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CBT has its roots in "G" 's work from 1984 to 1990 in cyclic polycarbonate. After it turned out that cyclic polycarbonate didn't have enough solvent resistance to work in the automotive and aerospace applications that "G" was aiming at, the company looked at other materials that could be made into cyclic forms. It found that PBT could yield a large amount of cyclics, would polymerize rapidly, and had good properties for the intended applications. From about 1992 to 1997, "G" and Ford Motor Co. worked with cyclic PBT technology as part of the National Institute of Standards & Technology's Advanced Technology Program. Driven by the prospect of strict emissions and mileage regulations, the companies sought to make lightweight structural automotive parts from thermoplastics. But eventually, it became apparent that draconian regulations wouldn't come to pass and that a drastic change in materials wasn't needed. |
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