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On May 6, Sabic announced that it is highlighting a wide range of solutions that demonstrate the value of plastics for a more sustainable future at NPE2024. 

Sabic informed that the Hyundai IONIQ 6 electric sedan features LEXAN resin used in the front and rear LED lighting and flame-retardant PP compound in key battery module components. The latter material, developed under Sabic’s BLUEHERO initiative, enables compliance with relevant electric vehicle (EV) fire safety regulations.

It has presented the Eos Z3 battery module from Eos Energy Enterprises, a leading provider of sustainable zinc-based energy storage systems. This specific module weighs up to 70% less than previous product generations. 

Based on Sabic press release 

On May 6, Keysight Technologies, Inc. and ETAS announced a partnership to provide automakers and automotive suppliers with a comprehensive automotive cybersecurity solution to ensure vehicles are protected when they hit the road. 

The ESCRYPT CycurFUZZ smart automotive fuzzer tool from ETAS will be integrated into Keysight’s Automotive Cybersecurity Test Platform. Using it, automakers can rapidly fuzz test targets via controller area network (CAN) interfaces. The solution enables automakers and suppliers to comply with international cybersecurity regulations, such as UN R-155 and ISO / SAE 21434.

The CycurFUZZ tool provides smart software to do CAN bus fuzzing at the module or system level. The Keysight automotive cybersecurity solution enables automated testing of all layers of the open systems intercommunication (OSI) stack for in-vehicle interfaces including Wi-Fi, cellular, Bluetooth, CAN, and automotive Ethernet. 

Based on Keysight Technologies, Inc. press release 

The Governor of Georgia, the U.S. announced that GF Casting Solutions AG, a division of Georg Fischer AG, will invest over USD 184 million in a new high-pressure die-casting facility at the Augusta Corporate Park, a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) site.

The new state-of-the-art, LEED-certified facility will create 350 new jobs for Richmond County. It will produce cast aluminum parts, with a special focus on large structural components for the automotive industry. It is expected to start operations in 2027.

This new facility will complete the company’s footprint to become global in the e-mobility market.

(From Georgia Department of Economic Development press release on May 3, 2024)