Powering EVs, From A to Z 

End-to-end, fully integrated solutions for autonomous and electric vehicles

Comprehensive EV Battery Solutions

EV Battery Products

Mitsubishi Chemical Group offers an impressive portfolio ideal for demanding automotive applications such as carbon fiber, composites, high-performance engineering plastics, films, and more. As a solution-driven partner, Mitsubishi Chemical 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.

Under pressure, we have it under control - fulfilling the most demanding crash and mechanical property requirements
• PYROFIL™ | CFP/GDL Opens in a new window.

• ADTEX™

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Making the right connections -  our high-performance resins enable flexible, reliable, and safe systems
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EV Battery Housing Technology

Mitsubishi Chemical Group offers numerous battery pack housing and enclosure solutions.

FR CF-FMC | Forged Molding Compound

Carbon Fiber Forged Molding Compound (CF-FMC™) is created from chopped carbon fiber and resin and delievers strength comparable to aluminum alloys while offering short molding cycles with excellent moldability and design flexibility.

 

CF-FMC™ benefits include short cycle time -- which makes it ideal for volume automated production, design of complex geometries, and less CO2 emissions.

  • Carbon fiber 53% by weight
  • Vinyl ester resin base
  • Flame retardant, non-halogenated
  • Excellent mechanical property and moldability with UL94 V0 @ 3mm thickness

GMT eFR | Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics

Mitsubishi Chemical Group has developed a flame-retardant battery protection material to address flammability concerns with EV batteries. GMT eFR has the same mechanical stiffness, impact, and crash properties as GMT, but now conforms to GB/T 38031-2020. 

 

GMT eFR benefits include its low relative density, excellent rigidity even at low temperatures, chemical and moisture resistance, and ease of recycling.

  • Lightweight, halogen-free material 

  • Flexibility of design range with parts integration 

  • Streamlined assembly process for high productivity 

  • Positive end-of-life with recyclable materials 

FR PrePreg | Compression Molding

Our prepreg compression molded material is suitable for producing an EV battery housing unit that requires flame retardancy and high mechanical properties.

 
Prepreg compression molded material benefits include short cycle times, superior dynamics, and the possibility for individualization and unique geometry. 

  • 33% weight savings over aluminum
  • Lower center of gravity
  • Process automatization for volume production 
  • Less investment costs for tooling compared to metal solutions
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Collaboration & Partnerships

We provide ourselves as a company that offers innovative solutions for our customers through product and application development.

From reimagining lightweight structural applications that reduce fuel consumption to redesigning parts to reduce components and processes, our customer-centric approach ensures mutual success. With a focus on decreasing the environmental impact, we partner with customers to develop solutions to their most challenging problems.

 

Our Performance Polymer Division's partnership with STANT CORPORATION is one of many partnership successes in driving application success, demonstrating how a plastic fuel filler pipe can be produced with a 3-layer construction via the SBM (suction-blow-molding) process.

 

Product Used: 

  • ADTEX™/MODIC™ | Are resins of polyolefin compounds grafted with maleic anhydride.  

 

Main Function:  To provide adhesion and compatibility between different materials.  

 

Benefits:

  • Excellent bond strength with various resins 
  • Contributes to evaporative emissions performance. 

 

Contact us today to learn more about how we can help.

"In 2020 Stant and MCA (Mitsubishi Chemical Americas) successfully completed a joint development project demonstrating a plastic filler fuel filler pipe can be produced with a 3-layer construction via the SBM (suction-blow-molding) process. 

 

Permeation test results were excellent and better than expected. Although this material combination was not taken to production, it should be considered ready for product design verification testing.”

 

~Darl Dufendach
Stant Corporation

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Research & Development

Mitsubishi Chemical Group has a long history of partnership and development with the top OEMs. We focus on developing and bringing lightweight, sustainable, high-value, and functional solutions to the market.

Thermal Interface

Materials for EV

 

Composites for EV

Battery Protection

 

Product Spotlight: Thermal Interface Materials for EV

 

Advances in electric and hybrid vehicle designs have led to the densification of electrical components and increased power output. To maintain electronic device performance and longevity, the protective materials used in these devices must also push the limits of performance and be adaptable to new and smaller designs. Gelest specializes in custom-developing thermally conductive silicones for potting and encapsulating, gap filler, and adhesive applications.

 

 

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Product Spotlight: EV Battery Protection 

 

Our Advanced Materials division is working on ways to combine thermal runaway protection and electromagnetic interference (EMI.)  Our thermoplastic and thermoset technology is an ideal solution to improve manufacturing techniques to protect against extreme runaway temperatures and external electromagnetic signal interference to improve material added value while decreasing manufacturing processing steps to improve ROI.

 

 

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Global Reach

Mitsubishi Chemical Group is a truly global technology and manufacturing company. Our extensive knowledge in Chemical Science and our long-term strategy of further investments in material technologies position us well to be a lasting partner in additive manufacturing.

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KAITEKI | Our Sustainability Values

At Mitsubishi Chemical Group, we are putting Circular Economy principles into action, innovating toward advanced new materials and technologies with a clear focus on resource efficiency, renewable energy and materials, and product recycling and remanufacturing. We find ways to extend the loop and retain value by increasing the life span of products and materials. We recover and recycle our own waste while working with suppliers to reduce their upstream Scope 3 emissions. Additionally, we help close the loop by designing long-lasting and durable products that can be separated and collected to be recycled into high-performance products. Our goal is to provide advanced materials and solutions that positively contribute to society while reducing the overall environmental burden. 
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