Today’s Safer, Smarter and More Efficient Vehicles Growing More Reliant on Plastics, New Report Finds
- Source
- American Chemistry Council
- Source link
- https://www.americanchemistry.com/chemistry-in-america-industry-innovation-impact/news-trends/press-release/2026/today-s-safer-smarter-and-more-efficient-vehicles-growing-more-reliant-on-plastics-new-report-finds
- Published
- 2026-08-12 09:39:14
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-12 15:12:36
- Category
- Commodities & Raw Materials
- Geography
- US
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Plastics are increasingly essential to making vehicles safer, lighter and more technologically advanced, and their role will continue to grow with the expansion of self-driving and electrified vehicles, according to a new report, Plastics and Chemistry in Automobiles, from the American Chemistry Council (ACC).
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