Amcor launches CoolTouch™, a lightweight decorative aluminium solution, at the IAA 2015 Car exhibit in Frankfurt, Germany

CoolTouch™ is a 0.2mm thin sheet of 3D formable aluminium that is applied to injection moulded plastic for decorative applications, such as car, airplane and boat interiors, as well as home appliances, personal electronics and furniture. CoolTouch™ will make its automotive debut on the interior of the 2016 KIA-HYUNDAI Optima, on display at the show.

The Optima’s interior gear panel cover with CoolTouch™ is supplied to KIA-HYUNDAI by part manufacturer, Keumgang (KGC). KGC was first attracted to Amcor’s CoolTouch™ because it offered the premium look and feel of metal, light weight and outstanding formability. “We are always looking for new materials and technologies to meet our customer’s needs,” said Jungjun Lee, Vice-President for KGC. “After investigating Amcor’s CoolTouch™ technology, we decided to present it to KIA-HYUNDAI. It has an aesthetic appeal that offers car buyers premium finishes. And it is lighter than similar solutions, contributing to better fuel economy.”

CoolTouch™ is part of Amcor’s portfolio of technical films and foils used across a wide range of demanding applications. “We developed CoolTouch™ by applying our advanced aluminium processing and lacquers know-how to achieve unique performance in formability, adhesion to plastic substrates and surface finishes.” said Marco Hilty, VP Marketing and R&D for Amcor Flexibles Europe and Americas. This thin Alu sheet is then pre-formed and bonded to plastic via injection moulding to create the finished part. “CoolTouch offers more precise formability than standard thicker aluminium solutions of 0.6 – 0.8mm. Even though it is four times thinner, it still has the feel and thermal properties of premium metal. For example, being cool to the touch when you start your car in the morning,” said Mr. Hilty.

Jungjun Lee said, “KGC are very pleased to work with Amcor to bring this new technology to KIA-HYUNDAI’s car interiors. Together, we are already investigating future applications of CoolTouch.” Amcor’s CoolTouch™ lightweight formable aluminium on the KIA Optima 2016 gear panel cover

For more information about CoolTouch™ go to: www.amcor.com/CoolTouch

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About Amcor

Amcor (ASX: AMC) applies art and science to create responsible packaging solutions that enhance the products people use in everyday life. With global leadership positions in flexibles and rigid plastics packaging, Amcor continually innovates to find new and better ways to protect essential products such as food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, personal and household goods. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, Amcor employs 27,000 people worldwide and has operations across 43 countries.

About KGC

Keumgang Chemical Co., headquartered in Busan, Republic of Korea, is the leading manufacturer of luxury car parts for the Korean automotive industry. Through innovation and design excellence, KGC has pioneered the use of insert injection moulding as well as real materials in the Korean market, delivering best-in-class 3-dimensional designs to its automotive customers. KGC supplies interior and exterior car parts such as scuff plates, door belts, real aluminium-insert parts, as well as panorama sunroof-roller blinds. For more information, visit www.keum-gang.com