There are many types of charge regulators (CCAs) and the localization process in my country’s market is accelerating

Charge control agent (CCA) is a charge control agent for toners used in xerography and xerography. Charge regulators have the characteristics of good environmental stability, fast charging speed, superior charging performance, and low impurity content. They are widely used in multi-function machines, printers, copiers and other equipment.

There are many types of charge regulators. According to the different charges, charge regulators can be divided into two categories: negative charge regulators and positive charge regulators; according to different base materials, charge regulators can be divided into azo metal complex charge regulators, aniline black Similar charge regulators, quaternary ammonium salt type charge regulators, tert-butyl salicylic acid metal complex type charge regulators, etc. In recent years, with the advancement of technology, the update and iteration speed of charge regulators has been accelerating, and new materials such as polymer materials and bio-based materials have gradually been applied in their production processes.

According to the “2023-2028 China Charge Regulator (CCA) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center 》shows that toner is a charge regulator end product. The charge regulator adjusts the charge of the toner so that it contains a certain amount of charge, thereby completing the printing and copying operations in multi-function machines, printers, copiers and other equipment. In recent years, driven by downstream demand, the toner industry has accelerated its development. The global toner market size will reach US$4.2 billion in 2022, a year-on-year growth of 4.6%. Benefiting from the expansion of the toner market, the prosperity of the charge regulator industry will further increase.

In the early stages of industry development, due to factors such as high technical barriers and high production costs, the global charge regulator market was monopolized by Japan. HODOGAYA, ORIENT CHEMICAL, Carlit, FUJIKURAKASEI, etc. are world-renowned charge regulator manufacturers. Among them, Hodogaya Chemical occupies a large share of the global market.

After years of experience accumulation, the technological maturity of charge regulators in my country has continued to improve, which has accelerated the localization process of its market. Hubei Dinglong Holding Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Jinhaoda Biotechnology Co., Ltd. are the main manufacturers of charge regulators in my country. my country’s charge regulator industry is highly concentrated. As a leading company, Dinglong’s production technology has reached the world’s advanced level. At present, Dinglong Co., Ltd. has 5 charge regulator production lines, and its products have been exported to many overseas countries and regions.

Industry analysts said that as an important charge material used in toner, the market demand for charge regulators is strong and the industry has good development prospects. In the early stages of industry development, my country’s charge regulators mainly relied on imports, and Japanese companies held a monopoly position in the global market. In recent years, with the improvement of independent research and development capabilities of local enterprises, the localization process of my country’s charge regulator market has accelerated.