Procurement Benchmarking Reports

Mar 27, 2026

Automotive Platic Raw Material - Category Benchmarking Report

This automotive plastics raw material category benchmarking report covers procurement strategy, price benchmarks, and supplier landscape for polypropylene (PP), ABS, polyamide (PA6/PA66), polyurethane (PU), polycarbonate (PC), PVC, and POM used in automotive OEM and Tier 1 manufacturing. It benchmarks total landed cost (TLC) across 12+ sourcing geographies, maps hedging and forward-buying strategies for commodity resin price volatility, and provides contract type and duration benchmarks by market condition. The report includes a Leader–Peer–Laggard scoring framework across BMW, Volkswagen, Volvo, Toyota, Ford, and Stellantis — quantifying the 8–12% annual cost performance gap between world-class and laggard plastics procurement. Key findings include: PP oversupply driving bearish pricing through 2027, PA66 structural supply tightness driven by EV demand, and EU ELV 2030 recycled-content mandates creating urgent sourcing action for automotive procurement teams.