Mitsui Chemicals & Toyota Boshoku tie up for high impact-resistant plastic

Toyota Boshoku has developed a method of using the high impact-resistant plastic, which it has developed jointly with Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc, as a modifier that improves the impact-resistant performance of plastics. It has been looking to commercialise this development with Mitsui Chemicals in expectation of growing application for not only in-house products such as automobile seats and door trims, but also for other parts in areas other than automobiles that require impact resistance.

In the years ahead, Mitsui Chemicals will work to disseminate this high impact-resistant plastic by using its high technical expertise and sales channels in the area of plastic modifiers, while Toyota Boshoku will seek to strengthen the competitiveness of its in-house products by considering applications for automobile seats and door trims that will contribute to the better automotive safety performance.