SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT SOLUTIONS FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR APPLICATIONS

SUSTAINABLE
PRODUCT SOLUTIONS
FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR
APPLICATIONS
Automotive Lightweight Materials
Detroit, 15-16 March 2023

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Our company:
ASCORIUM Industries
ASCORIUM Industries | Geert Trossaert, March 2023

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Who is ASCORIUM?
• Market leader in premium polyurethane surfaces

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Who is ASCORIUM?
• Formerly operating as Recticel Automotive

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Who is ASCORIUM?
• Activities are part of a joint venture between
Recticel NV and Admetos (German private equity)
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Who is ASCORIUM?
• Activities are part of a joint venture between
Recticel NV and Admetos (German private equity)
• Expanding the customer and product portfolio from
automotive into transportation and other markets

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Our Locations:
Global Teamwork

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Our Locations:
Global Teamwork
146
Mio. EUR
Net sales
(2022)

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Our Locations:
Global Teamwork
146
Mio. EUR
Net sales
(2022)
1.319
Employees
in 5 countries
on 3 continents

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Our Locations:
Global Teamwork
146
Mio. EUR
Net sales
(2022)
1.319
Employees
in 5 countries
on 3 continents
Global
Europe: 5
Asia: 5
USA: 2

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Our Locations:
Global Teamwork
Headquarter
Königswinter

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Our Locations:
Global Teamwork
Production locations:
Wackersdorf (Plant-in-plant)
Most (R&D)
Mlada Boleslav
Tuscaloosa
Changchun
Shenyang (I+II) (Plant-in-plant)
Ningbo(Plant-in-plant)
Langfang(Plant-in-plant)
Headquarter
Königswinter
Compounding locations:
Wetteren (R&D)
Auburn Hills

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Door panels
14%
Glove boxes &
small parts
13%
Other
4%
Instrument panels
69%
Our Portfolio:
Premium Interior Parts

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Covering more –
our latest development:
Light-weight structures
for new applications

• Part of convertible covers
• Sound box
• Back seat cover
• Armrest
• Map pockets
• Hard tops
• Load floors
• Pillar covers
• Rear shelf
• Trunk cover
• Roof spoiler
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for automotive…

Ecological through
light-weight products,
energy-efficient
processes and
potential use of natural
fibers
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for automotive…
• Part of convertible covers
• Sound box
• Back seat cover
• Armrest
• Map pockets
• Hard tops
• Load floors
• Pillar covers
• Rear shelf
• Trunk cover
• Roof spoiler

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Our solutions –
processes and materials

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Our process solution
DBM
Direct Back Molding

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• a light-weight and low-cost solution
for premium soft touch interior parts
• PUR-spray skin with foamed back layer on a carrier
• One-step process, no back-foaming nor lamination
• Premium perceived quality
• Sharp edges, design lines, soft touch
• Cost reduction for tool and total investment
DBM – Direct Back Molding process
ASCORIUM
aliphatic
Colo-Fast®
spray-skin

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Colo-Motion®
Our surface solution

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Colo-Motion®
A smart system for versatile combinations
• Combination with all kinds of colors & grains:
All colors and multi colors feasible

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Colo-Motion®
• Light colors behave as any other
• No color change during processing

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Colo-Motion®
• Fine structures; technical grains made by laser
• Grain combined with metallic-look colors

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Colo-Motion®
• Fine structures; technical grains made by laser
• Grain combined with metallic-look colors
• Perceived Quality upgrade through stitching
• Functional integrations (e.g. heating)
Heating to
the surface,
isolation to
the backside

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Colo-Motion®
PUR spray skin with foamed back layer on substrate
• Molded substrate = final used substrate (no waste)
no punching, no milling
• No extra back foaming process (less molds)

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Colo-Motion®
PUR spray skin with foamed back layer on substrate
• Molded substrate = final used substrate (no waste)
no punching, no milling
• No extra back foaming process (less molds)
• One step process: less material use and waste
• Possibility to introduce bio and recycled material into
the polyurethane skin and foam layer
*GWP = Global Warming Potential
DBM vs. CBF
40%
reduction on
GWP*

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Our material solution:
CompoLite®
light-weight and versatile
for structural applications

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• PUR sandwich material with reinforcement fibers
• Fulfills interior and exterior specifications
• Excellent ratio properties vs. weight
CompoLite® –
light-weight PUR sandwich material

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• Features and benefits:
• Complex shapes
• Functional integrations
• Thermal insulation
• Opportunities in sound acoustics
• Combinable with different A-surfaces
• Wide range of potential applications
BMW 8 series
convertible
top flap
CompoLite® –
light-weight PUR sandwich material

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• Reduction in total weight of used components
• Validated as light-weight substrate material
CompoLite® –
material data
7kg
Reduction
Steel frame
partially
replaced by
CompoLite®

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• Reduction in total weight of used components
• Validated as light-weight substrate material
• Dimensional stability due to low water absorption
• Low thermal expansion coefficient
CompoLite® –
material data

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CompoLite® –
reinforcement: strong variants
CompoLite®
Standard Optimised High performance
Sustainable
standard
reinforcement glass fibre glass fibre glass fibre flax
thickness mm 19 19 19 19
areal weight gr/m² 3900 5500 6900 4600
bending EN310
E-modulus Mpa 460 638 1147 362
flexural strength MPa 8 13 21 8
max. bending force N 237 409 650 233
Impact Charpy ISO 179 kJ/m² 9 19 28 9
water absorption % 2 2 2 7
screw retention
ASTM D1037
face side N 581 1129 1729 723
Lat. Side N 496 790 1051 602

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• Only CompoLite® monomaterial solution
• Decorative natural fibers
• Molded ASCORIUM A-surfaces (1-step or 2-step process)
• Other decorative surfaces (e.g. carpets, fabrics, foils)
CompoLite® –
surface options: a perfect match
Real stitch
lines with
Colo-Fast® surface
as
option
Integration
in complex
part shapes

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On the PUR substrate:
• Clips
• Doghouses
• T-Flange
In the PUR substrate:
• Heating
• Channels
CompoLite® –
technical integration: fasteners and functional elements

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CompoLite® and DBM –
our sustainable benefits:

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• Less material use and waste: one step process
• Waste-free material use: only end-used molding substrate
• Less resources: no extra back foaming molds
• Weight reduction: light-weight composite materials

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• Less material use and waste: one step process
• Waste-free material use: only end-used molding substrate
• Less resources: no extra back foaming molds
• Weight reduction: light-weight composite materials
• Reintegration of reprocessed PUR (skin and foam layer)
• Substitute materials: integration of bio materials

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The future is our responsibility –

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The future is our responsibility –
The balance between
sophisticated interiors and
ecological responsibility is
given priority at ASCORIUM.

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