Plastic Omnium products

The front-end module is a complex assembly at the front of the vehicle. From a technical front panel, it integrates the shock absorption beam, lighting and engine cooling systems, active front grille flaps as well as radars and driving assistance sensors. This is the area of competence of HBPO, a 66.66%-owned subsidiary of Plastic Omnium. From design concept to implementation, to just-in-time delivery, HBPO is the only supplier of block modules to master this process completely.

Blow-molded based plastic fuel system technology offers the perfect balance between safety, weight and cost for automotive fuel applications. The use of plastics for fuel systems allows for:

To reduce permeation levels and meet PZEV, LEVII or Japanese regulations, multilayer fuel systems tanks have been developed. The manufacturing process is called multi-layer extrusion or coextrusion "COEX". This process is especially used for the production of tank shells with barrier layers limiting hydrocarbon vapor emissions into the atmosphere. Coextrusion thus allows us to meet the increasingly strict requirements set up by environmental standards in terms of hydrocarbon emissions. Coextrusion consists in extruding a parison made up of several different materials layers with complementary properties. Each material is fed by a separate extruder and the layers are formed in the head.

Plastic Omnium`s thermoplastic materials have optimal ware transparency properties to hide and protect radars, lidars and other electronic components. Their lighterweight (-30% vs steel) embarks connectivity while allowing a reduction of COâ‚‚ emission by 5 g/km. Through Plastic Omnium`s innovation, cars are cleaner and safer with greater freedom of style.