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Car spoiler made from Solvay materials wins innovation competition

The winning part is an aftermarket carbon fibre-composite spoiler for the Chevrolet Corvette produced by General Motors Co.

18th November 2016

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Tempe, AZ

Transport/​Aerospace

The winning part is an aftermarket carbon fibre-composite spoiler for the Chevrolet Corvette produced by General Motors Co. This one-piece spoiler integrates a spoiler blade and wicker bills combining full compression areas, open cavities and co-cured inserts. It is available painted or with an exposed weaved finish. It was manufactured by General Motors’ Tier 1, deBotech, using Solvay’s materials and is OEM approved.

The award was presented to General Motors and members of the supply team at the 46th-annual SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Competition Gala, which took place on 9 November in Livonia (Detroit), MI, USA.

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