We tap into Cooper Standard’s research and development resources to bring innovative material solutions to new markets. This includes:

• Engineered products from a wide range of polymers and metals.


• Custom polymer compounding for specialty applications.


• Optimized material cost and performance properties.

Advanced Polymer Design

Innovation in polymer material science is the cornerstone of our sealing, damping and fluid transfer solutions. Our materials include:

Rubber

• EPDM - Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer
• VMQ - Silicone
• CR - Chloroprene/Neoprene
• NBR - Nitrile
• NR - Natural Rubber
• PUR - Polyurethane 
• FKM - Fluoroelastomer
• FVMQ - Fluorosilicone

Plastic

• TPE, TPV, TPU - Thermoplastic Elastomer 
• HIPS - High Impact Polystyrene
• ABS - Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
• PE - Polyethylene 
• PA - Nylon/Polyamide  
• PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride (Rigid & Flexible)
• ASA - Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate  
• EPP - Expanded Polypropylene 
• PP - Polypropylene

Fortrex^TM

Fortrex^TM is a revolutionary material platform created by Cooper Standard for sealing applications.

A lightweight thermoset elastomer, Fortrex^TM offers excellent compression set characteristics, weathering and aesthetic performance with an environmentally-friendly footprint.

Learn more about Fortrex^TM.

High-Performance Metals

We build upon investments in metal material science to deliver high-quality fluid transfer and fuel and brake delivery systems. Our metal capabilities range from stainless steel to carbon coated to aluminum.

We offer coatings such as MagAlloy^TM that improve longevity on fuel, brake and powertrain lines.

Learn more about MagAlloy^TM.