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The French automobile manufacturer Renault has been using SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Noryl GTX resin for many years. The 2007 Twingo and the 2008 Kangoo are Renault’s latest models, whose fenders use the lightweight, durable, and strong Noryl GTX resin as a substitute for steel. Compared to steel, this high-performance technology allows Renault to reduce the weight of the fenders by about 50%, while also providing better performance in terms of withstanding low-speed collisions. In everyday use, fenders molded from Noryl GTX resin material are generally less prone to developing minor dents or damage. They usually also have corrosion resistance and can be recycled after the vehicles are scrapped. Derek Buckmaster, Market Director for Sabic’s Advanced Plastics body panels and automotive windows business, said, “As automotive customers face increasing pressure to reduce weight, the use of lightweight thermoplastics to replace steel in fenders has become standard practice.” Thanks to the positive technical achievements made over more than 10 years, as well as the growing importance of reducing component weight, Renault now uses Noryl GTX resin in most of its vehicle models. ” Using Noryl GTX conductive resin in fenders and other body panels offers many advantages, including weight reduction, increased freedom and flexibility in the design and casting of complex parts, as well as compatibility with standard body painting processes. The resins from Sabic Advanced Plastics can be applied either by spraying or powder coating together with the vehicle body, without the need for an additional primer step.