Recently,  Shanghai Jinhu Rili Plastic Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Kumho  Riley”), Celanese, and Blonde Technology Co., Ltd. were exhibited in  the “Automobile Innovation Materials and Process Application Exhibition”  sponsored by Shanghai Automotive Engineering Society and other units. A  number of raw material suppliers such as Ltd. have demonstrated their  innovative solutions in the field of spray-free plastics. From the company's display, we can glimpse the development trend of the entire industry. It seems that spray-free plastics are now popular. In  the automotive exterior, the development potential of the paint-free  plastics, known as “environmental protection”, has become increasingly  prominent.

Plastic  parts generally used in automotive exteriors need to be painted to  achieve beautiful matte, high-gloss or flashing effects, while  protecting the substrate from weathering and scratching, but the  painting process has a certain environmental impact. Hazard. Secondly,  plastic parts can produce coatings that cannot be easily peeled off  during the spraying process, while thermosetting paint coatings are not  recyclable, which creates obstacles for the recycling of automotive  plastic parts and does not comply with ELV regulations. Third,  due to the complexity of the painting process, it is necessary to  increase the basic links of pretreatment, painting, transportation,  etc., and the cost is high.

Spray-free plastic solves all of these problems. It eliminates the need to paint the process, thereby eliminating environmental pollution and increasing the recovery rate. Moreover,  the use of the paint-free plastic does not require the "orange peel  phenomenon" of the paint on the surface of the workpiece, which reduces  the cost and improves the yield of the product.

However,  since the spray-free plastic loses the protection of the paint layer,  its weather resistance and scratch resistance are not as good as paint  parts, which requires further exploration by raw material suppliers. In fact, some suppliers have been at the forefront of the industry for innovative research on spray-free plastics.

Spray-free scintillation effect resin

In  addition, according to Fei Jun, Kumho Riley has also developed an  innovative spray-free plastic called “Aesthetic Resin” – plastic, which  can achieve flickering, pearling and gradual effects in one molding. Special color effects such as special textures.

At  present, in automotive exteriors, most of the spray-free materials are  used in the heat-dissipating grille and column, especially the  spray-free high-gloss grille has been popular in the past two years.

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Indeed, there are countless obscure suppliers behind every car manufacturer. To  truly implement low-carbon environmental protection from a concept to  an action, it requires not only the efforts of OEMs, but also countless  parts suppliers and raw material suppliers like Yanfeng Pio and Kumho. The joint efforts. From a long-term perspective, only such a company can truly stand on the market.