If growth consulting companies in the United States, the stern Sullivan, according to a research report published in February European car manufacturing technology progress rapidly, the lightweight car is helpful to improve passenger comfort, will pull the demand of automotive plastics.
At the same time, the increasingly serious environmental problems and the regulation of the carbon emissions, also let car manufacturers pay more and more attention to the development of automotive plastics.
The application of plastics in automobile industry, it not only can reduce automobile fuel consumption and vehicle weight, the realization of environmental sustainability, and improve the flexibility and security of the design.
Typical applications include of plastics in automobile industry in the choke plate, fenders, seat belts and airbags automotive applications. In addition, using the plastic bumper can improve the shock absorption effect, on the hood using plastic can reduce the risk of explosion.
Plastic substitute other materials have been shown to reduce 50% of vehicle weight and the ability to make car fuel consumption by 25-30%. At the same time, reduce the vehicle weight 1 kg each of 20 kg can be reduced by carbon dioxide emissions. The advantages of plastic in the auto market has a broad development prospects.