Plastics & performance: Key trends in engineered materials for mobility

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At the 2025 ADI Forum, Sachin Sakhalkar, SVP, Teknor Apex, and Kristian Gubsch, Co-Founder, Mars Materials joined the engineered materials panel, moderated by Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. Key themes during the panel included how the chemical industry is driving high-performance polymer innovation for autos, especially EVs, leading to polyamide adoption and a manufacturing shift to Asia. Sustainability initiatives, like closed-loop recycling and CO2 conversion, are key, with AI accelerating R&D and operations.

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