Automotive Industry

There is chemical risk at all stages in the production of a car:

• Surface treatment chemicals to produce metal component parts and prepare surfaces for anti-corrosion treatments and paints
• Chemical foams and adhesives for interiors, sound-proofing and insulation
• Paints and solvents for surface finishing
• and, more recently, the specific risks around electrolytes in electric and hybrid car batteries.

The move away from steel to aluminium car bodies has also resulted in new production processes - for which the risks around fluorides in acidic media must be considered.

Chemicals of note in this industry:

Nitric Acid, Sulphuric Acid, Caustic Soda, Ammonium Bifluoride, Battery Electrolytes, Solvents.