Ticona: Innovative and light plastic components for the BamBoo

Ticona, the Celanese Corporation manufacturer of high-performance plastics, is supplying important materials for a Rinspeed concept car for the second time in succession. Ticona markets a broad range of specialized plastics and has supported innovation processes and advances in the automobile industry for many years.

The Kelsterbach company produced components made from Celstran® tapes for the underbody, tailgate and for parts of the interior of the BamBoo. There are also applications made from Hostaform® MetaLX™ for the roll bar and the 3-spoke steering wheel in the car.

Celstran® Tapes excel due to their low weight, high degree of stiffness and toughness as well as environmentally friendly processing and excellent recyclability. Ticona collaborated with Oxeon from Sweden as well as Kringlan Composites from Switzerland in manufacturing the components.

Apart from Celstran® tapes, highly specialized Hostaform® grades were also used: Ticona's new product Hostaform® MetaLX™ (XT) was used in the roll bar of the lifestyle vehicle. This material sets new standards in impact resistance and weldline strength compared with other impact modified POM materials. Hostaform® MetaLX™ also provides lightness with metallic look in the stylish 3-spoke steering wheel.

The roller interior covers concealing the glovebox are a further visual highlight; made from Hostaform® polymer and glass fibers they feature drawings by the pop artist James Rizzi, giving the new concept car a fresh, lifestyle look.