"This is a small amount compared to the 1,500 kg mass of typical vehicles," he says, "but is quite significant when it comes to typical mass reduction efforts in the car industry." Holden entered into a joint development program with CSIRO, plastic injection molding and tooling company Socobell, and ADX, a New Zealand machinery supplier, to set up production facilities for SICOR, where polypropylene would be prepared for both adhesion and painting. "All requirements for adhesion were met [in the testing]," says Gomory, "but we ran into some difficulties with painting.
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