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Products Containing Polymers Made From Renewable Resources

Researchers in the DuPont Performance Coatings refinish business are collaborating with their counterparts in the company's Bio-Based Materials  unit to apply the newest polymer science to one of DuPont's longstanding businesses.  The company has been making and supplying paint for the automotive aftermarket for more than 80 years. DuPont is now developing new primers, sealers and clear coats for the collision repair industry containing polymers made with renewable resources. The new bio-based polymers are, in part, based on the science used by DuPont to create Bio-PDO™, the key ingredient in DuPont™ Sorona®, a new polymer now being used to make fibers for clothing and carpets. The tough, chip and mar-resistant finishes are designed for use initially on automobiles, but could find applications in trucks, aircraft, rail cars and a variety of industrial uses.

DuPont Engineering Polymers plans to produce new families of high-performance thermoplastic resins and elastomer products made with renewable resources.  The new products are DuPont™ Sorona® polymer and renewably sourced grades of DuPont™ Hytrel®. Each of the new products demonstrates performance and processing characteristics as good as or better than current offerings, and are ideal for automotive parts and components applications because of their appearance, dimensional stability and other performance attributes. Their societal benefits include reduced dependence on petroleum resources and overall environmentally improved product lifecycles.