GELEEN, The Netherlands/DETROIT - Polyscope Polymers, Geleen, The Netherlands, has obtained automotive OEM approvals in Europe, Asia and the Americas for its XIRAN® styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) resins. The resins will be used as direct replacements for Dylark® SMA resins, which were previously produced by Nova Chemicals but were withdrawn from the market last summer.

 

XIRAN SMA is now in production on vehicles sold by Ford Motor Co., Audi AG, Volkswagen AG, Land Rover and Ferrari S.p.A. in Europe; by Audi and Volkswagen AG in the Pacific/Asia/China region; and on vehicles sold in the Americas by Ford, Chrysler Group LLC, General Motors Co. (GM), Toyota Motor Co., and Nissan Motor Co. Several additional programs are forthcoming, with a 2009 start-of-production date.

 

Widely used in the automotive industry for more than 25 years, SMA is the benchmark resin for all foamed and skinned or soft IP retainers, where it offers systems-cost savings, best-in-class dimensional stability, high-performance in airbag-deployment applications, excellent foam adhesion, good creep resistance, excellent heat-aging performance, and heat-consistent properties.