Plastics and Reinforcements Used in Automobile Construction 3.1 Thermoplastics 3.1.1 Polyolefins Polyethylene (PE) Polypropylene (PP) 3.1.2 Polyvinylchloride (PVC) 3.1.3 Styrene-basedthermoplastics Polystyrene (PS) Acrylon itri le-butadiene-styrene graft copolymers (ABS) Acrylonitrile-styrenHcrylate graft copolymers (ASA) Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers (SAN) Industry Analysis 2.1 Structureof the automotive industry 2.2 The changing structure of the automotive components industry 2.3 The effects of developments in the structure of the automotive industry's supply chain on the plastics and composites sector 2.3.1 Economicunits 2.3.2 Raw materials supply chain 2.3.3 Location Introduction Timescale, geographical coverage and definition of cars Background to plastics and composites usage Scope and contents Plastics and composites definitions Plastics and composites abbreviations Typeset by Variorum Publishing Ltd, Rugby Transferred to digital printing 2005 Published by Elsevier Advanced Technology The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 I GB, UK Tel.: +44(0) 1865 843000 Fax.: +44(0) 1865 843971 with assistance from Jan C Van den Bos and Arthur WayД«ritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. First edition August 1995 Second edition December 1999 Research Consultant: Dick Mann M.Inst.M.

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