{"id":10164,"date":"2026-09-14T14:47:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thermhex.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/14\/thermhex-rpp-panels-for-future-transportation-iaa-hannover\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T14:47:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:47:32","slug":"thermhex-rpp-panels-for-future-transportation-iaa-hannover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thermhex.com\/fr\/blog\/2026\/09\/14\/thermhex-rpp-panels-for-future-transportation-iaa-hannover\/","title":{"rendered":"ThermHex RPP panels for future transportation @IAA Hannover"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-10164\" data-postid=\"10164\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-10164 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_p4p7430 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_rvbs333 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jbzm093   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Recycled thermoplastic honeycomb core sandwich panels will be presented at <span data-markjs=\"true\">IAA TRANSPORTATION in Hannover from 15-20 September,<\/span> 2026: Visit us in Hall 25 at Stand B100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transportation needs materials that are light, recyclable and cost-effective. At <span data-markjs=\"true\">IAA<\/span> TRANSPORTATION 2026 ThermHex Waben presents ThermHex RPP honeycomb cores and panels, which combine the weight savings and sustainability with cost reductions. <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The core of the innovation is the cell wall. Instead of a single homogeneous wall, each honeycomb cell wall is built from three coextruded layers: two solid outer layers of proven virgin compound that determine surface quality, bonding behaviour and mechanical performance, and an inner layer that carries up to 80 % post-consumer recycled polypropylene. The result is a lightweight core with more than 25 % total recycled content and no change at all to the way converters process it.  <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>The timing matters.<\/em> The EU End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation entered into force on 13 August 2026 and sets binding minimum quotas for recycled plastic in new vehicles for the first time: 15 % from 2032, rising to 25 % from 2036. ThermHex RPP already exceeds that 2036 figure today. <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The layered cell wall does more than accommodate recycled material. Honeycomb cell walls fail by buckling, and buckling stiffness rises over-proportionally with wall thickness. So a sandwich wall delivers a larger cross-section at constant weight. Run on the same production line with a chemically foamed inner layer instead of recyclate, that same architecture raised flatwise compressive strength by 21.8 % at comparable core density. That variant is the next step on our roadmap.    <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In short, ThermHex RPP honeycomb cores: <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705 exceed the 2036 recycled-content requirement today, <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705 process exactly like the ThermHex PP cores you already know, <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705 remain single-polymer PP and fully recyclable, <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705 and come at a lower cost than the standard products in use today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where they go: truck and trailer bodies, van conversions and cargo linings, load floors and automotive interior parts, and reusable logistics equipment such as plastic pallets, transport boxes and layer pads.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every kilogram saved is payload gained or energy saved &#8211; an argument that only grows as commercial fleets electrify. <\/p>\n<p>At Stand B100 you will find cores, finished sandwich panels and cell-wall cross-sections that show the layered structure. Grade selection, thicknesses, bonding and part-specific mechanical data are best discussed face to face, and the ThermHex technical team is on the stand throughout the week. <\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you in Hannover.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recycled thermoplastic honeycomb core sandwich panels will be presented at IAA TRANSPORTATION in Hannover from 15-20 September, 2026: Visit us in Hall 25 at Stand B100<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[375,373,379,374,399,383,377,378,394],"tags":[918,925,916,641,919,500,917,525,402,435,447,420],"class_list":["post-10164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualites","category-aktuelles-fr","category-communiques-de-presse","category-evenements","category-expositions","category-manifestations","category-messen-fr","category-nouvelles-fr","category-presse-publications","tag-aerospace-applications","tag-composite-sandwich-conference","tag-csc","tag-econcore-fr","tag-industrial-applications","tag-leichtbau-fr","tag-lightweight","tag-noyaux-en-nid-dabeille","tag-organosandwich-fr","tag-panneau-sandwich","tag-sandwichplatten-fr","tag-wabenkerne-fr-2","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Recycled thermoplastic honeycomb core sandwich panels will be presented at IAA TRANSPORTATION in Hannover from 15-20 September, 2026: Visit us in Hall 25 at Stand B100<\/strong><\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transportation needs materials that are light, recyclable and cost-effective. At IAA TRANSPORTATION 2026 ThermHex Waben presents ThermHex RPP honeycomb cores and panels, which combine the weight savings and sustainability with cost reductions. <\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The core of the innovation is the cell wall. Instead of a single homogeneous wall, each honeycomb cell wall is built from three coextruded layers: two solid outer layers of proven virgin compound that determine surface quality, bonding behaviour and mechanical performance, and an inner layer that carries up to 80 % post-consumer recycled polypropylene. The result is a lightweight core with more than 25 % total recycled content and no change at all to the way converters process it. <\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>The timing matters.<\/em> The EU End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation entered into force on 13 August 2026 and sets binding minimum quotas for recycled plastic in new vehicles for the first time: 15 % from 2032, rising to 25 % from 2036. ThermHex RPP already exceeds that 2036 figure today. <\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The layered cell wall does more than accommodate recycled material. Honeycomb cell walls fail by buckling, and buckling stiffness rises over-proportionally with wall thickness. So a sandwich wall delivers a larger cross-section at constant weight. Run on the same production line with a chemically foamed inner layer instead of recyclate, that same architecture raised flatwise compressive strength by 21.8 % at comparable core density. That variant is the next step on our roadmap. <\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In short, ThermHex RPP honeycomb cores: <\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705 exceed the 2036 recycled-content requirement today, <\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705 process exactly like the ThermHex PP cores you already know, <\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705 remain single-polymer PP and fully recyclable, <\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2705 and come at a lower cost than the standard products in use today.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where they go: truck and trailer bodies, van conversions and cargo linings, load floors and automotive interior parts, and reusable logistics equipment such as plastic pallets, transport boxes and layer pads.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every kilogram saved is payload gained or energy saved - an argument that only grows as commercial fleets electrify. <\/p> <p>At Stand B100 you will find cores, finished sandwich panels and cell-wall cross-sections that show the layered structure. Grade selection, thicknesses, bonding and part-specific mechanical data are best discussed face to face, and the ThermHex technical team is on the stand throughout the week. <\/p> <p>We look forward to seeing you in Hannover.<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thermhex.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thermhex.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thermhex.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thermhex.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thermhex.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thermhex.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thermhex.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thermhex.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thermhex.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thermhex.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}