Automotive industry

Fluoropolymers play a crucial role in the automotive sector, offering a range of benefits that enhance vehicle performance, efficiency, safety, and durability.

Fluoropolymers are crucial enablers of low-carbon mobility as they permit the use of alternative fuels such as biofuels but are also essential to electromobility as key components of innovative batteries and fuel cells.

• Battery development: High-performance cathode binders, battery gaskets and fuel cell membranes are critical technologies where fluoropolymers are non-replaceable.

Fluoropolymers’ thermal stability, temperature resistance, chemical inertness, durability, non-wetting and non-stick properties (which reduces friction between moving parts), provide many benefits including:

Lower fuel emissions and fuel economy from weight saving

Lower exhaust emissions (both carbon and NOx gasses)

Better engine performance

Increased comfort and noise reduction

Permits use of alternative fuels (like bio-diesel)

(through greater reliability and chemical stability)

Cleaner environment by avoiding leakage (e.g. oil or coolant leaks)

Reducing wear and tear (improving efficiency and durability)

Environmental Resistance (through excellent UV and temperature resistance)