Ashland recently announced it has received the Infinite Possibility Award for the Arotran™ 805 resin system.
Ashland recently announced it has received the Infinite Possibility Award for the Arotran™ 805 resin system, a weatherable and pigmented sheet molding composite (SMC), at the 2016 Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX).
The Arotran 805 resin system is designed to address the issues OEMs face in creating high-quality and durable external automotive parts, like truck beds. The 2017 Honda Ridgeline truck bed is reportedly the first high-volume automotive-exterior application of a weatherable and pigmented SMC. Weatherable SMC parts can retain gloss and color despite years of direct exposure to sun, salt, rain, and snow. The Arotran 805 resin system provides a molded-in, black color that eliminates the need for paint.