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^VORAFORCE™ epoxy composite systems for automotive structural parts and overlays feature ultra-fast curing and a demolding time of less than two minutes, facilitating the large-scale production of lightweight carbon fiber composites
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