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DuPont Launches New Family of Nylon Materials for Automotive Under-Hood Applications

Mar 3 2010

DuPont recently announced the launch of a new family of products - DuPont Zytel PLUS nylon - that can significantly extend the performance life of automotive under-the-hood components, enabling further replacement of metals with high-performance plastics for lightweighting of vehicles.

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"Performance demands in the automotive industry continue to increase as automakers strive to deliver higher performance and improved fuel efficiency, resulting in smaller, hotter-running engines," said Diane Gulyas, president - DuPont Performance Polymers. "With the launch of Zytel PLUS, DuPont is delivering market-driven innovation that enables plastic components to reliably perform twice as long in that environment, reducing weight and supporting the push for sustainable mobility.

"Higher durability of components also helps automakers achieve their goals of improved vehicle reliability, better quality and improved warranty performance," Diane said.

The new product family is the result of several research and development breakthroughs. The energy efficiency resulting from this new product supports DuPont's focus on reducing dependency on fossil fuels.

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