Our interior innovation
Through sophisticated design and unique materials, automotive interiors create an experience that fills the senses. From the look and feel to the sound and smell, material selection defines that experience. Mitsubishi Chemical Group partners with customers to create safe and comfortable environments that have a lasting, positive impact on the occupants-not the earth.
Our sustainable materials support our customers in fulfilling their goals as well as the market demands by offering added value throughout the supply chain. Mitsubishi Chemical material technologies include offerings that:
- Enhance performance and functionality
- Offer state-of-the-art design
- Result in less waste at the end of life
- Optimize energy and resources
- Have less impact on the environment
Bio-Based
Recyclable
Recycled Materials
Lightweight
Process Elimination
Low Voc
Parts Consolidation
Our Sustainable Innovation
DURABIO™ Bio-Based Engineering Plastic with a focus on sustainability, Mitsubishi Chemical Group has developed DURABIO — a partially bio-based engineering polymer that bridges the advantages of Polycarbonate (PC) and Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA).
This innovative, renewable material exhibits extraordinary properties designed explicitly for scratch and impact resistance while also having durable transparency. DURABIO material has a high-class finish that can be molded in color. This ideal sustainable material for interior applications eliminates post-processing while responsibly using resources.
Interior Automotive Applications
Mitsubishi Chemical Group offers an impressive portfolio ideal for demanding automotive Interior applications such as carbon fiber, composites, high-performance engineering plastics, films, and more. As a solution-driven partner, Mitsubishi Chemical Group brings together high-performance materials, engineering processes, and innovative design expertise to allow automotive engineers to develop highly innovative solutions with new levels of functional integration.
Airbags
Safety is fundamental in the automotive industry, and airbag systems play a crucial role. For several decades, Mitsubishi Chemical has been the go-to material solutions partner for airbag components such as chutes, covers, and housings, providing high-quality materials that meet or exceed the highest OEM and Tier 1 safety specifications.
- THERMORUN™ TPE | Airbag covers & chute channels
- Xantar™ PC-ABS | Airbag cladding, pillar trim
- Hostaphan™ PET Film | Seat airbag detection systems
Controls
Aesthetics, comfort, and durability—essential automotive control features—are at the core of our polymer design. The high-touch areas of the vehicle, such as the steering wheel, buttons, knobs, and levers, must deliver an enhanced experience to occupants that stands the test of time. Durability is put to the test with extreme temperatures, UV exposure, cleaning agents, general wear, and more, while maintaining aesthetics. Many automotive interior designers specify Mitsubishi Chemical Group materials and additives to ensure superior aesthetics and haptics with the ultimate processability and performance.
- SUNPRENE™ VINIKA™ PVC | Soft-touch buttons & knobs
- TREXPRENE™ TPV | Soft-touch buttons & knobs
- TEFABLOC™ TPE | Soft-touch buttons & knobs
- Xantar™ PC-ABS | Buttons & knobs
- Acrypet™ Diakon™ PMMA | High-gloss buttons & knobs
- DURABIO™ | Bio-based, high-gloss buttons & knobs
Lighting
Once purely utilitarian, vehicle interior lighting has become an essential component of aesthetics and safety in dark driving conditions. Modern and future designs utilize ambient lighting to provide a high-class driving experience. With a deep understanding of application requirements and a passion for innovation, Mitsubishi Chemical Group continually develops next-generation materials for IR gesture controls, ambient lighting, and more to provide the ultimate driving experience.
- Acrypet™ PMMA | Light diffusion, edge lighting, light guides
- Xantar™ PC-ABS | Interior lighting, light diffusion, light transmittance
- DURABIO™ | Bio-based colored illumination, selective light transmittance
Decorative Trim
High quality interior decorative trim requires hight chemical resistance, great impact resistance combined with sufficient scratch resistance. Mitsubishi Chemical Group offers a wide range of materials fulfilling the demands for superb aesthetics and functionality.
- Acrypet™ PMMA | Center console trim
- DURABIO™ | Bio-based mold-in-color trims
- CF FMC | Unique carbon fiber trim
- Pyrofil™ Graphil™ CF | Classic woven high-end trim
- Xantar™ PC-ABS | Mold-in-color trim
Interior Display & Infotainment
The increasing number and size of digital displays in the cockpit has brought unique challenges to manufacturers. For decades, Mitsubishi Chemical Group has had a dedicated team of researchers and engineers focused on display material design and development, making us the ideal partner for turning designer dreams into reality in the automotive space.
Designers and manufacturers must take special consideration for screens in the automotive space, as the driver’s safety depends on the screen visibility. Mitsubishi Chemical Group has a deep understanding of the challenges and has the technical expertise needed to optimize driver visibility, making us your ideal partner. Some of the most used and sought-after technologies that we have introduced include bio-mimicry for anti-reflective films, advanced coatings, and optically clear adhesives (OCAs).
- DURABIO™ | Bio-based displays & control panels
- Diakon™ PMMA | Display frames
- Acrypet™ PMMA | Display frames
- MOSMITE™ Anti-reflective Film | Displays, Head up Displays (HUDs)
- CLEARFIT™ OCA | Displays
Instrument Panel
The instrument panel of a vehicle is a critical component of the interior environment, serving not only as a focal point but also as a barrier to engine and road noise. Our material science has elevated the properties of skins to provide contours with an impeccable finish and soft feel that can withstand UV exposure for decades. Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s expertise in compounding has perfected color matching, allowing designers to seamlessly integrate multiple materials such as skins and air vents.
- Marvyflo™ PVC Slush | Decorative skin
- FUNCSTER™ LGF-PP | Instrument panel structural carrier
Structure
With class ‘A’ finishes, interior structural components such as door and tailgate inner panels provide aesthetics as well as safety. Our expert compounders have perfected homogeneous material dissipation, creating a seamless appearance. Design possibilities are endless with award-winning innovations such as our FORGED CF FMC (carbon fiber forged molding compounds) and KyronMAX high-strength carbon fiber-based composites.
- CF FMC | Interior tailgate, Structural carrier
- KyronMAX™ | Steering wheel brackets
- FUNCSTER™ LGF-PP | Interior tailgate, Structural carrier
Seating
Environmentally-conscious consumers and OEMs continually seek innovative materials and processes to decrease their impact. Combining the power of nature and chemistry, Mitsubishi Chemical Group has developed bio-based sustainable material solutions for vegan leather seating. Lightweight structural composites ensure passenger safety while further reducing the overall environmental footprint of seating solutions.
- BENEBiOL™ PCD | Vegan leather
- GMT GMTex™ Composite Sheets | Structure
- Hostaphan™ PET Film | Seat heating systems
- KyronTEX™ | Seatback structure
Thermoplastic Elastomer Mats
Protective mats for floors, cup holders, and other storage compartments require materials to be extremely durable, resistant to abrasion and impact, and easy to clean. Our material engineers have perfected grades that endure abuse while maintaining flexibility and aesthetics.
- TREXPRENE™ TPV | Cupholder mats, floor mats
Cladding
Automotive cladding provides aesthetic, functional, and safety benefits for drivers and passengers alike. Originally designed for aesthetics, cladding now blends form and function, exhibiting acoustic properties that absorb exterior noise to keep the driver focused as well as mechanical properties that ensure safety and long term high quality quality finish
- SymaLITE™ LWRT | Headliner, Parcel shelf, Load floor
- Dynaflex™ Dynaflo™ TPO | Cladding, Door panels
- FUNCSTER™ LGF-PP | Structural Carrier, Tailgate panels
- Xantar™ PC-ABS | Interior Cladding
Assembly and Transport Protection
When considering vehicle assembly, transportation, and repair, ensuring the protection of screens and other delicate surfaces is critical. Mitsubishi Chemical Group has developed a multi-purpose protection and repair tape that is easily applied and removed without residue. This innovative technology is hand-tearable, eliminating the need for a knife or sharp tool. Additionally, it is easily repositionable, which reduces waste.
- Nichigo™ G-Tape | Masking and Protection Tape
Ask our experts about Interior Material Solutions, today!