Automotive Vehicle Seating Systems, Molded Foam Products, Molded Foam Applications

New family of silicone surfactants supports a range
of molded foam types for the Automotive Industry

NIAX® Silicone L-3415, L-3416, and L-3417 surfactants from GE are based on a new molecular design that can reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from finished parts by as much as 50 percent.
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July 27, 2004 -- SEATTLE, Wash., (USA) -- (Jobwerx News) -- The automotive industry is moving toward zero-emission seating systems and other components, and additives such as surfactants.

A division of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), GE Advanced Materials (GEAM) is providing auto seating manufacturers with a new family of these silicone surfactants for stabilizing MDI and MDI-TDI flexible molded foam. NIAX® Silicone L-3415, L-3416 and L-3417 are based on a new molecular design that can reduce emissions from finished parts. The new products not only support the trend toward zero chemical emissions from auto parts, but they also have negligible impact on the cost of the finished product. By implementing NIAX silicone surfactants, manufacturers of vehicle seating systems can cost-effectively boost compliance with industry requirements for lower volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Many traditional additives for MDI and TDI molded foam produce VOC emissions from the finished parts that can negatively impact cleanliness of car interiors. GE Advanced Materials’ new NIAX silicone surfactants, however, can dramatically lower VOCs vs. existing products and significantly reduce fogging.

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