Research and Markets: Forecasts into the Fundamental Aspects of the Future of Global Automotive Materials Demand to 2020

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/732310/the_future_of_glob) has announced the addition of the "The Future of Global Automotive Materials Demand" report to their offering.

This report endeavours to predict the future of automotive materials consumption to 2020. It concludes that, while steel will remain the dominant material, aluminium and plastics are expected to win more vehicle body exterior applications. It also concludes that alternatives to the steel intensive vehicle and conventional powertrain are unlikely to make a significant impact until 2020, but if they do emerge then they will demonstrate substantially different material composition.

All steps and assumptions in the calculation methodology are shown clearly, making the figures reached fully transparent and easy to adjust should different assumptions be made.

Key Topics Covered:

Executive Summary

• Introduction and report outline
• The future of automotive materials consumption

Drivers for change

• What makes change happen?
• Climate change, carbon emissions, and fuel economy
• Climate change at an international level
• Climate change at a national level
• Sub-national measures

Economic conditions and changes in market structure

• The limits to growth
• Conclusions

Technologies and materials

• Introduction
• Materials use and the contemporary car
• Materials use and car technologies
• Long term perspectives

Supply chains

• Introduction
• Sourcing strategies and the automotive industry
• Commodity prices and the automotive industry
• The steel industry
• The aluminium industry
• The plastic industry
• Rubber

Forecasts to 2020

• Introduction
• Calculating the 2005 base year materials consumption
• The forecast assumptions: business as usual scenario
• The forecast outcomes: business as usual scenario
• The alternative scenarios: eco-austerity and technopia

Conclusions

• The overall material demand forecast
• Materials demand and the supply industry
• The key outcomes

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