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Last Updated: Apr 25, 2025 | Study Period: 2024-2030
Polycarbonate-based urethane prepolymers is a type of advanced material made from a combination of polycarbonate and urethane polymer. It features properties of both components, providing users with excellent thermal, chemical, and mechanical performance. It is commonly used in medical, electronics, construction, office, consumer goods, automotive, and aerospace applications.
Polycarbonate is a thermoplastic polymer composed of repeating units linked by carbonate groups. Polycarbonate based material offers superior impact strength and stiffness, dimensional stability, excellent chemical resistance, and high heat distortion temperature.
Urethane prepolymer on the other hand is formed by reacting polyols with di-isocyanates, resulting in a three-dimensional network structure. Urethane prepolymers have excellent mechanical properties, including tear strength, elongation, flexural strength, and good wear-resistance.
Combining these two polymers make polycarbonate-based urethane prepolymer an ideal choice for various applications that need excellent thermal, chemical, and mechanical properties. It can be used in products that require superior surface properties, including paintability, surfaces that need to maintain shape and outstanding performance.
It is ideal for molding and extruding applications, such as automotive parts, medical devices, electronics, and packaging.Polycarbonate-based urethane prepolymers can also provide electrical insulation, water and steam resistance, and inherently flame-retardant properties.
Its low toxicity makes it suitable for consumer, automotive, and medical applications. Its unique combination of both polycarbonate and urethane polymers make it a superior choice compared to either polymer alone.
The Global polycarbonate-based urethane prepolymers market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2024 to 2030.
UBE introduces ETERNATHANE®, a new line of polycarbonate-based polyurethane prepolymers designed for applications requiring elastomers that are exceptionally highly resistant to abrasion while maximizing the retention of their original properties over an extended period under demanding working conditions.
A wide range of options are available to customize polyurethane materials, including ETERNALST® polycarbonate-based TPUs, ETERNATHANE® polycarbonate-based polyurethane prepolymers, and UBE ETERNACOLL® polycarbonate polyols. Additionally, they offer better and more durable performance retention, including chemical resistance, weatherability, hydrolytic stability, oil resistance, and thermal stability.
The newly obtained elastomers can be applied to new uses and functions not yet available for new markets and customers, such as oil and mining, roll covers, elastomeric membranes, flooring, cast elastomers, TPU, wheels and tires, polyurethane composites, sealants, electronics & encapsulation, among others. These applications and functions are made possible by the improvement of the mechanical, chemical, and thermal resistance properties of traditional polyurethanes.
Sl no | Topic |
1 | Market Segmentation |
2 | Scope of the report |
3 | Abbreviations |
4 | Research Methodology |
5 | Executive Summary |
6 | Introduction |
7 | Insights from Industry stakeholders |
8 | Cost breakdown of Product by sub-components and average profit margin |
9 | Disruptive innovation in the Industry |
10 | Technology trends in the Industry |
11 | Consumer trends in the industry |
12 | Recent Production Milestones |
13 | Component Manufacturing in US, EU and China |
14 | COVID-19 impact on overall market |
15 | COVID-19 impact on Production of components |
16 | COVID-19 impact on Point of sale |
17 | Market Segmentation, Dynamics and Forecast by Geography, 2024-2030 |
18 | Market Segmentation, Dynamics and Forecast by Product Type, 2024-2030 |
19 | Market Segmentation, Dynamics and Forecast by Application, 2024-2030 |
20 | Market Segmentation, Dynamics and Forecast by End use, 2024-2030 |
21 | Product installation rate by OEM, 2023 |
22 | Incline/Decline in Average B-2-B selling price in past 5 years |
23 | Competition from substitute products |
24 | Gross margin and average profitability of suppliers |
25 | New product development in past 12 months |
26 | M&A in past 12 months |
27 | Growth strategy of leading players |
28 | Market share of vendors, 2023 |
29 | Company Profiles |
30 | Unmet needs and opportunity for new suppliers |
31 | Conclusion |
32 | Appendix |