Battery systems, high-voltage components and charging infrastructure are growing rapidly – this calls for engineering thermoplastics such as PA, PBT, and PC/ABS, whose prices shape material costs.
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Why polymer prices matter for electromobility:
The ramp-up of electromobility is increasing the volumes of engineering thermoplastics installed; price movements in PA, PBT and PC/ABS feed directly into production costs and calculation.
Strongly growing volumes: as electric vehicle production rises, the volumes of plastics installed, and their share of component costs increase.
Demanding requirements: flame retardancy, heat resistance, and electrical properties call for higher-value materials that follow their own price path.
Many relevant plastics: PA, PBT, PC/ABS and PC are combined according to the component – and their prices move in different directions.
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In electromobility, the key materials are glass-fibre reinforced polyamides (PA 6/6.6 GF) and PBT GF for battery and high-voltage components, PC/ABS and PC for housings, PPS for high-temperature zones, and PC for charging infrastructure.
Polyamide
PA6 GF, PA66 GF, PA66 GF (up to 30%) automotive
PBT
PBT GF
PC/ABS
PC/ABS blends
Polycarbonate
PC transparent, PC GF
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