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Global Automotive Body Sealing Market Analysis and Forecast 2026-2032

Publisher APO Research, Inc.
Published Jan 02, 2026
Length 214 Pages
SKU # APRC20799051

Description

The global Automotive Body Sealing market is projected to grow from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of % during the forecast period.

Automotive Body Sealing's global sales reached XX (km) with a value of US$ XX Million, marking an change of XX% compared to the previous year. This performance has positioned Cooper Standard as the global sales leader, a title it has maintained for several consecutive years. Notably, Cooper Standard's performance in primary markets is also remarkable. In the Chinese market, sales were XX (km), a change of XX% from the previous year. In Europe, sales were XX (km), showing a year-on-year of XX%. In the US, sales were XX (km), a year-on-year change of XX%.

The major global manufacturers in the Automotive Body Sealing market include Cooper Standard, Toyoda Gosei, Hwaseung, Hutchinson, Nishikawa Rubber, SaarGummi Group, Henniges Automotive, Standard Profil and Jianxin Zhao’s Group, etc. In 2025, the top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

In terms of production side, this report researches the Automotive Body Sealing production, growth rate, market share by manufacturers and by region (region level and country level), from 2021 to 2026, and forecast to 2032.

In terms of consumption side, this report focuses on the sales of Automotive Body Sealing by region (region level and country level), by Company, by Type and by Application. from 2021 to 2026 and forecast to 2032.

This report presents an overview of global market for Automotive Body Sealing, capacity, output, revenue and price. Analyses of the global market trends, with historic market revenue or sales data for 2021 - 2025, estimates for 2026, and projections of CAGR through 2032.

This report researches the key producers of Automotive Body Sealing, also provides the consumption of main regions and countries. Of the upcoming market potential for Automotive Body Sealing, and key regions or countries of focus to forecast this market into various segments and sub-segments. Country specific data and market value analysis for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Middle East, Africa, and Other Countries.

This report focuses on the Automotive Body Sealing sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking of main manufacturers, data from 2021 to 2026. Identification of the major stakeholders in the global Automotive Body Sealing market, and analysis of their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues. This report will help stakeholders to understand the competitive landscape and gain more insights and position their businesses and market strategies in a better way.

This report analyzes the segments data by Type and by Application, sales, revenue, and price, from 2021 to 2032. Evaluation and forecast the market size for Automotive Body Sealing sales, projected growth trends, production technology, application and end-user industry.

Automotive Body Sealing Segment by Company

Cooper Standard
Toyoda Gosei
Hwaseung
Hutchinson
Nishikawa Rubber
SaarGummi Group
Henniges Automotive
Standard Profil
Jianxin Zhao’s Group
Kinugawa Rubber Industrial
REHAU
Tokai Kogyo
Zhejiang Xiantong Rubber
Haida Rubber and Plastic
Guizhou Guihang

Automotive Body Sealing Segment by Type

EPDM Sealing
PVC Sealing
TPE Sealing

Automotive Body Sealing Segment by Application

Passenger Vehicle
Commercial Vehicle

Automotive Body Sealing Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Study Objectives

1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Automotive Body Sealing market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Automotive Body Sealing and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Automotive Body Sealing.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by type and by application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Automotive Body Sealing production/output of global and key producers (regions/countries). It provides a quantitative analysis of the production, and development potential of each producer in the next six years.
Chapter 4: Sales (consumption), revenue of Automotive Body Sealing in global, regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space of each country in the world.
Chapter 5: Detailed analysis of Automotive Body Sealing manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 6: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the sales, revenue, average price, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the sales, revenue, average price, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 8: Provides profiles of key manufacturers, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product descriptions and specifications, Automotive Body Sealing sales, revenue, price, gross margin, and recent development, etc.
Chapter 9: North America by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 10: Europe by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 11: China by type, by application, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 12: Asia (Excluding China) by type, by application and by region, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 13: South America, Middle East and Africa by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 14: Analysis of industrial chain, sales channel, key raw materials, distributors and customers.
Chapter 15: The main concluding insights of the report.

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Table of Contents

214 Pages
1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Automotive Body Sealing Market by Type
1.2.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Type, 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
1.2.2 EPDM Sealing
1.2.3 PVC Sealing
1.2.4 TPE Sealing
1.3 Automotive Body Sealing Market by Application
1.3.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Application, 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
1.3.2 Passenger Vehicle
1.3.3 Commercial Vehicle
1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
1.5 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Automotive Body Sealing Market Dynamics
2.1 Automotive Body Sealing Industry Trends
2.2 Automotive Body Sealing Industry Drivers
2.3 Automotive Body Sealing Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Automotive Body Sealing Industry Restraints
3 Global Automotive Body Sealing Production Overview
3.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Production Capacity (2021-2032)
3.2 Global Automotive Body Sealing Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
3.3 Global Automotive Body Sealing Production by Region
3.3.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Production by Region (2021-2026)
3.3.2 Global Automotive Body Sealing Production by Region (2027-2032)
3.3.3 Global Automotive Body Sealing Production Market Share by Region (2021-2032)
3.4 North America
3.5 Europe
3.6 China
3.7 Japan
3.8 South Korea
3.9 India
4 Global Market Growth Prospects
4.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
4.2 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Region
4.2.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
4.2.2 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Region (2021-2026)
4.2.3 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Region (2027-2032)
4.2.4 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue Market Share by Region (2021-2032)
4.3 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales Estimates and Forecasts 2021-2032
4.4 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Region
4.4.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
4.4.2 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Region (2021-2026)
4.4.3 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Region (2027-2032)
4.4.4 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales Market Share by Region (2021-2032)
4.5 North America
4.6 Europe
4.7 China
4.8 Asia (Excluding China)
4.9 South America, Middle East and Africa
5 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
5.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Manufacturers
5.1.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.1.2 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue Market Share by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.1.3 Global Automotive Body Sealing Manufacturers Revenue Share Top 10 and Top 5 in 2025
5.2 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Manufacturers
5.2.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.2.2 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales Market Share by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.2.3 Global Automotive Body Sealing Manufacturers Sales Share Top 10 and Top 5 in 2025
5.3 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.4 Global Automotive Body Sealing Key Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
5.5 Global Automotive Body Sealing Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
5.6 Global Automotive Body Sealing Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
5.7 Global Automotive Body Sealing Manufacturers Commercialization Time
5.8 Market Competitive Analysis
5.8.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Market CR5 and HHI
5.8.2 2025 Automotive Body Sealing Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
6 Automotive Body Sealing Market by Type
6.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Type
6.1.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
6.1.2 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
6.2 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Type
6.2.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (km)
6.2.2 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
6.3 Global Automotive Body Sealing Price by Type
7 Automotive Body Sealing Market by Application
7.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Application
7.1.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
7.1.2 Global Automotive Body Sealing Revenue Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
7.2 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Application
7.2.1 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (km)
7.2.2 Global Automotive Body Sealing Sales Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
7.3 Global Automotive Body Sealing Price by Application
8 Company Profiles
8.1 Cooper Standard
8.1.1 Cooper Standard Company Information
8.1.2 Cooper Standard Business Overview
8.1.3 Cooper Standard Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.1.4 Cooper Standard Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.1.5 Cooper Standard Recent Developments
8.2 Toyoda Gosei
8.2.1 Toyoda Gosei Company Information
8.2.2 Toyoda Gosei Business Overview
8.2.3 Toyoda Gosei Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.2.4 Toyoda Gosei Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.2.5 Toyoda Gosei Recent Developments
8.3 Hwaseung
8.3.1 Hwaseung Company Information
8.3.2 Hwaseung Business Overview
8.3.3 Hwaseung Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.3.4 Hwaseung Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.3.5 Hwaseung Recent Developments
8.4 Hutchinson
8.4.1 Hutchinson Company Information
8.4.2 Hutchinson Business Overview
8.4.3 Hutchinson Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.4.4 Hutchinson Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.4.5 Hutchinson Recent Developments
8.5 Nishikawa Rubber
8.5.1 Nishikawa Rubber Company Information
8.5.2 Nishikawa Rubber Business Overview
8.5.3 Nishikawa Rubber Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.5.4 Nishikawa Rubber Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.5.5 Nishikawa Rubber Recent Developments
8.6 SaarGummi Group
8.6.1 SaarGummi Group Company Information
8.6.2 SaarGummi Group Business Overview
8.6.3 SaarGummi Group Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.6.4 SaarGummi Group Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.6.5 SaarGummi Group Recent Developments
8.7 Henniges Automotive
8.7.1 Henniges Automotive Company Information
8.7.2 Henniges Automotive Business Overview
8.7.3 Henniges Automotive Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.7.4 Henniges Automotive Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.7.5 Henniges Automotive Recent Developments
8.8 Standard Profil
8.8.1 Standard Profil Company Information
8.8.2 Standard Profil Business Overview
8.8.3 Standard Profil Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.8.4 Standard Profil Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.8.5 Standard Profil Recent Developments
8.9 Jianxin Zhao’s Group
8.9.1 Jianxin Zhao’s Group Company Information
8.9.2 Jianxin Zhao’s Group Business Overview
8.9.3 Jianxin Zhao’s Group Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.9.4 Jianxin Zhao’s Group Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.9.5 Jianxin Zhao’s Group Recent Developments
8.10 Kinugawa Rubber Industrial
8.10.1 Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Company Information
8.10.2 Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Business Overview
8.10.3 Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.10.4 Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.10.5 Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Recent Developments
8.11 REHAU
8.11.1 REHAU Company Information
8.11.2 REHAU Business Overview
8.11.3 REHAU Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.11.4 REHAU Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.11.5 REHAU Recent Developments
8.12 Tokai Kogyo
8.12.1 Tokai Kogyo Company Information
8.12.2 Tokai Kogyo Business Overview
8.12.3 Tokai Kogyo Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.12.4 Tokai Kogyo Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.12.5 Tokai Kogyo Recent Developments
8.13 Zhejiang Xiantong Rubber
8.13.1 Zhejiang Xiantong Rubber Company Information
8.13.2 Zhejiang Xiantong Rubber Business Overview
8.13.3 Zhejiang Xiantong Rubber Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.13.4 Zhejiang Xiantong Rubber Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.13.5 Zhejiang Xiantong Rubber Recent Developments
8.14 Haida Rubber and Plastic
8.14.1 Haida Rubber and Plastic Company Information
8.14.2 Haida Rubber and Plastic Business Overview
8.14.3 Haida Rubber and Plastic Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.14.4 Haida Rubber and Plastic Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.14.5 Haida Rubber and Plastic Recent Developments
8.15 Guizhou Guihang
8.15.1 Guizhou Guihang Company Information
8.15.2 Guizhou Guihang Business Overview
8.15.3 Guizhou Guihang Automotive Body Sealing Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.15.4 Guizhou Guihang Automotive Body Sealing Product Portfolio
8.15.5 Guizhou Guihang Recent Developments
9 North America
9.1 North America Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Type
9.1.1 North America Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
9.1.2 North America Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Type (2021-2032)
9.1.3 North America Automotive Body Sealing Price by Type (2021-2032)
9.2 North America Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Application
9.2.1 North America Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
9.2.2 North America Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Application (2021-2032)
9.2.3 North America Automotive Body Sealing Price by Application (2021-2032)
9.3 North America Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Country
9.3.1 North America Automotive Body Sealing Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
9.3.2 North America Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
9.3.3 North America Automotive Body Sealing Price by Country (2021-2032)
9.3.4 United States
9.3.5 Canada
9.3.6 Mexico
10 Europe
10.1 Europe Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Type
10.1.1 Europe Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
10.1.2 Europe Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Type (2021-2032)
10.1.3 Europe Automotive Body Sealing Price by Type (2021-2032)
10.2 Europe Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Application
10.2.1 Europe Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
10.2.2 Europe Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Application (2021-2032)
10.2.3 Europe Automotive Body Sealing Price by Application (2021-2032)
10.3 Europe Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Country
10.3.1 Europe Automotive Body Sealing Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
10.3.2 Europe Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
10.3.3 Europe Automotive Body Sealing Price by Country (2021-2032)
10.3.4 Germany
10.3.5 France
10.3.6 U.K.
10.3.7 Italy
10.3.8 Russia
10.3.9 Spain
10.3.10 Netherlands
10.3.11 Switzerland
10.3.12 Sweden
11 China
11.1 China Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Type
11.1.1 China Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
11.1.2 China Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Type (2021-2032)
11.1.3 China Automotive Body Sealing Price by Type (2021-2032)
11.2 China Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Application
11.2.1 China Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
11.2.2 China Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Application (2021-2032)
11.2.3 China Automotive Body Sealing Price by Application (2021-2032)
12 Asia (Excluding China)
12.1 Asia Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Type
12.1.1 Asia Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
12.1.2 Asia Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Type (2021-2032)
12.1.3 Asia Automotive Body Sealing Price by Type (2021-2032)
12.2 Asia Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Application
12.2.1 Asia Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
12.2.2 Asia Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Application (2021-2032)
12.2.3 Asia Automotive Body Sealing Price by Application (2021-2032)
12.3 Asia Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Country
12.3.1 Asia Automotive Body Sealing Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
12.3.2 Asia Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
12.3.3 Asia Automotive Body Sealing Price by Country (2021-2032)
12.3.4 Japan
12.3.5 South Korea
12.3.6 India
12.3.7 Australia
12.3.8 Taiwan
12.3.9 Southeast Asia
13 South America, Middle East and Africa
13.1 SAMEA Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Type
13.1.1 SAMEA Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
13.1.2 SAMEA Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Type (2021-2032)
13.1.3 SAMEA Automotive Body Sealing Price by Type (2021-2032)
13.2 SAMEA Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Application
13.2.1 SAMEA Automotive Body Sealing Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
13.2.2 SAMEA Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Application (2021-2032)
13.2.3 SAMEA Automotive Body Sealing Price by Application (2021-2032)
13.3 SAMEA Automotive Body Sealing Market Size by Country
13.3.1 SAMEA Automotive Body Sealing Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
13.3.2 SAMEA Automotive Body Sealing Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
13.3.3 SAMEA Automotive Body Sealing Price by Country (2021-2032)
13.3.4 Brazil
13.3.5 Argentina
13.3.6 Chile
13.3.7 Colombia
13.3.8 Peru
13.3.9 Saudi Arabia
13.3.10 Israel
13.3.11 UAE
13.3.12 Turkey
13.3.13 Iran
13.3.14 Egypt
14 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
14.1 Automotive Body Sealing Value Chain Analysis
14.1.1 Automotive Body Sealing Key Raw Materials
14.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
14.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
14.1.4 Automotive Body Sealing Production Mode & Process
14.2 Automotive Body Sealing Sales Channels Analysis
14.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
14.2.2 Automotive Body Sealing Distributors
14.2.3 Automotive Body Sealing Customers
15 Concluding Insights
16 Appendix
16.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
16.2 Research Methodology
16.3 Research Process
16.4 Authors List of This Report
16.5 Data Source
16.5.1 Secondary Sources
16.5.2 Primary Sources
16.6 Disclaimer
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