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Automotive
wire and cable
materials market
A new report from Transparency
Market Research details the
global automotive wire and cable
materials market.
Fromapremise that theurbanization
in developed nations will drive the
automotive industry which, in turn,
is likely to increase the automotive
cable and wire materials market,
the report expects North America
and Europe to continue their
dominance in the market. The
market is expected to grow and
create new opportunities in Asia
Pacific, due to the area’s growing
urbanization
and
automotive
industries.
The automotive cable and
wire materials market can be
segmented based on the utilized
raw materials: polyvinyl chloride
(PVC), cross linked polyethylene
(XPLE), electron beam based
XLPE, and peroxide based XLPE,
fluoropolymers,
polyphenylene
ether (PPE), co-polyester elastomer
(COPE)
and
thermoplastic
polyurethane (TPU).
TPU, PPE and polymers such as
COPE are gaining popularity but
the report suggests they are not
expected to entirely replace XLPE
and PVC. Fluoropolymers are
chiefly utilized in high temperature
cable applications, and are
expected to dominate the class D
and E applications.
OEMs are expected to favor
standardized solutions.
This research report analyzes the
market in market segments, major
geographies, and current market
trends, providing comprehensive
analysis of market growth drivers;
the factors limiting market growth;
current market trends; market
structure; and market projections
to 2018.
Full details can be found at the
Transparency Market Research
website.