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Developed high-quality eco-friendly interior finishes for cars by recycling waste PET water bottles. Wins the 11th Week IR52 Jang Young Sil Prize.
2024.04.15
Developed high-quality eco-friendly interior finishes for cars by recycling waste PET water bottles.
Wins the 11th Week IR52 Jang Young Sil Prize.
[Photo]: Automobile parts made of eco-friendly PC/ABS materials
■ LOTTE Chemical and Hyundai Motor share awareness to solve problems by properly recycling resources.
■ Jointly developed eco-friendly PC/ABS parts by recycling waste PET water bottles for about 35 months… To Win the 11th Week ‘IR52 Jang Young Sil Prize,’
■ Eco-friendly products contributing to carbon neutralization… May expand to the existing PC/ABS interior parts for cars. Eco-friendly parts are actively expanded in Korea as well as overseas to contribute to clients’ ESG management.
■ Jointly developed eco-friendly PC/ABS parts by recycling waste PET water bottles for about 35 months… To Win the 11th Week ‘IR52 Jang Young Sil Prize,’
■ Eco-friendly products contributing to carbon neutralization… May expand to the existing PC/ABS interior parts for cars. Eco-friendly parts are actively expanded in Korea as well as overseas to contribute to clients’ ESG management.
The researchers of LOTTE Chemical and Hyundai Motor participated in the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning’s ceremony for awarding ‘IR52 Jang Young Sil Prize’ last April 11 to win ‘the 11th Week IR52 Jang Young Sil Prize.’
Through about 35 months of joint development, LOTTE Chemical and Hyundai Motor applied physical recycling processes to the waste PET water bottles and developed eco-friendly interior finishes for cars by blending PC (polycarbonate) and ABS (acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene). This technology is known to successfully satisfy both environmental protection and safety at the same time.
LOTTE Chemical adopted a physical process to develop materials using waste plastics.
The physical recycling process involves collecting, sorting, pulverizing, and cleaning waste plastics to heat and re-protrude them. It enhances carbon reduction for eco-friendly applications, but had physical properties such as appearances and odors that were not suitable for interior finishes.
LOTTE Chemical has made efforts to resolve problems by inspecting the quality of raw recycled materials, selecting adequate recycled materials, improving facilities, securing technologies to reduce VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), and enhancing impact resistance.
LOTTE Chemical developed PC and ABS blending technologies using recycled materials and Hyundai Motor developed the parts. The parts have been evaluated for reliability to develop materials suitable for automotive parts and have been successfully applied to mass-produced cars.
LOTTE Chemical and Hyundai Motor emphasized that these eco-friendly products not only contribute to carbon neutralization but also apply to the interior finishes of any car.They are actively being applied to new products as the number of eco-friendly vehicles are growing in Korea and abroad to demand wider use of recycled materials.
Through about 35 months of joint development, LOTTE Chemical and Hyundai Motor applied physical recycling processes to the waste PET water bottles and developed eco-friendly interior finishes for cars by blending PC (polycarbonate) and ABS (acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene). This technology is known to successfully satisfy both environmental protection and safety at the same time.
LOTTE Chemical adopted a physical process to develop materials using waste plastics.
The physical recycling process involves collecting, sorting, pulverizing, and cleaning waste plastics to heat and re-protrude them. It enhances carbon reduction for eco-friendly applications, but had physical properties such as appearances and odors that were not suitable for interior finishes.
LOTTE Chemical has made efforts to resolve problems by inspecting the quality of raw recycled materials, selecting adequate recycled materials, improving facilities, securing technologies to reduce VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), and enhancing impact resistance.
LOTTE Chemical developed PC and ABS blending technologies using recycled materials and Hyundai Motor developed the parts. The parts have been evaluated for reliability to develop materials suitable for automotive parts and have been successfully applied to mass-produced cars.
LOTTE Chemical and Hyundai Motor emphasized that these eco-friendly products not only contribute to carbon neutralization but also apply to the interior finishes of any car.They are actively being applied to new products as the number of eco-friendly vehicles are growing in Korea and abroad to demand wider use of recycled materials.
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