Engineering plastics are ready to replace metal

Polymer materials are gradually replacing traditional materials of construction such as wood and steel in many areas. This is made possible by the unique properties of engineering plastics, such as low weight and high strength, which are much easier to manufacture.

Thus, the engineering plastics industry has every chance to reduce steel consumption by replacing metal in cars and trucks, household appliances, and especially in the construction industry for the manufacture of general construction materials such as monolithic and cellular polycarbonate.

In addition, engineering plastics are used in the electrical and electronic, mechanical engineering and shipbuilding segments. Engineering plastics are superior to general-purpose plastics in terms of heat resistance, transparency and mechanical properties. Designers began to widely use such materials by performing apartment renovation , since plastic is practically non-flammable and environmentally friendly clean material.

Over the past ten years, the automotive and transportation industries have recognized the importance and advantages of engineering plastics over metal by reducing vehicle weight and lower production costs. This has led to an increase in the use of engineering plastics in the automotive industry.

Competition in the plastic engineering market has been largely captured by the large engineering polymer manufacturers, despite the presence of small and medium-sized enterprises operating in this business and sometimes offering even better quality and price.

The earnings of the engineering plastics market are expected to continue to grow in the future. Since it is predicted that engineering plastics by 2019 will significantly displace steel and alloys from the market space, which are still suffering from weak growth in demand.