Continental is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its collaboration with speciality chemicals company, Clariant, which they say has helped to advance the evolution of vehicle braking technology and safety.
“In our close collaboration with Clariant spanning over seven decades we celebrate a shared history of industry innovation,” said Mariya Eneva, Continental’s global category manager aftermarket. “The cooperation between both technology departments has allowed us to improve the capabilities of braking systems to achieve maximum safety.”
Continental is a long-standing, globally proven specialist in automotive braking systems. A key element of these systems is brake fluid, and this is where Clariant expertise in chemicals comes in. Brake fluid needs to be constantly adapted to new systems to ensure the functionality of technologies such as electronic stability control (ESP), anti-lock braking systems (ABS), emergency brake systems, and hill-start assistance.
The latest advances in brake fluids enable safe handling and filling, while low-viscosity formulations make them advantageous for those modern driver assistance systems such as ESP and ABS. On request the fluids can be provided as a carbon neutral, mass-balanced version.
“Thanks to our partnership with Continental we have brought to the market safer chemistry in brake fluids that achieve state-of-the-art performance. Teamwork with Continental has been essential for developing our high-performance brake fluids,” said Dennis Mistreanu, Clariant’s head of industrial applications EMEA.
Continental and Clariant are celebrating their 75th anniversary of collaboration, and will continue to build on their relationship to further advance brake solutions.
