{"id":702,"date":"2021-03-01T01:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T07:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/?page_id=702"},"modified":"2024-08-09T15:18:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T20:18:16","slug":"automotive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/markets\/automotive\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1200px + 30px );margin-left: calc(-30px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-30px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:15px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:30px;--awb-spacing-left-large:15px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:15px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:15px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:15px;--awb-spacing-left-small:15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>RTP Company offers a complete portfolio of thermoplastic materials for the automotive industry. We\u2019ve successfully helped automotive manufacturers reduce vehicle weight, lower vehicle emissions, and increase safety for combustion engine and electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:15px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:30px;--awb-spacing-left-large:15px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:15px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:15px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:15px;--awb-spacing-left-small:15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/markets\/automotive\/electric-and-autonomous-vehicles\/#vehicle\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"RTP Company Electric &#038; Autonomous Vehicles\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"485\" alt=\"RTP Company Electric &amp; Autonomous Vehicles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/electric-and-autonomous-vehicles-applications-map.jpg\" 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https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/electric-and-autonomous-vehicles-applications-map.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Electric &amp; Autonomous Vehicle Resources<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/electric-and-autonomous-vehicles\/\">Brochure<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/markets\/automotive\/electric-and-autonomous-vehicles\/#vehicle\">Applications<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/markets\/automotive\/electric-and-autonomous-vehicles\/#technologies\">Technologies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1200px + 30px );margin-left: calc(-30px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-30px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:15px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:30px;--awb-spacing-left-large:15px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:15px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:15px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:15px;--awb-spacing-left-small:15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-tabs fusion-tabs-1 clean nav-is-justified auto horizontal-tabs icon-position-left mobile-mode-accordion\" style=\"--awb-title-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-alignment:start;--awb-inactive-color:#edefef;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-border-color:#b5b5b5;--awb-active-border-color:#7dc142;\"><div class=\"nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-4a443b1283cb8710ec9\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"fusion-tab-light-weightingportfolio\" href=\"#tab-4a443b1283cb8710ec9\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Light-Weighting Portfolio<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-962633cf2f41f9c7dd6\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-lowemissionproducts\" href=\"#tab-962633cf2f41f9c7dd6\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Low Emission Products<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-2aea5090a2045f87e74\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-emicompoundsforautosensingsystems\" href=\"#tab-2aea5090a2045f87e74\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">EMI Compounds for Auto Sensing Systems<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-6067e802b9a45876185\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-fulllineofspecialtycompounds\" href=\"#tab-6067e802b9a45876185\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Full Line of Specialty Compounds<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-4a443b1283cb8710ec9\" aria-selected=\"true\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-light-weightingportfolio\" href=\"#tab-4a443b1283cb8710ec9\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Light-Weighting Portfolio<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix in active\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-light-weightingportfolio\" id=\"tab-4a443b1283cb8710ec9\">RTP Company has successfully helped manufacturers reduce weight in automotive applications, including shifter bases, arm rests, sunroofs, pedal housings, front end modules, door modules, and more!<\/p>\n<h6>RTP Company\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"\/weight-reduction\/\">light-weighting portfolio<\/a>\u00a0includes:<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/products\/long-glass-fiber\/\">Long Fiber compounds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/products\/structural\/\">Carbon Fiber compounds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/technical-info\/molding-guidelines\/foaming-agent-masterbatches-or-concentrates\/\">Chemical Foaming Agents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/education\/innovation-bulletins\/specialty-compounds-containing-3m-scotchlite-glass-bubbles\/\">Hollow Glass Microspheres<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To learn more, see our\u00a0<a href=\"\/enlightened-solutions\/\">Enlightened Solutions<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-962633cf2f41f9c7dd6\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-lowemissionproducts\" href=\"#tab-962633cf2f41f9c7dd6\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Low Emission Products<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-lowemissionproducts\" id=\"tab-962633cf2f41f9c7dd6\">To meet the growing demand for low emission requirements, RTP Company has developed a line of low emission products including a VLF PP product for use in automotive interior applications. These PP VLF products satisfy Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) mandates to reduce the Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) levels found in thermoplastic materials specified for use in automotive interior applications. International legislation and automotive OEMs have identified the need to reduce odor, fogging, and total VOCs to improve air quality and the safety of vehicle interiors. Low emission PP VLF compounds from RTP Company are designed for structural use and provide exceptional strength, stiffness, and dimensional accuracy, with reinforcement levels of 20 \u2013 50 wt%. They have been tested and authenticated by approved outside laboratories according to German Automotive Industry (VDA) test methods for odor, fogging, and total VOC emissions. Results from VDA test methods show that PP VLF products from RTP Company meet or exceed the OEM requirements in all three categories (see Figure 1).<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"183\" alt=\"VDA Test Results\" title=\"VDA Test Results\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27692%27%20height%3D%27183%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20692%20183%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27692%27%20height%3D%27183%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/VOC-Graph.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-7233\"\/><\/span><\/div>\n<p>These environmentally-friendly VLF compounds can be used in automotive interior applications such as instrument panels, door module carriers, overhead and center consoles, seating, load floors, pedal boxes, spare tire covers and storage bins.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to our low emission offering we are capable of making appearance friendly VLF PP materials to meet automotive interior and exterior requirements\u2026 UV stability, scratch and mar performance, low gloss, uniform surface appearance combined with the outstanding strength and impact of VLF.<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-2aea5090a2045f87e74\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-emicompoundsforautosensingsystems\" href=\"#tab-2aea5090a2045f87e74\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">EMI Compounds for Auto Sensing Systems<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-emicompoundsforautosensingsystems\" id=\"tab-2aea5090a2045f87e74\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">RTP Company provides ready-to-mold plastic compounds with EMI Shielding properties that are ideal for the housings of automotive sensing systems. In addition to protecting sensing systems from the damaging effects of EMI, housings made from these compounds are significantly lighter than their metal counterparts, thereby reducing overall vehicle weight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Learn more about EMI Shielding and Automotive EMI Sensing Systems by viewing our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/emi\/\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">interactive page<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\"><li role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-6067e802b9a45876185\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-fulllineofspecialtycompounds\" href=\"#tab-6067e802b9a45876185\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Full Line of Specialty Compounds<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-fulllineofspecialtycompounds\" id=\"tab-6067e802b9a45876185\">RTP also has a full line of specialty compounds to meet today\u2019s demanding applications including Wear, Conductive, Color, Elastomer, Structural and Flame Retardant. Please see the Products section for a complete listing of our products.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/education\/innovation-bulletins\/ultra-wear\/\">High temperature Ultra Wear<\/a>\u00a0compounds for transmission seal rings and thrust washers<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"EMI RFI Shielding\" href=\"\/products\/emi-shielding\/\">EMI RFI shielding<\/a>\u00a0for electronic enclosures<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Conductive Materials\" href=\"\/products\/conductive\/\">Electrically conductive<\/a>\u00a0compounds for fuel systems<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/education\/innovation-bulletins\/thermally-conductive-compounds\/\">Thermally conductive<\/a>\u00a0compounds for LEDs and other heat sink applications<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/education\/innovation-bulletins\/light-controlling-compounds\/\">Light Controlling<\/a>\u00a0Compounds for LED Electronics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":700,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-702","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2025-08-14 08:06:26","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=702"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49676,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/702\/revisions\/49676"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rtpcompany.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}