Plastic Automotive Components

Manufacturers and trading companies handling plastic automotive components

I   Forecast of Plastic Automotive Component Market Demands

1. Now that Large Components Now Fully Resinified, Market Requires Plastic Components Viewing for Next Decade
2. The market size, after reaching 8020 thousand tons in 2014, cannot expect large growth
3. Accompanied by increasing number of automobiles shipped, the demands for plastics may expand to 108.5 million tons by 2025.
4. In spite of a tendency for the components required to be thinner and smaller, and decreased number of components needed in EVs, such influences to the resin market seem to be limited.
5. In order for the plastic components to be newly introduced or to impress automakers, they should be lighter and has a little extra advantage that may be achieved by development of complicated-shape molding and reduction of numbers of components and assembly processes.

II   Trends of Plastic Automotive Component Market

1. Expectation of Using Resins in Automobiles

1. Tightened Environmental Regulations
2. Overview of Materials Used in Vehicles

2. Details of Plastic Automobile Component Materials

1. PP (Polypropylene)
2. PA (Polyamide)
3. ABS (Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene)
4. PE (Polyethylene)
5. PC (Polycarbonate)
6. POM (Polyacetal)
7. PBT (Polybutylene telephthalate)
8. Modified PPE (Polyphenylether)
9. PPS (Polyphenylene sulfide)

III   Trends of Introduction of Automotive Components

1. Structural Materials
2. Body Panels
3. Exterior Components
4. Interior Components
5. Engine Room Components
6. Fuel System Parts
7. Electric/Electronic Components

IV   Trends of Manufacturers/Trading Companies

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