A.Schulman Launches Invision Soft-Touch Polyolefins for Automotive Interiors At Detroit SAE Show.Business Editors and Automotive Writers SAE sae abbr (BRIT) (= stamped addressed envelope) → sobre con las propias señas de uno y con sello 2001 NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com DETROIT--(AutomotiveWire)--March 6, 2001 New PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. Alternative Addresses OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Initiatives for PVC-Free Automotive Interiors A.Schulman Inc. (Nasdaq:SHLM) introduced today the company's new Invision(TM) soft-touch polyolefin compounds for automotive interiors at the Society of Automotive Engineers SAE International (SAE) is a professional organization for mobility engineering professionals in aerospace, automotive and the commercial vehicle industries. The Society is a standards development organization for the engineering of powered vehicles of all kinds, including (SAE) 2001 World Congress Exhibition in Detroit. Invision(TM) offers original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) a high-quality, high-performance alternative to PVC compounds for use in a wide range of automotive interior components. The initial Invision(TM) product portfolio focuses on injection molding injection molding n. A manufacturing process for forming objects, as of plastic or metal, by heating the molding material to a fluid state and injecting it into a mold. compounds for applications such as armrests, assist handles, console lids, shifter knobs and others. As the portfolio is expanded, it will include compounds for extrusion and blow molding applications. "Our OEM customers have launched PVC-free automotive interior initiatives and we have responded with Invision(TM),," said Jane Maselli, marketing manager for A.Schulman's Interior Systems. "A.Schulman is committed to offering customers a diversified product portfolio that anticipates and responds to specific customer needs and provides product choices and strong product support from a single-source provider." Maselli added: "Our technical specialists have a comprehensive knowledge of PVC applications, including part performance requirements, molding operations, tooling design and systems. They use this knowledge base to shorten the customer's learning curve and critical time-to-market by helping customers smoothly and seamlessly integrate the new compounds into their design and manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. ." Invision(TM) soft-touch polyolefins resulted from extensive research and represent the latest in A.Schulman automotive innovations dating back to the early 1960s. Invision(TM) addresses market demand for PVC-free compounds that are soft and leather-like in texture without sacrificing scratch resistance, weatherability, colorability, moisture resistance and other critical performance characteristics. Additional features of Invision(TM) soft-touch polyolefins include: -- Low gloss -- Low fogging -- Odor-free -- Excellent chemical, oil and stain resistance -- Excellent melt flow and color stability -- Excellent adhesion to polypropylene-based substrates -- Superior low temperature toughness and ductility. The compounds are 100% ductile at -40 degrees C when tested per ASTM D3763 (multi-axial impact) at 6.7m/sec & 8.9m/sec -- Low specific gravity (approximately 0.90). -- Recyclability with olefinic-based systems -- Non-hygroscopic qualities that eliminate the need for pre-drying before processing A.Schulman's global perspective and presence ensures the company's ability to offer global support for Invision(TM), and to tailor the Invision(TM) portfolio to specific market needs. A.Schulman plans to launch Invision(TM) soft-touch polyolefins for additional markets, including consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and , sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport , appliance and electronics, later this year. For more information about Invision(TM) or any other A.Schulman automotive products, call 248.643.6100 or visit the A.Schulman website at www.aschulman.com. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County.GR6 The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of , A.Schulman is a leading international supplier of high-performance plastic compounds and resins and color concentrates and additives. These materials are used in a variety of consumer, industrial, automotive and packaging applications. The Company employs about 2,400 people and has 13 manufacturing facilities in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Mexico and the Asia-Pacific region. Revenues for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2000, were $1 billion. Additional information about A.Schulman can be found on the World Wide Web at www.aschulman.com. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.030601/bb10 |
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