Industrial Minerals


RockTron partners Ford to develop recycled filler materials

07 February 2011

by Mark Watts

Materials made from recycled fly ash could substitute talc in automotive plastics

Keywords: RockTron, Ford, fillers, talc, plastics, automotive

Recycled fillers producer RockTron is collaborating with the Ford Motor Co. to replace traditional fillers such as talc in automotive applications, the UK-based company said.

The two companies are developing compounds to incorporate RockTron’s functional fillers for exterior, interior and under-bonnet applications in vehicles.

RockTron’s material can...