At K show 2025 MOCOM presents Altech^® PP FR compounds: flame-retardant, sustainable system solutions for battery-related components in the automotive industry

Hamburg, Germany, September 23, 2025. At K 2025, MOCOM will present the Altech^® PP FR product family – innovative polypropylene compounds developed for use in modern electric vehicles. Especially in battery-related applications, such as housing and peripheral materials, the compounds meet the high requirements of leading automotive manufacturers.

Reliable performance in OEM tests

In component tests, including those based on VW 80000 standards for electrical and electronic components in vehicles up to 3.5 tons, Altech^® PP FR grades confirmed their suitability for series production. They offer a powerful alternative to established flame-retardant technical thermoplastics – for example in carrier components for battery junction boxes, battery management controllers or AI carriers.

Safe flame-retardant and additive system

The compounds are based on an electrically neutral flame-retardant and additive system specifically tailored to the requirements of battery environments, ensuring safety throughout the entire service life. In addition, the materials combine structural strength with excellent insulation properties, enabling efficient functional integration.

Meeting strict international fire safety standards

Altech^® PP FR complies with the strict fire safety requirements of UL94 and achieves a V-0 classification at a wall thickness of 1.5 mm. The compounds are also free of halogens, red phosphorus, PFAS and melamine-based substances.

Sustainable variants based on recyclates

Within the Altech^® PP FR product family, MOCOM also offers variants based on post-industrial (PIR) and post-consumer recyclates (PCR). Through advanced reprocessing technologies and backward integration, the recyclability of vehicles is supported and a contribution is made to the implementation of the European End-of-Life Vehicle Directive.

Voices from Business Development

“With Altech^® PP FR we are expanding our portfolio of high-performance flame-retardant polypropylene compounds and responding to the growing trend of using PP in automotive engineering,” says Semion Diordiev, Business Development Manager Automotive, at MOCOM. “The material offers safety and durability and gives our customers a robust solution for critical applications in battery systems,” adds Benjamin Sandoz, Business Development Manager Automotive, at MOCOM.

MOCOM will present Altech^® PP FR along with other products from its comprehensive portfolio at K 2025 from October 8 to 15, 2025 in Hall 6 at booth A62.

About MOCOM

MOCOM Compounds GmbH & Co. KG, with its headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, is a global compounder of thermoplastic polymers and recycling specialist. The company offers the plastics processing industry a comprehensive product range of high-performance plastics as well as sustainable technical compound solutions.

In addition to specialties (Alcom^®, Tedur^®) and customized products (Altech^®, Altech NXT^® PP, Alfater XL^®), the portfolio includes a variety of near-to-prime recycling products (Alcom^® ECO, Altech^® ECO, Alfater XL^® ECO). Also part of the sustainable portfolio is the lightweight compound Wic, which is made from secondary carbon fiber, and the products Wipaflex and Wipelast. In addition, MOCOM uses innovative recycling technologies to process plastic waste streams, which are reused as valuable materials in the products of the processing industries.

MOCOM serves the following industries, including: Automotive, Electric and Electronics, Home and Garden, and Sports and Leisure.

As part of the Hamburg-based Otto Krahn Group, MOCOM employs around 800 people with production sites in Germany (Hamburg, Gardelegen, Zülpich) as well as the USA (Duncan, South Carolina) and China (Changshu).

MOCOM has been repeatedly awarded Gold and Silver ratings by the independent rating agency EcoVadis. The company is also certified in accordance with the IATF 16949 and ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.

For more information, visit mocom.eu/en.