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ASHLAND PLIOGRIP ADHESIVE BONDS ROOF TO BMW SPORTS
20 January 2006 - Ashland Specialty Chemical Company
| Using an adhesive to attach the roof of a high-performance sedan requires advanced engineering and a very high level of technical expertise. Ashland Specialty Polymers and Adhesives, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc met that challenge recently when it helped BMW attach a new light-weight roof to its M3 CSL sport sedan. |
Using an adhesive to attach the roof of a high-performance sedan requires advanced engineering and a very high level of technical expertise. Ashland Specialty Polymers and Adhesives, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc met that challenge recently when it helped BMW attach a new light-weight roof to its M3 CSL sport sedan. The BMW M3 CSL features a roof made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, which is more than 13 pounds lighter than a conventional steel roof. The key to attaching this roof component relied upon a special adhesive to join the roof to the automobile body frame. After testing a number of adhesives, BMW decided that Ashland SP&A's PLIOGRIP structural adhesive, a two-component polyurethane adhesive, provided the best solution. "We're proud to work with BMW, and to help them bring the M3 CSL to market," said Hartwig Lohse, Ph.D., European technical manager, transportation for Ashland SP&A group. "Our adhesive technology provided an essential contribution to making this special BMW model a reality." The PLIOGRIP line of adhesives has continued to find new market applications. Developed in the 1960s, PLIOGRIP adhesives are recognized by original equipment manufacturer designers, engineers, and material selection specialists as the leading technology in bonding systems. In addition to transportation applications, PLIOGRIP adhesive technology has been specified for marine, heavy truck, infrastructure, industrial and aftermarket repair applications.
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About: Ashland Specialty Chemical Company
Ashland is a transportation construction, chemical, and petroleum company providing innovative products, services and solutions. A Fortune 500 company, we have sales and operations throughout the United States and in more than 120 countries around the world. Our operations include four wholly owned divisions: Ashland Paving And Construction (APAC), Ashland Distribution, Ashland Specialty Chemical and Valvoline. In addition, we own 38 percent of Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, the nation's fifth largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products. Ashland Composite Polymers is a leading worldwide resin and gel coat supplier, serving the fiber reinforced plastics and cast polymer industry. Ashland has invested many years of research into the development of specifically tailored products that together represent the broadest product line in the industry. Primary research and development activities are based at our company headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA working closely with our R&D and Product Development teams in Europe and Asia. The full line of products, services and technology includes: Hetron epoxy vinyl ester, corrosion-resistant and fire retardant resins; Arotran world leading resin technology for the automotive market; award-winning Maxguard gel coats; Aropol polyester resins; AME premium marine resins; Modar modified acrylic resins; and Polaris resins for solid surface and cast marble. |
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