The surging usage of high temperature elastomers in the automotive industry is propelling their sales around the world. Moreover, with the boom in the automotive industry, especially in the Latin American and Asia-Pacific countries, the demand for these elastomers is rising sharply. These elastomers are extensively used in gaskets, boots, seals, dampers, and hoses, on account of their various beneficial characteristics such as resistance to automotive lubricants and heat, flexibility, and durability.
This was mainly because of the extensive usage of these elastomers in the automotive and construction industries. For example, silicone elastomers are used as structural glazing material and sealant in the construction industry and in vibration dampers and cure place gaskets in the automotive industry. Automobile and transportation, healthcare, semiconductor and electronics, consumer products, chemical processing, construction, and industrial machinery are the major application areas of high temperature elastomers. Out of these, the usage of these elastomers was the highest in automobile and transportation applications in 2017.
This is ascribed to the existence of several end use industries and many electrical and electronics manufacturing firms, increasing construction activities, and rapid economic progress of the regional countries. In addition to this, the expanding industrial base in India and China, due to their economic growth, is also driving the demand for these elastomers in the region. KCC Corporation, Dow Corning Corporation, Wacker Chemie AG, Solvay S.A., 3M Company, and Momentive Performance Materials Inc., are some of the major high temperature elastomer producing companies across the world.
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