Automotive Rubber-Molded Components Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2026)

Market Overview

The automotive rubber-molded component market is anticipated to register a CAGR of about 6.87%, during the forecast period (2020 – 2025).

• The major players in the automobile industry are looking for various ways to reduce the overall weight of the vehicle. The reduced weight of the vehicle not only enhances the fuel efficiency of the vehicle but also reduces the pollutant emission from the exhaust and hence, complying with the stringent government norms and attract more demand. To meet the specific demand from OEMs, the sealing system manufacturers are benchmarking the present technology and the material used to make the new sealing systems, which is aimed to be lighter in weight, highly reliable, safe, and will possess lower production costs than conventional sealants.
• Advances in release agents, nowadays, are making rubber and its components more attractive to auto manufacturers. For hundreds of years, rubber has been used in the automotive industry. Rubber-molded products, which were formerly extracted from natural materials, are now being made from inexpensive and common synthetic polymers, owing to many factors, including weight, environmental, expense, and longevity concerns. These rubber-molded components can be molded into all shapes, sizes, and colors, for different use in the automotive industry. This is a major growth factor for the market studied.
• By utilizing renewable soy oil as a swap for 25% of the petroleum oil utilized in rubber, Ford succeeded in doubling the material's stretchability and diminishing the carbon discharges from its crude materials. The new formula can be utilized in car parts, like seals, gaskets, hoses, radiators, and floor mats. According to the International Rubber Study Group, the automotive sector holds more than 50% of the global rubber consumption, which exceeded 22 million metric ton in 2008. Owing to its benefits and applications in various processes, the use of rubber in car parts is further expected to rise during the forecast period.

Scope of the Report

The automotive rubber-molded component market covers the latest trends and technological development in the automotive rubber-molded component, demand of the material type, component type, vehicle type, geography and market share of major automotive rubber-molded component manufacturers across the world.

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Key Market Trends

Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) Segment To Exhibit A Significant Growth Rate During The Forecast Period

Ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) is a type of synthetic rubber which has a lot of characteristics and features, such as weather resistance, vibration resistance, heat resistance, color stabilization, sealing property, tear resistance, durability, tensile strength (500 to 2500 PSI), etc. considered suitable for automotive applications. EPDM has a density of more than 2.00 g/cm3 and is the best for economical use. Lightweight materials like EPDM which lower pollution are a driving factor for the global automotive rubber-molded components market. The automotive industry is the largest customer for EPDM rubber. The need to reduce the vehicle weight to minimize vehicular emission is driving the growth of the market. The rising trend of electric vehicles and new energy vehicles is propelling the demand for EPDM rubber-molded components. EPDM has excellent electrical insulating properties. It has good resistance to ketones, ordinary diluted acids and alkalis, and excellent weather ability. It has excellent low temperature properties -60°F/-51°C and good high temperature resistance up to 350°F/177°C. The EPDM rubber is generally used for making weather seals and stripping, owing to its good adhesive characteristics with metal, wire and cable harness, window spacers, hydraulic brake systems, and seals for doors, windows, and trunks. The market for EPDM is expected to enjoy a healthy growth rate in the Asia-Pacific region, owing to the growth in electrification, stringent emission norms, growing demand for lightweight and commercial vehicles and availability of low-cost labor for automotive rubber component manufacturing in the region.

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