MOSCOW (MRC) - In the near future, the total volume of use of local compounds will approach 50% and about 70% of the total Russian volume will fall on NPP POLYPLASTIC, the company said in a statement.
Today, almost every car that is manufactured in Russia has parts made from domestic polymer composite materials.
“Russian raw materials are used in the production of models of the Renault-Nissan-Avtovaz, Volkswagen, Skoda, Peugeot-Citroen, Hyundai, Kia, Kamaz, GAZ, UAZ alliance. 70% of the total Russian volume is made by NPP "POLYPLASTIC", - noted Ekaterina Smirnova, deputy director for sales of the trading house "Polyplastic".
Today, Russian manufacturers of raw materials for auto components in industrial volumes are producing a new brand assortment for these brands. For example, "Polyplastic" produces materials for the manufacture of parts for the bumper group and engine compartment of the new Volkswagen Polo and Skoda Rapid, the company is a strategic partner of Peugeot-Citroen in Russia, nominations for new projects of the Renault-Nissan-Avtovaz Alliance have been received.
In 2020, the compounder underwent homologation and began supplying material for the production of large-sized exterior parts for Hyundai cars.
Earlier it was reported that RPE "POLYPLASTIC" increased the shipments of compounds by 13% in the first half of the year, the company said. In 2021, a Russian compounder entered the Polish market with its materials. The first shipment took place in April, and by the end of the six months a cooperation agreement was signed with one of the leading distributors of this European country.
SPE "POLYPLASTIC" plans to modernise 50% of production lines by 2025 in terms of automation of the control system and traceability of production process data.
Research and Production Enterprise "POLYPLASTIC" specializes in the production of thermoplastic composite materials and polymer raw materials for processing by injection molding, injection molding and extrusion and occupies a leading position in the Russian market of compounds based on thermoplastics. The company is in the TOP-10 among European compounders. The total production capacity of the enterprise is more than 115 thousand tons per year.
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