Industries & Markets
Automotive
From interior components and lighting to under-bonnet parts and vehicle electronics, material selection starts with understanding what your component needs to achieve.
Whether you’re exploring metal replacement, evaluating recycled-content materials or developing a new part, Plastribution can help you assess the options. Our portfolio brings together reinforced compounds, engineering thermoplastics and elastomers, backed by practical technical support to help you select materials for evaluation.
Materials for a Range of Automotive Applications
Interior Components
Passenger-compartment parts, interior trim and instrument cluster covers.
Exterior Components
Front and rear spoilers, motorcycle mudguards and exterior body components.
Automotive Lighting
Lighting lenses, reflector covers and rear-light components.
Structural and Under-Bonnet Parts
Electrical and Electronic Components
Seals, Gaskets and Tubing
Suitability depends on the specific grade and application requirements.
Our technical team can help you identify options and review the relevant supplier documentation.
Our Automotive Polymer Range
Reinforced Polypropylene
Our portfolio includes glass-fibre reinforced polypropylene grades with automotive applications, including structural, under-bonnet and passenger-compartment parts.
Talk to us about the balance of properties and processing characteristics your component requires.
Recycled-Content Polypropylene
Explore recycled-content PP options for automotive projects.
Our portfolio includes a recycled, talc-reinforced compound with automotive applications, providing a starting point for assessing recycled materials against your performance and processing requirements.
Engineering Polymers
Our range includes reinforced PA6, POM, polycarbonate and PC/polyester alloys with automotive applications. From automotive electronics to lighting lenses and reflector covers, individual grades offer options for different component requirements.
Our team will help you compare their properties and identify candidates for evaluation.
PMMA
Our portfolio includes PMMA grades with applications in automotive lighting and instrument cluster covers, with selected grades also listing rear-light and exterior-body applications.
Speak to our team about the optical, surface and processing requirements of your project.
PC and PC ABS
Explore ABS grades with applications in exterior components, including spoilers and motorcycle mudguards, alongside PC/ABS options for vehicle interiors.
We can help you review grades against your component’s appearance, performance and processing requirements.
PPS
For specialist automotive projects, our portfolio includes PPS with applications in inverter components, thermostat housings and emission-control components.
Our team can help you review grade data against your operating conditions and performance requirements.
TPV - Flexible Polymer Solutions
Our Santoprene TPV offering includes grades with applications in automotive seals, gaskets and tubing.
Explore material options for flexible components with support from our technical team.
Technical Support for Automotive Applications
Whether you’re developing a new product or reviewing an existing specification,
our technical team can help you make an informed material choice.
We start with your application: what the component needs to do, how it will be manufactured and the conditions it will encounter.
Working with our supply partners, we help you narrow down potential grades and identify the information needed for evaluation.
Ways our Team Can Support:
Material Selection
We can compare material properties against your requirements, including stiffness, impact performance, clarity and chemical resistance
Processing support
We will discuss your manufacturing process and the material characteristics needed to support consistent production.
Operating Conditions
We review available supplier data against temperature, chemical exposure and other conditions your component will encounter.
Technical documentation
Could your Metal Part be Made with Polymer?
Could a polymer component help you reduce weight, simplify assembly or rethink an existing design?
Engineering thermoplastics and reinforced compounds from Plastribution can offer opportunities to replace metal in selected automotive applications.
Successful metal replacement starts with the demands of the finished part. Loads, operating temperatures, chemical exposure, dimensional tolerances and long-term performance all need to be considered alongside material selection and component design. Our experienced technical team can support with all of this.
The potential benefits can be significant: lower weight, greater design freedom and the ability to combine several parts into a single moulding. We can help you explore candidate materials and review available supplier data against your requirements, identifying options for further development and testing. Just get in touch to start a conversation.
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