LyondellBasell Introduces Innovative Polyamide Compound for Automotive Sector

LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), a global chemical industry leader, proudly announces the launch of its Schulamid ET100 product line – a groundbreaking polyamide-based compound. This innovative technology, designed for automotive interior structural applications like door window frames, highlights LYB's advanced capabilities in Engineered Polymers.

"We are dedicated to advancing current technologies to shape the future of automotive interior applications by introducing innovative solutions to help our customers tackle new industry challenges," says Caroline Cathelin, Global Innovation Director of Advanced Polymer Solutions at LYB. "The Schulamid ET100 line exemplifies this commitment by providing superior performance through unique solutions."

Key Benefits of Schulamid ET100:

• Enhanced Surface Aesthetics: Engineered with exceptional melt flow characteristics, facilitating easy injection molding and demolding of thin-wall complex parts with significantly fewer surface defects, stress marks, and floating fibers.

• Improved Durability: Increased toughness ensures parts perform reliably during both manufacturing and long-term use.

• Optimal Rigidity: Available with various glass fiber reinforcements for optimal rigidity, ensuring firm assembly and eliminating noise even at high speeds.

• Customizable Style: Enables seamless integration into a wide array of colors and visual effects, allowing for the creation of visually appealing automotive designs.

• Sustainable Choice: Boasts lower density compared to conventional structural materials, paving the way for lightweight vehicle construction and reduced carbon emissions. Additionally, it eliminates the need for painting, reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions associated with the painting process.

The Schulamid ET100 GF15 grade has already been successfully utilized in window frames by leading Chinese OEM brands. Given the grade's performance and versatility, LYB plans to further develop and promote this product line to more automakers and applications.

By driving innovation with Schulamid ET100, LYB is empowering automakers to create new sustainable, high-performance applications that focus on automotive interiors with outstanding aesthetics.

LyondellBasell, a global leader in the chemical industry, creates solutions for sustainable living through advanced technology and strategic investments. Committed to enabling a circular and low-carbon economy, LyondellBasell aims to unlock value for its customers, investors, and society in all its endeavors. As one of the world’s leading polymer producers and innovators in polyolefin technologies, the company develops, manufactures, and markets high-quality, cutting-edge products for applications spanning sustainable transportation, food safety, clean water, and quality healthcare. LyondellBasell is a global leader in developing and supplying materials essential for packaging, healthcare, and transportation solutions, which are crucial to modern way of life. LyondellBasell is dedicated to delivering distinctive products and services through: sustainability-focused innovation, consistently improved performance, an outside-in perspective, and impactful collaboration.