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Polymer stabilisers advance EV technology and vehicle parts by offering internal defence while preserving physical and surface characteristics. Stabilisers are ‘intended additions’ used to protect the polymer from environmental influences like heat and UV radiation.
In order to provide protection against mechanical, UV, and thermal degradation of the polymer during manufacture and usage, they are added to plastics.Most plastics, including polypropylene, polyethylene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and engineering plastics, typically use the same polymer stabilisers.
Polymers used in parts including bumpers, door panels, door trims, instrument panels, airbags, seat back covers, and body side mouldings must be stabilised to preserve their physical and aesthetic features because automotive components frequently undergo continuous exposure to UV light.
At every stage of the polymer life cycle, stabilisers are utilised. They increase the speed and quality of plastic product production, increase the useful life of plastic products, and make recycling plastic products easier. However, they also keep stabilising waste plastic, allowing it to stay in the ecosystem for a longer period of time.
The goal of stabilisation is to maintain the polymers’ original characteristics throughout a range of settings. The polymers are treated with small amounts of chemicals to stop them from degrading and burning.
The Global automotive polymer stabiliser market accounted for $XX Billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2024 to 2030.
Two additional grades of the reSound REC thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) called polymer stabilisers are being added to the portfolio by Avient Corporation. Polyvinyl butyral (PVB), which Shark Solutions recycles from automobile glass, is used in the formulation of both grades.
Two new Edgete PKE polyketone (PK) grades with non-halogen flame retardants (NHFRs), dubbed polymer stabiliser, will also be made available, it has been reported. Automobile laminated glass frequently ends up in landfills.
Shark Solutions, a Danish clean technology business, tackles this problem by recycling architectural and automobile glass to extract PVB, a thermoplastic used as an interlayer in laminated glass panels.
These latest additions to the reSound REC TPE line offer performance characteristics similar to those of conventional goods, including appearance, haptics, and physical features, while including 60% post-consumer recycled content.
