Renault-Nissan Sponsors Luxus, Milliken for VDI Conf; to Unveil Luxus' PP Compound for Car Interiors
Technical plastics recycling and compounding company Luxus and plastics additive manufacturer Milliken have been sponsored by the Renault-Nissan alliance to speak at the next international VDI conference, 'Plastics in Automotive Engineering', 13-14th March 2013, Mannheim, Germany. Sharing the stage at VDI will be Terry Burton, Technical Manager, Luxus, Adam Watson, Business Development Manager, Milliken and Mark Ellis, Manager Engineer Materials Design, Renault-Nissan. They will be discussing product trials of Luxus' next evolution in polymer development — a new highly sustainable material for auto car interiors known as Hycolene™. This new lightweight Polypropylene compound will enable OEMs to significantly lower the weight of the average car, reduce CO 2 , deliver improved fuel economy and help meet EU emissions targets. Developed to replace standard talc filled grades for car interior components, it offers a reduced filler content of just 10% down from a t