The vehicle interior brings together visible surfaces, functional components, and safety components. The plastics used for them determine a large share of the component costs – price movements feed directly into calculation.
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Why polymer prices matter for vehicle interior:
Interior components are made in great variety and in high volumes; the prices of the compounds and engineering plastics used feed straight through to material costs.
High plastics content: seats, interior trim, and controls consist largely of plastics.
Many compound variants: PP compounds and engineering plastics in differing specifications compete for the best cost-to-property ratio.
Surface and tactile requirements: visible and soft-touch components call for special grades with their own price dynamics.
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Talc-filled PP compounds, ABS and PC/ABS blends as well as the polyamides dominate the interior; PVC-P compounds and PUR systems are added for soft-touch surfaces and for foam and acoustic components.
Polypropylene
PP-T20 light, PP-T20 black
ABS
ABS coloured
PC/ABS
PC/ABS blends
Polyamide
PA6 GF
PVC
PVC-P
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