AMPLIFY™ Functional Polymers are a family of functionalized polyolefins that bring enhanced performance differentiation for films and extrusion coatings as well as thermoplastic powder coatings, and adhesives/tie-layers. Applications include polymer modification and protective films and foams, which provide substantial cushioning against repeated impacts and protect polished surfaces from abrasion.
BETAFOAM™ is injected into vehicle cavities including cowl bars, pillars, rocker, sail and door panels, wheel wells, body-side joints, frame and lateral rails and engine cradles, to form reliable acoustical seals as well as manage impact forces in frame structures and bumper designs.
BETAFOAM™ SFI can be fabricated to fit in any body cavity. Applications include pillars, rocker panels, wheel wells and frame rails/longitudinal structure.
BETAFOAM™ structural foams are injected into vehicle cavities including cowl bars, pillars, rocker, sail and door panels, wheel wells, body-side joints, frame and lateral rails and engine cradles to manage impact forces in frame structures and bumper designs.
DIOREZ™ polyester polyols are designed for reaction with di-isocyanates to produce high quality polyurethanes such as microcellular elastomers, adhesives, fabric coating systems, foams, surface coatings and high performance solid thermosetting and thermoplastic elastomers.
Dow Automotive provides technology and materials-enabled solutions for automotive interior, exterior, powertrain, vehicle structural enhancement, acoustic management, emissions control and aftermarket applications.
Dow Elastomers can be used in a long list of
automotive applications including bumper systems, front-end body
panels, interior skins, protective films and foams, weatherstrip
sealing systems, and engine compartment belts and hoses.
ENGAGE™ polyolefin elastomers is an elastomer supplier of choice for bumper protection systems as well as front end body panels, rocker panels and side moldings. ENGAGE has set the benchmark in the industry for impact modification, toughness, stiffness, and excellent processability. As the global market continues to change within transportation, innovative products such as ENGAGE, VERSIFY™ plastomers and elastomers, and INFUSE™ Olefin Block Copolymers deliver the toughness and impact necessary to allow plastics to substitute many exterior parts that were once steel -- reducing weight and improving mileage.
HYPERLAST™ polyurethanes are used as adhesives and sealants in filters to adhere the element to the housing. Offering includes adhesive-coated metal end caps for fuel and oil filters.
HYPERLAST™ polyurethanes for the electrical and electronics industries are
designed to protect and insulate many different components in a variety of conditions. It can be moulded or spray applied, and the materials are tailored to suit the customers’ processing methods and performance requirements. Applications include cushioning in encapsulation, general encapsulation of electricals and electronic components, transformer encapsulation and cable terminators.
IMPAXX™ energy absorbing foams are designed to provide superior impact energy management, especially in small packaging spaces within a vehicle interior. Applications include headliners, pillar and door countermeasures, knee and ankle bolsters, steering column covers and bumper systems.
INFUSE™ Olefin Block Copolymers can deliver powerful performance, processing, and/or cost benefits to a long list of applications in a diverse range of industry segments, including automotive interior skins and bumper protection systems. As the global market continues to change within transportation, innovative products like ENGAGE™ polyolefin elastomers and INFUSE deliver the toughness and impact necessary to allow plastics to substitute many exterior parts that were once steel - reducing weight and improving mileage.
CV Curing for automotive and appliance wire insulation (enhances line speeds for certain automotive and appliance wire insulation); CV curing for tray cable jacket and industrial cable jacket; non-halogen FR crosslinkable, mold curing for industrial cable jacketing.
Adhesives; Automotive Interior Trim; Automotive Seating; NVH; Coatings; Elastomers; Sealants.
Dow Polyurethanes offers you a broad portfolio of polyurethane products and systems, combined with a deep understanding of the automotive industry and automotive engineering.
Applications: interior trim; seating; noise, vibration and harshness (NVH); steering wheels; specialty foams; and more.
Polyurethane spray foams, polyurethane foam sealants, polyurethane adhesives, portable kits, refillable tanks, accessories, polyurethane and urethane components, geotechnical foam, hydrophilic polyurethane prepolymers, reaction moldable products, polymers, industrial adhesives, binders, encapsulants and chemical compositions.
Automotive interior foams for seating and cushioning; antifreeze; deicing fluids; brake fluids; and flame retardants.
Natural oil-based polyols manufactured with RENUVA™ Renewable Resource Technology from Dow enable customers to create products with high levels of renewable content and without the odor often associated with bio-based polyols.
Foams for seating, head rests and arm rests; foams for door, overhead and side panels; foams for instrument panels, door panels and consoles; head liners; impact-absorbing foams; fascia, steering wheels, and metal and plastic coatings.
SPECFIL™ Urethane Components is a family of polyurethane systems widely used by the automotive industry for filter gasketing applications (oil, fuel and air), for the production of industrial filters, in-situ gasketing applications, automotive interior trim and seating applications.
All SPECFLEX™ systems are water blown, containing no CFCs or orther known ozone-depleting substances. Applications include wide use in automotive interiors for pillars, acoustical insulation/foam, armrests, consoles, energy management foam, head-rests/seat cushioning, steering wheels; and a variety of IP components such as air bag doors and knee bolsters.
For automotive seating applications.
Dow offers a variety of specialty elastomer materials to meet the diverse range of performance , processing and economic requirements for various under-the-hood applications. TYRIN™ elastomers for automotive applications include power steering, engine oil cooler and transmission oil cooler hoses, fuel hose covers, vacuum and emission tubing, and air ducts for automotive air management systems. TYRIN EXT 1000 CM is a new product designed to accept higher levels of filler and oil than traditional CM grades, while maintaining excellent physical properties.
UCAR™ solution vinyl resins are used as in-mold coatings for automotive components like steering wheels.They are used in clear and pigmented lacquers and thermoset coatings for sheet metal and machinery and coatings for plastics. Offering includes vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate copolymers, monomers, ter-polymers.
Compatible with rigid polyether and polyester polyols making them suitable for full range of low-to high-density semi-rigid and rigid foams, as well as structural RIM processing The flexible interior or structural foams are used for a variety of molded foam applications.
VORANOL™ offers a wide range of properties needed to produce low- to high-density foams for seating applications.
Improved compression-set foams for automotive seating and interior trim.
Polyolefin-based compounds (both polyethylene- and polypropylene-based) are used as insulation and jacketing materials for wire and cable applications.
