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Exterior Solutions
Optimised performance and surface
aesthetics
Borealis and Borouge
partners for long-term success
Building on Borealis unique Borstar technology and Borealis is a leading provider of innovative solutions in the
experience in polyolefins of more than 50 years, Borealis fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers. With
and Borouge provide innovative, value creating plastics headquarters in Vienna, Austria, the company currently
solutions for the infrastructure pipe systems and power has around 6,500 employees and operates in over 120
and communication cables automotive and advanced countries. Borealis generated EUR 7.7 billion in sales
packaging industries. In addition, Borealis offers a revenue and a net profit of EUR 988 million in 2015. The
wide range of base chemicals from melamine and plant International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of Abu
nutrients to phenol and acetone. Dhabi owns 64% of the company, with the remaining 36%
belonging to OMV, an international, integrated oil and gas
Production
Fibremod production
Customer Service Centre/
Sales Office
Head Office
Innovation Centres
company based in Vienna. Borealis provides services and automotive, pipes, consumer products, healthcare, and
products to customers around the world in collaboration advanced packaging.
with Borouge, a joint venture with the Abu Dhabi National
Oil Company (ADNOC). The Borouge 3 plant expansion in 2015 made Borouge
the worlds largest integrated polyolefins complex. The
Building on its proprietary Borstar and Borlink
additional 2.5 million tonnes of polyolefin capacity
technologies and more than 50 years of experience in increased the total Borouge annual capacity to 4.5 million
polyolefins, Borealis and Borouge support key industries tonnes, attaining a combined Borealis and Borouge annual
with a wide range of applications in the areas of energy, capacity of 8 million tonnes.
Appearance, performance, integration and sustainability its lines fluid and seamless, and its surfaces smooth and
combine to make tomorrows cars more than just the dynamic. Achieving this requires a unique set of material
sum of their parts. From first sight a vehicle must have properties balanced for peak performance in meeting the
presence, its colour must be consistent and unblemished, needs of each specific application.
Density
Stiffness
Impact
Physical
Properties
Surface
Thermal expansion
Quality
Flowability
Cycle time
Paint adhesion
Class-A surface
Processability Scratch resistance
Stabilisation
Sustainability
Colour harmony
Weatherability
Ultimately, reliability in each particular respect is confirmed engineering plastic materials. Our products do so without
by the reality of day-to-day and long-term performance. any compromises in mechanical performance to give
For tough, practical and aesthetically important exterior corrosion-free reliability throughout a vehicles lifespan.
applications our PP and TPO compounds provide the Moreover, they enable significant weight savings and
strength and surface characteristics to replace metals and greater vehicle fuel economy.
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Committed to advancing performance
At Borealis and Borouge we are dedicated to developing Modelling and Simulation Value Chain of Borealis
material solutions which meet both existing and future
needs of the industries we serve. This process is guided by A maximum performance of components can only be
creative innovation working with partners to identify needs achieved if component design, material and processing are
before they become challenges and developing solutions optimally balanced. Borealis has the necessary capabilities
that add value along the supply and production chain. and tools: we have developed sophisticated application
To support these goals Borealis operates three world class testing methods and standards, which, combined with
Innovation Centres. modelling and simulation methodologies, can offer
comprehensive support to customers in developing and
Our innovation teams are engaged in the development implementing applications.
of new materials or material improvements, as well as
customer technical services ranging from part design This can minimize the need for the customer to undertake
and prototype simulation to the production and testing expensive prototyping, reduce testing costs and lower
of batch samples and assistance with the initiation of quality issues in the project start up phase.
series production. They are also tasked with the ongoing
improvement of Borealis own methodologies and processes.
Application Engineering
Conversion Engineering
Simulation
Molecular Modelling
Process Modelling
A nm m mm dm m
Borealis
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Essential surface aesthetics
Exterior appearance provides consumers with vehicle applications. Primerless painting addresses the need
first-contact and the impression that will inform and to reduce cycle time and system costs by moving from
condition their judgements and purchasing decisions. a 3 step process to a 2 step process in painting. These
Therefore, the presentation of a Class-A surface finish is systems are economically attractive, however, less
essential for all exterior applications whether unpainted, forgiving in terms of process fluctuations. A feature of this
painted or moulded-in colour. trend has been increasingly stringent criteria in respect of
paint adhesion performance. Hence, the polymer and paint
system has to be well tailored and adjusted to each other
Unpainted solutions and production processes need to be reliable and robust.
To help OEMs overcome this challenge and achieve greater
Flow marks, often referred to as tiger stripes, are economy Borealis has undertaken a major R&D initiative
frequently occurring surface defects in injection moulding to develop primerless two-layer paintable compounds for
of thermoplastic materials. They result in defective bumpers and body panels.
surfaces that have a negative effect on the visual
quality of unpainted parts and represent a production
and cost challenge for Tiers and OEMs. To address this
problem Borealis has introduced a next-generation of
PP compounds based on the latest Borstar technology
polymers, delivering a premium surface appearance across
a very broad processing window.
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Continuing to build on success
Borealis and Borouge, working in close co-operation with Tiers, are continuously engaged in extending the possibilities of
PP and TPO compounds for automotive exterior applications that meet OEMs global specifications. These developments
focus on lower density and lighter weight materials which are uncompromising in their balanced stiffness and impact
performance, providing easier and lower cost manufacturing.
E
xcellent paint adhesion for two layer paint system
O
ptimisation of painting cycle time and system cost
L
ow density material enabling weight reduction
G
ood impact and stiffness balance
Daplen EE112AE
BMW Group
Daplen EG107HP
Renault-Nissan
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Lightweight bumper solution for, among others,
VW Golf.
M
aterial combination allows both ready-to-use and
open compound concept
Reduced filler content provides lighter weight solution
G
ood flowability requiring lower injection pressure,
VW Group: VW Golf less energy input and reduced tool wear
L
ow Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (CLTE)
Daplen EF155AE for zero-gap assembly
Daplen EF119AE/EF120AE
General Motors
C
lose co-operation with the Tier 1 in formulation
fine-tuning
Low scrap rate
High quality perception
Volvo Car-Group: Volvo V40 CC Very good paintability
Shrinkage adaption is possible with material concept
Open compound EF015AE + WN501AE
Volvo
Jochen Kastl
Daplen EH340AE
VW Group
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Materials portfolio for exterior applications
MFR Flexural Tensile Impact, Impact,
HDT B CLTE
Density 230 C/ Modulus Strength Charpy Charpy
Grade (0.45 MPa) (30/+80 C) Typical applications
[kg/m] 2.16 kg (2 mm/min) (50 mm/min) notched notched
[C] [m/mK]
[g/10 min] [MPa] [MPa] 23C [kJ/m] 20 C [kJ/m]
Copolymers
TPO Compounds
Daplen EG107HP 995 22 1,750 20 40 6 100 70 Bumpers, rocker panels, exterior trims
Daplen EG134AE 1,010 32 1,620 18 40 4.5 100 57 Bumpers, rocker panels, exterior trims
Daplen EF150HP 1,010 22 2,100 23 29 4.5 110 54 Body panels, rocker panels, front grills
Daplen EH340AE 1,120 43 1,900 19 12 2.9 105 46 Rocker panels, side panels and grills
Daplen ED345AE 1,150 8 2,800 20 35 3.5 117 40 Body panels, tailgate skin, exterior trims
Performance masterbatches
Grade nomenclature
Daplen EE112AE
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www.borealisgroup.com
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the consequences of its use or for any errors. It is the customers responsibility to inspect and test our products in order to satisfy himself as to the
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