Coatings automotive market

Spunbonded fabrics have a relatively small percentage of the coated fabric market which is dominated by other nonwovens. Needle-punched nonwovens offer more of the bulk and resiHency required for functionaHty in automotive and furniture seating. 

Water-based coatings are now well established in Europe in most paint industry sectors, including the demanding automotive market. The same trend is apparent in the USA and more recently in Asia, albeit with a slower rate of change. Meanwhile, the performance requirements are increasingly more demanding, particularly in the areas of dispersion of difficult pigments, better water resistance and more robust formulations. 

A 1998 worldwide steel industry survey showed that galvanized steel is a value-added product which steel companies regard as strategically important. Substantial growth in consumption is expected in the construction industry and, outside the nearly saturated US market, in the automotive industry. Zinc s critical properties of corrosion protection, recyclability and cost mean that zinc is expected to remain the preferred material for corrosion protection of steel for the foreseeable future. Finally, the zinc industry needs to support coated steel markets by managing zinc-related environmental issues and assisting the development of markets for zinc-coated steel, particularly new markets. 

The ceramic coatings used in the automotive market today are generally sufficient for providing UV protection, although there appears to be a trend towards better transmission values for windscreens in AGR (Auto Glass Replacement) (Fig. 48). 

This chapter will focus on the most extensive application field, the architectural coatings market other applications like leather coatings, paper coatings, inks, industrial coatings, automotive paints, textile coatings have some special issues but principles written down about architectural paints can be transferred to related applications as well. 

Today more and more coated products are being employed in industry to shape products as well as finish them. In the automotive markets, coated products serve to finish cars and trucks during manufacturing, as well as to re-... 

Because the coating of plastics is often driven by the need for excellent appearance and enhanced performance under extended use, durable goods by definition are overwhelmingly the substrates that can bear the burden of this additional cost. Thus, the use of coated plastics is very important in the automotive market in which the performance demands are high, and their maintenance throughout the vehicle lifetime is paramount. 

The pelargonic acid by-product is already a useful item of commerce, making the overall process a commercial possibiUty. The 13-carbon polyamides appear to have many of the properties of nylon-11, nylon-12, or nylon-12,12 toughness, moisture resistance, dimensional stabiUty, increased resistance to hydrolysis, moderate melt point, and melt processibiUty. Thus, these nylons could be useful in similar markets, eg, automotive parts, coatings, fibers, or films. Properties for nylon-13,13 are = 56 (7 and = 183 (7 (179). 

Automotive Refinish Paints. Paint for appHcation to automobiles after they have left the assembly plant is a significant market. Although some of this paint is used for fuU repainting, especiaHy of commercial tmcks, most is used for repairs after accidents, commonly just one door or part of a fender, and so forth. In order to be able to serve this market, it is necessary to supply paints that match the colors of aH cars and tmcks, both domestic and imported, that have been manufactured over the previous ten years or so. Repair paints for the larger volume car colors are manufactured and stocked, but for the smaller volume colors formulas are suppHed by the coatings manufacturer to the paint distributor that permit a reasonable color match for any car by mixing standard bases. 

Polyester polyols account for only ca. 10% of the total polyol market, which is dominated by polyether polyols such as hydroxy-terminated polyoxyethylene or polyoxypropylene. Polyester polyols are preferred for applications where better mechanical properties, wear resistance, and UV stability are required. The largest application of polyester polyols is flexible specialty polyurethane foam in the furniture, packaging, and automotive industries. Polyester polyols are also used for nonfoam applications such as coatings, paints, sealants, and adhesives 47... 

Direction of innovation tfrom the standpoint of market actors - 6al Automotive manufacturers substantiate the reduction of solvent emissions by water-based and powdered coatings on the basis of emission statistics. However, the automotive manufacturers state the improvement of the surface quality with the simultaneous improved cost-effectiveness of procedures as the decisive criterion for successful innovation. 

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