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China XD Plastics signs EV specialized product development agreement with Ningbo Huazhong

China XD Plastics Company Limited, a manufacturer engaged in the development, manufacture, and distribution of modified plastics primarily for use in automotive applications in China, has signed an exclusive agreement with Ningbo Huazhong Plastic Products Company Limited to develop and supply modified plastics for use in electric vehicles. As part of the agreement, China XD Plastics maintains the right to develop products for other automotive plastic manufacturers.

Ningbo Huazhong is a certified automotive parts supplier for a number of leading automotive OEMs in China, including China FAW Group, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, Beijing Automotive Works and China Second Automobile Group, among others. According to the agreement, China XD Plastics will have the exclusive rights during the next three years to develop high-performance new plastic materials for use in Ningbo Huazhong’s electric vehicle parts, with a primary focus on battery modules, charging stations and other applications.

The Chinese government has indicated in its twelfth five-year plan that it will invest 4 trillion Yuan, approximately US$600 billion, to support the development of nine industries, including alternative energy automobiles and environmentally friendly new materials. By 2012, automobile production in China is expected to exceed 20 million units, with alternative energy vehicles expected to account for 10%, or more than two million units, of total automobile production.

Total demand for the new plastic materials for use in alternative energy vehicles is projected to exceed 250 thousand metric tons by 2012. China XD expects to derive additional growth opportunities by capitalizing on the development of the alternative energy vehicle market in China.

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HarveyD

Many plastics, varnish, paints, fabrics etc can be made 5 to 10 times more resistant by adding a very small percentage of newly developed wood nano-crystalline cellulose (a white ultra fine powder). The right mix could make future stronger, lighter weight, plastic e-cars a reality within a few short years.

When added to man-made fabrics, they also become extremely resistant to wear and tear. Car seat covers and carpets could last 20+ years. When added to rubber (natural + synthetic), tires could be lighter and last the life time of our future e-cars.

That phenomenal product can per extracted from most wood. A new plant is being built to eventually produce a few thousand tons a year.

Using e-books instead of newspapers and paper books could liberate enough wood to produce all the nano-crystalline cellulose required.

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