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Sticking it to vehicle weight: Bayer's materials contribute to enhanced styling, reduced vehicle weight


Pittsburgh, November 15, 2012 — Plastics and adhesives are playing an increasing role in helping automakers reduce weight and enhance vehicle aesthetics inside and out.

Bayer's diverse portfolio of lightweight materials and technologies can be used in numerous automotive applications, including composite underbodies, roof modules, load floors, exterior body panels, window glazing, headliners and interior components to help automakers reduce vehicle weight while retaining style and safety. Lightweight, multi-material vehicles require bonding technologies to handle the diverse material mix, and two-component polyurethane adhesives are well-suited for this task.

Bruce Benda, vice president, Automotive and Transportation, Bayer MaterialScience LLC, shared his insights about the trends for lightweight materials and bonding technologies in his presentation "Material Considerations and Making Them Stick in Lightweighting Technologies," during the 2nd annual Plastics in Lightweight Vehicles conference. During the conference, Benda also participated in an automotive panel discussion.
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