Impact modifiers are essential additives in automotive plastics and parts as they improve the impact strength while maintaining lightweight, design freedom, and easy fabrication. 

The Dow Chemical Company’s extensive range of PARALOID™ impact modifier additives deliver high-performance durability and impact resistance. Electric vehicles must be able to absorb potential impact from accidents and thermal changes in the environment.

As many industries push toward circular economy initiatives and postconsumer recycled (PCR) plastics, manufacturers face challenges in maintaining impact strength, durability, and processability in recycled polymers due to processability and degradation difficulties .

years. By incorporating Dow PARALOID™ MBS Impact Modifiers, companies can increase capacity, transmission, and distribution of the existing electrical grid, as well as improve reliability and the ability to recover from outages.