Automotive and Transport Industry

The automotive sector consumes a range of chemicals for the construction, safety, comfort, and performance of both traditional internal combustion engines and electric vehicles (EVs).

The materials used include engineering thermoplastics such as polyamide, polycarbonates, polypropylene, PBT, ABS, and HDPE. Then there are the polyurethane polymers, used to make flexible or rigid foams and other plastics. PVC, as well as polyester fibers and resins, are used in tires, interiors, and vehicle underbodies.

With the growth of the EV industry within the automotive industry comes the need to understand how chemicals such as caustic soda underpin effective lithium-ion supply chains.

Often subject to extreme temperatures and intense weight pressures, automotive components must be durable and fire and heat-resistant.

Today's automotive industry relies on diverse chemicals. From antifreeze and hydraulic fluids to batteries, electronics, seating, trim, lighting, and beyond.

While plastics play a crucial role in many automotive components—including bumpers, headlights, doors, windows, dashboards, headrests, airbags, upholstery, and thermal and electrical insulation—the feedstocks that make up these materials are crucial to the overall automotive value chain.

Chemical intermediates, including glycols, adipic acid, isocyanates, and phthalates ensure the automotive components are strengthened, lubricated, sealed, or coated for an optimized life cycle. 

Automotive and Transport Solutions

We provide detailed and comprehensive coverage of markets, prices, developments, and commercialization of chemicals, polymers, and fibers to allow informed decisions by buyers, sellers, marketers, commercial planners, and company executives in the automotive and transport industries.

Our services, aimed at commercial needs, are accompanied by supply-demand analyses which provide deeply researched data in support of long-term planning.

OrbiChem360's detailed pricing data and analysis of a wide range of chemical markets is a standard guide for buyers and sellers of chemicals. Longer-term reporting on chemicals' market development offers vision to strategic planners, allowing them to position their companies for continuing success.