The latest report of the American Plastics Association: Plastics Has Great Achievements in Transportation

 [China Plastics machinery network International News] Recently, the American Plastics Industry Association (Plastics) released a plastic market observation-transportation report. The report pointed out that the demand for plastics by various modes of transportation such as automobiles, trucks, ships, trains and planes has increased worldwide. The report said that the current innovative trends in transportation include electric vehicles (EV), automatic driving, vehicle networking and shared transportation. Technical experts, investment circles and industry leaders have promoted the development of these technologies. The report pointed out that experts called plastic one of the biggest innovations since Ford's T-car. Ford Model T has changed the city and overturned the circulation of goods. "We expect plastic to become a strong material in transportation and other technologies." Dr Perc Pineda, chief economist of the American plastics industry association, said, "plastics have other properties such as weather resistance, moisture resistance, safety and comfort, which are also gradually improving, and more properties can be developed with the advancement of research and development. Therefore, engineers and designers apply plastics to vehicle manufacturing. Considering the increasing demand for transportation, plastics have a promising future in the transportation field. " The report also cited the opinions of industry innovators such as General Motors, Tesla and Audi. "The use of plastics in automobiles and transportation has been growing. This is why the Plastic Industry Association established the Transportation and Industrial Plastics Committee (TIP) in 2015. TIP gave great support to the writing of this report, which shows that aerospace and aviation are still the limits of plastics in transportation. " Patty Long, interim president and chief executive officer of the American Plastics Industry Association, said. Since 1970, the use of plastics in the aviation industry has quadrupled, and the aviation industry has become the main market for plastics. Nylon will also play an important role in the electrification of vehicles because of its high strength, light weight, durability and resistance to damage. It helps to reduce the vehicle weight by 50%. "As the market share of electric vehicles increases, the flexibility of plastics in terms of performance, design, weight and cost may be an advantage." Kendra Martin, vice president of industrial affairs and TIP manager of the American Plastics Industry Association, said, "Plastics currently meet the application requirements of electric motors. With the development of electric vehicle technology, new polymers will appear, which will be an interesting thing. 

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