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Huntsman Adds To Racing-Car Appeal

by Marc S. Reisch
June 21, 2010 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 88, Issue 25

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Credit: Oreca
A Huntsman encapsulant protects OLEDs on Oreca 01 from oxygen and moisture degradation.
Credit: Oreca
A Huntsman encapsulant protects OLEDs on Oreca 01 from oxygen and moisture degradation.

A racing car that finished first among gasoline-powered vehicles at the 24-hour Le Mans endurance race earlier this month included rearview-mirror housings that incorporate Huntsman Advanced Materials’ encapsulants and adhesives. On Oreca 01, the mirror housings sport flexible organic light-emitting diodes that are encapsulated in a newly developed Huntsman ultraviolet light-curable polymer. The firm’s Araldite epoxy adhesive is also used to affix the polyester-backed OLEDs to the carbon/epoxy contoured housings.

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