TPU for Car Paint protection film (PPF )

Standing on the Precipice of PPF Market Expansion

Since its introduction, paint protection film (PPF) has been considered a premium product targeted to luxury car owners and aficionados. That remains somewhat true today, but global demand for PPF is skyrocketing, and there are compelling reasons to believe PPF is on the verge of a mainstream breakthrough. Rising new car prices, longer automobile lifespans, and accessibility to PPF all point to an evolving market with increasing appeal to the average car owner. For those owners, PPF isn’t just a luxury; it’s a viable way to protect a significant investment.

Where We Stand: An Industry in the Midst of Explosive Growth

The global PPF market has doubled over the past five years and is estimated at more than $1 billion with expected growth of at least 10% annually. Increasing adoption globally – including a massive spike in China – is driving that growth and, in the wake of COVID19, leading to some shortages of key raw materials.

It’s important to put this growth in the proper context. Premium car owners have been looking for ways to protect their vehicles’ paint almost as long as automobiles have existed. It started with wax and evolved to include premium polishes and polymer sealants before ceramic coatings emerged in the early 2000s. Wax remains a popular tool to slow the effects of weathering on a car’s paint job, but the protection it provides is limited and temporary. Ceramic coatings were popular for a while but have their own performance limitations.

The history is consistent with other industries – as technology evolves and product performance improves, the market shifts. Now, this long-existing market is shifting en masse toward PPF for a variety of reasons – superior protective properties, aesthetics, durability, lifespan, and accessibility at price points relative to value. The point is this: this isn’t a new market reacting to new consumer demands; it’s a large, formerly fractured and cautious market coalescing around a solution with widespread appeal.

The early adopters have been the luxury car owners and automobile aficionados, but this ubiquitous acceptance of PPF and multiple external factors suggest early movement toward more mainstream adoption. In fact, it’s happening already.

Except BASF and Lubrizol , They are many TPU that also can be used for PPF , the TPU should be have those features : anti-yellowing, low temperature resistance, and excellent flexibility, hydrolysis resistance, mold resistance 

We Dongguan Hop Skip & Jump co.,ltd can provide TPU for the PPF ,Any details needs to check , just email to : lily@hopskip-jump.com.