🎞Teijin Develops Formable Gasoline-resistant Bioplastic Film for Vehicle Door Handles Integrated with Smart-entry Systems
Tokyo, Japan, February 14, 2018 — Teijin Limited announced today that it has
developed a formable gasoline-resistant film made of PLA NEXT®
bioplastic to replace
chrome plating, w hich Honda Lock Mfg. Co., Ltd. has now adopted for nonconductive
door handles integrated w ith smart-entry systems. Teijin developed the innovative film
using a special metal-evaporation technology from a processing-manufacturer partner.
Teijin is currently developing other automotive applications in addition to mass producing
the film for door handles.