Automotive Plastics & Composites
Subtitle: Worldwide Markets & Trends to 2007
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Burlington
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 421
ISBN-13: 9780080527741
Subjects: Market surveys; Composite materials; Plastics in automobiles; Plastics industry and trade
Description: Following the success of the first (1995) edition, this fully updated report will provide a global overview of the use of automotive plastics and composites in passenger vehicles, with an analysis of markets and trends to the year 2007. Special attention is given to vehicle weight reduction. For a PDF version of the report please call Tina Enright on +44 (0) 1865 843008 for price details.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Automotive Plastics & Composites: Worldwide Markets and Trends to 2007; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; Authors' biographies; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Industry Analysis; Chapter 3. Plastics and Reinforcements Used in Automobile Construction; Chapter 4. Plastics Processing Methods; Chapter 5. Competition Between Plastics and Composites and Other Materials; Chapter 6. Environmental and Safety Requirements and Customer Demand; Chapter 7. Recycling and Disposal; Chapter 8. Examples of the Use of Plastics for Specific Components and Systems.