New trends and new developments in the development of automobile plastic parts manufacturing industry

For more than 30 years, the use of plastics in the automotive sector has continued to increase. Automotive plasticity is the development direction of modern automotive science and technology progress, based on three main reasons, one is energy conservation and environmental protection, the second is to improve the function, the third is to simplify the manufacturing process and process, It has become one of the three hot topics in the research and development of the international automobile industry.

At present, the molding technology of plastic parts has been seamlessly combined with automotive plastics. According to Luo Baihui, Secretary General of the International Model Association, polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), ABS resin and engineering plastics and their alloys have been used in the automotive industry. It is expected that from 2012 to 2015, the application of nanocomposite materials, sprayable and spray-free plastics, plastic lenses and plastic glass, and fiber reinforced thermoplastics will be fully utilized in automotive materials.

With the rapid development of the plastics industry and the automotive industry, foreign automotive companies have already begun trials of polymer composite materials such as composite fiber reinforced polymer (FRP), automotive thermoplastic composites, and carbon fiber reinforced composites. According to the latest developments in international key materials and plastic parts manufacturing technology, seven new technology breakthroughs have been made, and the seven technologies are also soon to be devoted to the automotive industry. At present, China has adopted new materials, key parts and components technologies, and improved standards as the focus of recent domestic automobile plasticization.

In 2012, the Chinese economy has slowed down to some extent, but the auto market has maintained a steady momentum. Luo Baihui, secretary-general of the International Model Association, said that China's light vehicle sales will climb 8-10% in 2012, which is higher than the 3% in the previous year. Last year, China's total car sales exceeded 18.5 million, making it the world's largest auto market.

Not only that, but according to the forecast of the National Electromechanical Products Import and Export Office under the Ministry of Commerce, China’s auto exports are expected to soar by about 50% this year, continuing the good results achieved in 2011. The growth in the total volume of auto exports is driven by strong demand in developing markets such as Russia, Saudi Arabia and Brazil, and will remain roughly the same as last year's increase, reaching about 850,000 vehicles.

The first China Automotive Plastics Summit was held in Guangzhou last year and attracted about 150 industry participants. The Chinese-English bilingual 2012 China Automotive Plastics Summit will be opened on April 17 at the Kerry Hotel in Pudong, Shanghai. This day coincides with the day before the launch of Chinaplas 2012, which currently has 100,000 registered visitors.

As the government strongly encourages the production of energy-saving and environmentally-friendly models, this brings opportunities for plastic materials and auto parts suppliers. The rise of car weight loss, coupled with the development of electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles in full swing, prompted the United States "Plastic News" decided to hold the 2012 China Automotive Plastics Summit.

It is expected that in the near future, automotive plastic parts manufacturing will become an emerging plastics industry, not only expanding the scale of the plastics industry, but also determining the future development trend of the automotive industry.