Trinseo Launches Lightweight ABS LGF for Semi-Structural Automotive Parts

Trinseo
(NYSE: TSE), a global material solutions provider and manufacturer of
plastics, latex binders, and synthetic rubber, announces its innovative
lightweight plastic that can replace metal in semi-structural
components, providing up to 30 percent weight savings compared to
magnesium or aluminum. The Company will present its new
long-glass-fiber-reinforced acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS LGF)
alloy at VDI’s Plastics in Automotive Engineering (PIAE) conference,
held April 3-4, 2019 in Mannheim, Germany.

In the past, car makers looking for stable and reliable materials for
structural components have opted for conventional steel, magnesium, or
aluminum. Trinseo’s new ABS LGF enables high dimensional stability and
high stiffness, making it the lightweight alternative for
semi-structural components. As a structural polymer, the ABS LGF
composite offers not only lower weight than magnesium, but also low VOC
and low odor properties, and enables faster production cycle times.

Trinseo’s new ABS LGF has already been proven for performance after
being used as an alternative to magnesium in an instrument carrier in
the new BMW 3 Series. Working in co-operation with Tier One supplier
Dräxlmaier, Trinseo was able to optimize the behavior of the material in
terms of stiffness, warpage, crash and head impact, creating very narrow
tolerances, and stability of the final component.

“With this new ABS LGF alloy product, we have developed a thermoplastic
composite that combines high stiffness over a broad temperature range
with high dimensional stability, which facilitates lighter weight
designs in comparison to aluminum and magnesium,” said Norwin van Riel,
Technology Leader at Trinseo. “Automotive manufacturers are increasingly
looking to reduce vehicle weight without affecting stability. Our new
lightweight plastic solution offers an easy processing and lightweight
solution.”

On Thursday, April 4, 2019, at 12:05 p.m., Trinseo will present the new
material solution together with Dräxlmaier at VDI’s Plastics in
Automotive Engineering conference. Their joint presentation is titled
“30% weight savings and process improvement with a new LGF ABS Alloy
material replacing metal for an instrument carrier and enabling a high
dimensionally stable part” and is dedicated to a cooperative development
of an innovative lightweight semi-structural automotive part. The
presentation will also highlight how the new material leads to
improvements in the manufacturing process.

About Trinseo

Trinseo (NYSE:TSE) is a global materials solutions provider and
manufacturer of plastics, latex binders, and synthetic rubber. We are
focused on delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to help our
customers create products that touch lives every day — products that are
intrinsic to how we live our lives — across a wide range of end-markets,
including automotive, consumer electronics, appliances, medical devices,
lighting, electrical, carpet, paper and board, building and
construction, and tires. Trinseo had approximately $4.6 billion in net
sales in 2018, with 16 manufacturing sites around the world, and
approximately 2,500 employees. For more information visit www.trinseo.com.

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