Automotive and Transportation Applications

The automotive sector is one of the three main markets for plastics, with a share of 15% of total polymers produced [after packaging (40%), building and civil engineering 

This consumption overall corresponds to about 7 million tonnes of the total polymers produced. It is estimated that, more than 500 million passenger cars are currently in use, and 50 million new cars are being produced each year, worldwide. 

Fogging which is emission of additives from plastic and rubber materials used in the interiors of the car is a common problem, which is most obvions when a car is new. Fogging is simply the condensation of VOC (emitted in car interiors) on colder surfaces, particularly on the windscreen, leading to a clouding on the glass snrfaces. It is known that evaporation of plasticisers from dashboard materials contribnte greatly to the fogging, but phosphorus flame retardants used in flexible PU foams under the seats also have a considerable contribution (when the flame retardant nsed is volatile or has volatile impurities). 

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Transparent and decorative parts for automotive and transport applications. .. 

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