Environmental concerns such as fuel efficiency and CO₂ emissions reduction are among the most important issues automotive OEMs face in the coming years. Advanced automotive solar control glass made with XIR® automotive solar control technology is a drop-in solution which lowers interior temperatures quickly, cooling the passenger cabin to minimize strain on the air conditioner and improving fuel efficiency.

XIR automotive film is a transparent coated film that is encapsulated between layers of Saflex® PVB (polyvinyl butyral) in laminated automotive glass to form a protective barrier against the harmful effects of the sun. The spectrally-selective metallic coating reflects heat-causing infrared (IR) rays without impairing visible light transmission. XIR laminated glass reduces solar heat gain an average of 35% more effectively than tinted glass.