Automotive Lightweight Material Market worth $99.3 billion by 2025
The report "Automotive Lightweight Material Market by Material (Metal, Composite, Plastic, Elastomer), Application & Component (Frame, Engine, Exhaust, Transmission, Closure, Interior), Vehicle Type (ICE, Electric & Hybrid), Region - Global Forecast to 2025 ", post COVID-19 is estimated to grow from USD 69.7 billion in 2020 to USD 99.3 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 7.3% during the forecast period. The increasing demand for lightweight materials is driven by the rising usage of electric vehicles and stringent emission norms. Several OEMs have set individual targets for CO2 reductions in the coming years.
“Metals to be the largest
segment, By Material Type”
Metals is estimated to be the
largest segment in the automotive lightweight material market. Aluminum has the
highest demand among metals, followed by HSS. The use of lightweight materials
such as aluminum and HSS is higher in developed regions such as Europe and
North America compared to developing regions such as Asia Oceania and RoW.
Initially, the normal heavy steels would be replaced with light metals such as
HSS that are available in abundance. Also, the usage of lightweight materials
is high in plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. Many OEMs plan to use
lightweight materials in their upcoming models. Hence, the use of lightweight
materials is expected to increase in all automotive components.
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“Powertrain to be the fastest
growing market for automotive lightweight material market, by
Application”
Powertrain is expected to be the
fastest growing market, by application, during the forecast period. Powertrain
accounts for more than 27% of the vehicle weight and hence has a huge potential
for application of lightweight material. Therefore, the use of lightweight
material has increased in the powertrain in recent years. For instance, the
engine blocks were conventionally made of heavy steel and cast iron. However,
with the light-weighting trend, aluminum housings have now replaced
conventional materials. Also, cylinder block and head, which was made of cast
iron, is now made of lightweight aluminum.
“Europe is estimated to be the
largest market for automotive lightweight material”
The European automotive industry
has been using lightweight materials for manufacturing vehicles since a long time.
Europe is the manufacturing hub for leading premium car manufacturers such as
Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Porsche, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Bentley, and
Jaguar. As a result, Europe has also become the hub for vehicle lightweighting.
Member nations of the European Union are now following Euro 6 norms, which will
have the knock-on effect of reducing pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and
carbon monoxide, improve the fuel economy, and lower the CO2 emission levels.
The standards for passenger car and commercial vehicle for 2020 are 95g/km and
147g/km of CO2, respectively. The lightweight material manufacturers and
suppliers are investing heavily in R&D to create new and advanced
lightweight materials. This has also helped in optimizing engine performance
and efficiency through weight reduction. These efforts of automotive
manufacturers are expected to drive market growth in the European region.
Key Market Players:
The automotive lightweight
material market is dominated by global players and comprises several regional
players. The key players in the automotive lightweight material market are BASF
SE (Germany), Covestro AG (Germany), LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V.
(Netherlands), Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan), ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg),
thyssenkrupp AG (Germany), Novelis, Inc. (US), Alcoa Corporation (US).
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