B.I.G. Yarns, A New European Producer of PET BCF Yarns For Automotive Carpet

Wielsbeke, Belgium – January 11, 2024 – To expand its support for high-end and luxurious automotive interiors, B.I.G. Yarns has completed its first industrial production runs of virgin polyester
BCF yarns for automotive carpet to complement its line of polyamide PA6 superior yarns. There is a growing market in PET for automotive interior applications, with polyester allowing automotive OEMs and Tier 1 to develop products that, from the outset, consider eco-design by building MONO-polymer carpets and flooring that are 100% recyclable at End of Life (EOL ). These materials are helping to ensure improved and more sustainable EOL recycling of electric vehicles that are driving the future of the car industry. The new PET BCF Yarns offer high-performance for automotive carpets, including abrasion and stain resistance, and durability, passing all stringent automotive tests including the Taber test for abrasion performance, compressibility and recovery ability test, light fastness in automotive (DIN EN ISO 105- B06) and VOC (fogging) according the VDA 278 test on VOC and FOG emission.

The yarns can be color solution dyed, have a dTex between 1300 – 1500, 81 filaments and are ideally for mats with a composition of 400 to 800 gram per m², while the yarns for molded carpets have a dTex of 1200, 144 filaments for 380 gram per m².

“As the industry continues its transition towards circularity, making the right material choice is crucial from the outset to ensure the best possible eco-design and recyclability. Our newcomer, PET BCF yarns, brings virgin material to automotive carpets, creating a new systemic approach towards MONO-polymer-based automotive applications,” said Glenn Hyzak, Global Sales Director Yarns. With the addition of PET BCF yarns, B.I.G. Yarns is now a one-stop-shop for 3 types of Solution Dyed BCF carpet yarns for the automotive industry: nylon (PA6), polypropylene (PP) and polyester (PET), and the Eqo-range of PA6 yarns – the sustainability focused EqoBalance, EqoCycle and EqoYarn. This strategically positions the company to help carpet manufacturers meet their sustainability targets.

The automotive carpet market is expected to grow strongly in the coming decade with the increased demand for vehicle customization and personalization driven by owners looking to upgrade and enhance interiors, including the flooring area.

A growing awareness around car hygiene is also boosting the market as consumers become more conscious of maintaining cleanliness in their vehicles, including the floors. Automotive carpets provide an effective solution by trapping dirt and preventing it from spreading to other areas. B.I.G. Yarns supports manufacturers as they invest in research and development to introduce more innovative and improved products to cater to these evolving consumer needs. “From sustainability to enhanced functionalities and color, we work closely with our customers, supporting them in design for vehicle customization and personalization, and in building new carpet designs that have never be seen before. Be inspired by our SustainableYarns and our monthly Catch The Color and let us help you open up exciting new opportunities with our continuous focus on innovation and sustainability,” concluded Mélanie Monceaux, R&D Manager B.I.G. Yarns.

B.I.G. Yarns is proactive in developing new products that better serve customers’ needs in a sustainable way. Its solutions are at the forefront of industry product design, and it is fully committed to achieving an improved climate impact in the full supply chain within the automotive interiors industry by focusing on what matters most.

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Change In The Management Of Brückner Maschinenbau

Michael Baumeister, Managing Director responsible for technology at Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH in Siegsdorf since 2006, retired at the end of 2023. On January 1, 2024, Nicolas Beyl succeeded him as Managing Director/CTO of Brückner Maschinenbau. Nicolas Beyl brings a broad range of experience from technical and commercial management roles to this key position, including more than ten years of management responsibility as Managing Director in globally active mechanical engineering companies.

From 2012 to 2020, as Managing Director of KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH, he headed the Reaction Process Machinery segment with over 500 employees, eight international production sites and various global sales locations. Most recently, Nicolas Beyl was the sole Managing Director of Single Group GmbH, an international manufacturer of temperature control units and systems.

“I am looking forward to an excellently positioned company and to my new role. The markets in which we operate, both in the packaging sector and in technical applications, are exciting and hold great potential. I will play my part in ensuring that Brückner Maschinenbau continues to expand its market leadership with the most innovative solutions,” says Nicolas Beyl.

In his 17 years as Managing Director, Michael Baumeister has made a significant contribution to the growth of Brückner Maschinenbau – the global market leader for film stretching lines – and to securing its global technology and market leadership. Since he joined the company in 2006, Brückner Maschinenbau’s turnover has quadrupled to more than EUR 800 million and the number of employees in his area of responsibility has increased from around 210 to 550 today.

The Brückner Group is a family-owned, medium-sized group of companies with a total of 2,900 employees at 18 locations worldwide. Group members are Brückner Maschinenbau, world market leader in production lines for orientated films, Brückner Servtec, service provider for film stretching technology, Kiefel, a leading manufacturer of machines for natural fiber and plastics processing, and the Swiss company PackSys Global, a world-renowned manufacturer of state-of-the-art packaging machines. The companies in the Brückner Group are increasingly aligning their strategy, products, processes and locations with the principles of sustainability. To this end, an explicit sustainability management system has been set up in all group companies over the past two years.

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Solvay Launches New Xencor XTreme for Battery Thermal Runaway Protection

Solvay, a leading global supplier of specialty materials, introduces Xencor XTreme, a new family of long glass fiber PPA solutions for battery applications requiring resistance to thermal runaway and propagation. XencorTM XTreme PPA LGF grades are designed to offer superior resistance to direct flame exposure at 1000°C for over 10 minutes, providing sufficient time for passengers to exit the vehicle in the event of a thermal runaway and meeting the latest global regulations in Europe, China, the United States and other countries.

The materials are designed to retain an excellent level of electrical insulation after exposure to flame helping to mitigate thermal runaway in batteries. More importantly, the material has a high glass transition temperature (Tg) which enables dimensional stability of the parts under battery operating conditions. “Xencor XTreme is designed for battery components such as overmolded busbars, module end plates and fixtures and extends our broad portfolio of battery solutions. This unique product range gives engineers the freedom to address some of their biggest challenges in terms of safety, power density, security and lightweighting,” said Brian Baleno, Head of Marketing Automotive.

Key benefits of Xencor XTreme include high stiffness, strength and impact resistance, best-in-class electrical insulation with a comparative tracking index of >600 volts, and high dielectric strength. The new Xencor XTreme will be on display at Solvay’s Booth 4213 in Hall B4 during the Fakuma show in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

About Solvay
Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. With more than 22,000 employees in 61 countries, Solvay bonds people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. The Group seeks to create sustainable shared value for all, notably through its Solvay One Planet plan crafted around three pillars: protecting the climate, preserving resources and fostering better life. The Group’s innovative solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices, health care applications, water and air purification systems. Founded in 1863, Solvay today ranks among the world’s top three companies for the vast majority of its activities and delivered net sales of €13.4 billion in 2022.

Learn more at www.solvay.com. 

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