Asahi Kasei at Fakuma 2026: High-Performance Plastics

Lightweight automotive design Asahi Kasei showcases plastics for automotive radar, interiors and glazing

2026-09-29 Source: Asahi Kasei Europe 1 min Reading Time

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At Fakuma 2026 in Hall B5, Stand 5305, Asahi Kasei will present a range of high-performance plastics and material solutions addressing challenges in the automotive and industrial sectors.

A key focus of Asahi Kasei's presence will be materials that enable new approaches to automotive component design and production.(Source: Asahi Kasei) — A key focus of Asahi Kasei's presence will be materials that enable new approaches to automotive component design and production.
(Source: Asahi Kasei)

A key focus of Asahi Kasei’s presence at Fakuma will be materials that enable new approaches to automotive component design and production. In the Automotive Exhibition Corner, the company will showcase solutions for automotive radar, interior components, and lightweight polycarbonate glazing applications. Xyron is a modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE) resin that combines dimensional stability, lightweight characteristics, and advanced metal plating performance. At Fakuma 2026, Asahi Kasei will showcase coated slotted waveguide antenna samples for automotive radar applications. By enabling lightweight, highly precise, and cost-efficient antenna designs, Xyron supports the next generation of connected and autonomous vehicles.

Traditionally, automotive interior components such as instrument panels, door panels, armrests, and center consoles have been produced using multiple materials and separate manufacturing processes for the skin, foam, and structural core layers. Asahi Kasei’s styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer streamlines this approach by enabling both the skin and foam layers to be formed from the same material family. Through core-back injection molding, the layers can be produced in a single process, while strong chemical bonding between them eliminates the need for additional adhesives. The result is a simplified material structure that reduces manufacturing complexity, lowers material usage, and enhances the recyclability of interior components.

Asahi Kasei is currently developing a novel water-based coating system that enables polycarbonate as a glass substitute in automotive front-, rear-, and side-window applications. Polycarbonate coated with this technology achieves ECE R43-compliant abrasion resistance and the required weather resistance for automotive windscreens. This opens opportunities for the overall reduction of vehicle weight. At Fakuma 2026, Asahi Kasei will display an automotive front window made of polycarbonate and coated with Asahi Kasei’s hard coating.

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