pricenxt_graue_schrift_icon
Electromobility

Polymer price data for battery systems

Battery modules need lightweight, dimensionally stable, and flame-retardant plastics for housings, cell holders, and trays – PA, PBT, PP compounds, and PC/ABS determine component costs here.

Battery systems

Companies that rely on pricenxt

Skoda logo 2CatalogtotalenergiesPictel AILogo_of_Deloitte.svgLeapyearTetra pag logoPeregrinmcpp-globalEasytax

pricenxt in the battery systems sector

With pricenxt Analytics, teams capture price developments faster, compare price series, and build up their own structured market monitoring.

Why polymer prices matter for battery systems:

With the electromobility ramp-up, battery systems are being manufactured in sharply rising volumes; price movements in the thermoplastics used feed straight through to material costs.

  • Large components, high volumes: module housings, and trays consume a lot of material – the polymer price shapes production costs noticeably.

  • Flame retardancy as a price factor: flame-retardant and reinforced compounds follow their own price path compared with standard grades.

  • Competition between materials: PA GF, PP compounds, and PC/ABS compete depending on the component – and their prices move in different directions.

pricenxt Dashboard

Recycled, revalued, repriced: 
PCR plastics to 2032

The trend in prices for post-consumer plastic recyclate in Europe up to 2032. A forecast based on three scenarios.
pcr2032_coverpcr2032_cover
Polymer price data for battery systems

Who benefits from reliable polymer price data?

From procurement through to sales, pricenxt supports key decisions across the entire value chain.

  • Procurement & sourcing

    Tracks the price development of PA, PBT and PP compounds, gauges the company’s own level and prepares supplier negotiations on a sound basis.

  • Engineering & battery housings

    Assesses materials and reinforcement levels for housings and cell holders by cost and requirement and factors price movements into the selection.

  • Costing & programme management

    Calculates the effect of price movements on system costs and bases programme decisions on dependable market data.

pricenxt. Try it for 30 days.

Use pricenxt free for 30 days. Analyse price movements, forecasts and much more.

board_global

Which plastics are relevant for battery systems?

For battery systems, the key materials are PA 6 GF and PA 6.6 GF and PBT GF for load-bearing, flame-retardant components, glass-fibre reinforced, and flame-retardant PP compounds for large-area housings and PC/ABS for covers and brackets.

  • Polyamide

    PA6 GF, PA66 GF
  • PBT

    PBT GF
  • PC/ABS

    PC/ABS blends
  • Polypropylene

    PP GF2 30

Track market trends. Free of charge.

Use our Plastixx and A-Plastixx indices free of charge, with no time limit. Track price developments for standard and engineering plastics, as well as across selected application markets.

pricenxt_dashboard_hero_de