PLASTICS IN TRANSPORT

PLASTICS ARE EVERYWHERE! You’ll find them in: transport packaging building and construction electrical and electronics medicine sports agriculture, etc.

LIGHTWEIGHT FOR TRANSPORT Plastics are used in planes, trains, boats and cars because they: are more climate friendly and cost-effective offer comfort, safety and fuel efficiency reduce transport costs when used as packaging.

REVOLUTIONIZED CAR DESIGNS Plastics are used in planes, trains, boats and cars because they: are more climate friendly and cost-effective offer comfort, safety and fuel efficiency reduce transport costs when used as packaging.

BUILT-IN COMFORT Designers use plastics in cars to: create comfortable, durable, and aesthetically pleasing components reduce noise, harshness and vibration levels.

SAFE AND SECURE In today’s vehicles, plastics: provide reinforcement for strength and structural rigidity make cars more impact-resistant are inexpensive to replace are safer for pedestrians.

MAXIMIZING PERFORMANCE Plastics components in cars weigh approximately 50% less than steel, leading to: lighter vehicle overall lower emissions improved fuel mileage

STYLE FREEDOM With plastics, designers and engineers have greater freedom to: style, build and place components that are aesthetically pleasing combine complex parts into a single, integrated piece lower manufacturing costs

SUPERIOR MECHANICAL PROPERTIES Plastics allow engineers to: develop advanced styling techniques create sleeker, more aerodynamic exteriors

STRONGER AND LIGHTER AIRPLANES In aircraft, where every gram counts, plastics are used: in doors, windows, seats and interior trim in rudders and stabilisers, wing housings, flaps, spoilers and tyres to save fuel and cash on every flight.

A WORLD RECORD MADE FROM PLASTICS Did you know that: 25% of the Airbus A380 components are plastics-based the Airbus A380 uses 20% less fuel than similarly-sized aircraft Airbus 380 15% fuel savings due to 22% carbon fibre plastic composites Boeing 787 Dreamliner Consisting of 50% plastics composite material makes it 20% lighter and fuel consumption 20% less

FASTER AND QUIETER TRAINS Plastics-based composites are used in high-speed trains because they are: lightweight for front-ends easy to fabricate into streamlined structures

LIGHTER AND STRONGER Plastics account for about 15% of a mid-range car's weight, which means: less overall weight less fuel consumption less CO2 emissions.

FUEL EFFICIENT WITH PLASTICS Plastics account for just 12-15% of a modern car’s weight: saving about 12 million tonnes of oil in Europe each year reducing CO2 emissions by 30 million tonnes a year