Industries

Chemistry plays a fundamental role in the manufacture of automobiles. It is present in automobile paints, lubricants, and fuels, in car tires and the rubber products that form part of the equipment in automobiles, internal parts and even vehicle bodywork. Braskem is a specialist in PIB – polyisobutylene, a patented material that increases the impermeability to gases in tires, making the product lighter and with greater savings in materials and energy.

Since the 1960s, plastic has become part of the automobile industry in a significant way, and during recent decades has yielded new benefits, providing for a huge reduction in weight, less fuel consumption and increased design flexibility, with more rounded and bolder lines in vehicle models.

Currently vehicles have on average 50 kilos of parts and accessories made of plastic within the interior, exterior and even next to the engine, replacing around 350 kg of steel.