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Lower emission rates in vehicle interiors

Sekisui Alveo optimizes polyolefin foams to comply with tightened requirements.

In vehicle interiors, not only the visible and tactile quality of the materials used plays a major role, but also their emission rates. This is because evaporations from upholstery, plastic panels or adhesives might accumulate as fogging on the windscreen and thus impair the driver's sight. Moreover, the typical “new car smell” is perceived as annoying by many passengers and might cause headache. Hence, Sekisui Alveo, manufacturer of polyolefin foams, has again optimized their products to comply with the tightened requirements of the automotive industry: Owing to further developments of the formulation and the production process the company was able to reduce  the emission rates of VOC and fog, partly by more than 50 per cent.