SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has launched MEGAMOLDING , an advanced platform engineered to expand the use of large thermoplastic parts across industries. By blending SABIC s deep materials science with tooling and processing expertise from value chain partners, the platform offers manufacturers a scalable path to replace metals and thermosets, delivering lighter, stronger, and more sustainable solutions.

Sami Al-Osaimi, Executive Vice President Polymers SBU at SABIC, said:  With decades of success in materials innovation, SABIC is uniquely positioned to collaborate with industry partners across value chains to redefine what s possible in large-part manufacturing with thermoplastics. Unlocking their full potential can be a game-changer for manufacturers seeking improved performance, efficiency, and sustainability.

While thermoplastics have long been used in manufacturing, cost, complexity, and processing challenges have limited their application in large components. MEGAMOLDING addresses these barriers by providing scalable, high-performance solutions that enable greater design freedom and efficiency across industries.

The innovative MEGAMOLDING platform harnesses SABIC s unique expertise in advanced materials with the machinery, mold and tooling design, and processing know-how of collaborators across the value chain to make thermoplastic molding of large parts more feasible for more components.

The platform s benefits include:

• Cost and process efficiency by using competitive tooling, consolidating parts, and simplifying manufacturing, post-processing, and assembly steps.
• Faster injection molding cycle times vs. metal casting or thermoset processing.
• Greater design freedom to achieve more complex geometries and functional integration that s difficult with metal stamping or casting.
• Simplified product architecture with better designs for disassembly, sorting and recycling.
• Weight and mass reduction while meeting strength and stiffness requirements.
• Lower carbon emissions, enabled by improved processing efficiency and lighter weight finished parts.