Automotive PP Compound Combines Glass & Wheat Fibers

摘要

A. Schulman Inc. in Akron, Ohio (aschulman. com), commercialized the first wheat-fiber/PP compound last year to replace 20% talc-filled PP in an automotive part. The 20% wheat-fiber compound retained mechanical properties while reducing dciisiu by 10%. Now Schulman has filled PP with 15% wheat fiber and 1 5% glass for another automotive application, designing the compound as a match for 20%-glass/10%-mica filled PP and achieving a similar 10% densiry advantage.