ArvinMeritor Receives $1.7 Million Grant from Indiana to Develop Exhaust Emissions Technology
TROY, Mich., (June 11,
2004) — ArvinMeritor, Inc. (NYSE:
ARM) today announced that it has received a $1.7 million grant
from the Indiana 21st Century Research and Development Fund. The grant
will assist in the development of the company’s breakthrough Plasma Fuel
Reformer exhaust emissions technology, which is being developed at the company’s
Columbus, Ind., Emissions Technical Center. Purdue University will
collaborate with ArvinMeritor to improve fuel spray mixing and combustion
processes to help complete the final development of the plasma fuel
reformer. The technology could revolutionize the
way commercial and light vehicle original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) meet
the strict 2010 diesel engine emission standards.
The Plasma Fuel Reformer produces a hydrogen-rich
gas – which burns clean at low temperatures – from the diesel fuel onboard the
vehicle. This hydrogen can be used as a lower-cost, highly
efficient, fast-starting regenerator of traps for nitrogen oxide (NOx) traps
that will soon be used in diesel exhaust gas after-treatment. Moreover, as
the hydrogen is produced onboard from the vehicle’s fuel, the Plasma Fuel
Reformer reduces the need for onboard storage.
The Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology
Fund was created in 1999 by the state’s General Assembly. It was designed
to stimulate the process of diversifying the state’s economy by developing and
commercializing advanced technologies in Indiana. These technologies will
generate high tech jobs for the state. The enabling act created a Board,
which represents most of the academic and commercial sectors of the state, to
establish award and review policies, and approve awards. The Indiana
Development Finance Authority administers the 21st Century Research and
Technology fund on behalf of the Budget Agency.
ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier $8-billion global
supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules and components to the
motor vehicle industry. The company serves light vehicle, commercial
truck, trailer and specialty original equipment manufacturers and related
aftermarkets. Headquartered in Troy, Mich., ArvinMeritor employs
approximately 32,000 people at more than 150 manufacturing facilities in 27
countries. ArvinMeritor common stock is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the ticker symbol ARM. For more information, visit the
company’s Web site at: http://www.arvinmeritor.com/.
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