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Mobility

The way we move through the world is changing. Materials and technologies can help you meet demands for mobility that combines functionality and appearance, efficiently and safely. Next, we’re developing those materials further, for new vehicle-interior concepts that enable truly seamless journeys.
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Challenge: Going all out for the vehicles of tomorrow

In June 2022, a majority of the EU Parliament voted to allow manufacturers to market only cars and vans that do not emit climate-damaging greenhouse gases from 2035. Today’s automobile industry is driving this change in two ways: advancing technologies that will enable the more climate-friendly mobility of tomorrow, while also meeting increasing customer demands for the aesthetics, durability, and comfort of their vehicles. To make this equation work seamlessly, we’re working on innovations in coatings and adhesives to tackle these challenges.

Key Drivers

  • Driving electrification forward

    Driving electrification forward

    Vehicles with a minimal carbon footprint are the future. The right technologies and materials will power electrification and help get us there faster.

  • Facilitating efficient production

    Facilitating efficient production

    Production-ready materials and easy-to-implement drop-in solutions are one key way to save time and costs in high-throughput mobility manufacturing.

  • Keeping ahead of the regulatory curve

    Keeping ahead of the regulatory curve

    Material innovations can help you stay ahead of ever-evolving health and safety regulations for the long term – crucial to the wider adoption of, for example, electric vehicles.

Status: Benefits from the inside to the outside

Innovative material solutions can benefit the exterior and interior design, and even the rollout, of electric vehicles (EVs). For many years, our solutions and technologies have enabled our customers and partners to implement future-oriented mobility concepts. 

Safer materials

Safety is a crucial factor in the uptake of electric vehicles. Using lighter, more heat-conductive materials is one way to improve vehicle safety. For example, our Desmodur® and Desmophen® polyurethanes help isolate overheated cells from each other to reduce the risk of fire. They also improve the power and charging speed of EV battery cells.

More efficient, sustainable production

For EVs and traditional vehicles alike, production needs to be efficient to be commercially viable. There are several ways in which coatings can contribute to efficient production – whether it’s speeding up curing, preventing overspray, or making application easier.
The right ingredients can support these goals. For instance, Pasquick® and Blulogiq® enable faster curing at ambient and lower temperatures to improve energy efficiency. Desmodur®-based materials enable automotive OEMs and coating suppliers to apply polyurethane coatings using digital printing – eliminating overspray to significantly reduce waste and energy costs. And our novel packaging solution Dockit® saves time, reduces error, and enables a smooth finish by removing the need for applicators to mix coating and hardener themselves.

Seamless surfaces

It’s also important for EVs to offer the smooth, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing surfaces that consumers enjoy – inside and out. Solutions like DirectCoating and INSQIN® support these aims in car interiors. They enable flexible, durable materials with a premium look and feel – with options for transparent, translucent, and solid-color finishes, and leather, glass, and metal textures.

Facts & figures

  • Mobility needed more than ever

    Mobility needed more than ever

    Demand for passenger transport in urban areas could increase by up to 79% from its 2019 levels by 2050. ¹

  • EVs drive sustainability forward

    EVs drive sustainability forward

    Electric vehicles could remove the need for almost 6 million barrels of oil per day by 2030. ²

  • Shared solutions on the rise

    Shared solutions on the rise

    The expected Compound Annual Growth Rate for the global shared mobility market from 2023 to 2030 is 15.8%. ³

Next: Accelerating the mobility turnaround

Mobility players around the world have already achieved a lot on the way to a more sustainable mobile future. But the road ahead of us is still long and winding. Our solutions can be flexible enablers for new, inspiring designs that help you create the next big thing in an ever-evolving and increasingly connected industry. Together, we can define what connected mobility and true freedom of movement will look like.

Hands-on solutions

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