3. Penetration sectors for high-tech applications

According to a recent report published by Transparency Market Research , global production of TPEs totalled 3,480,000 tonnes in 2011, with a value of 7.6 billion euros.

The automotive market is the most interesting, with a high proportion of high-tech applications.

The continuous evolution of the various families of TPEs and the launch of new polymers and alloys have enabled existing applications to be upgraded and new fields of application to be conquered, resulting...