my country’s plasticizer production technology is gradually maturing and the market size is gradually growing

Plasticizer, also known as plasticizer, belongs to a category of polymer material additives. It mainly refers to substances added to polymer materials to increase the plasticity of the polymer. Plasticizers can improve the properties of polymer materials, increase production efficiency, and reduce production costs. At this stage, my country’s plasticizer production technology is gradually maturing and can be roughly divided into continuous production technology, semi-continuous production technology, intermittent production technology, etc. Among them, the continuous production process has a higher level of automation and more stable product quality; the semi-continuous production process is more convenient to operate and is suitable for producing many types of plasticizers; the intermittent production process can adapt to a variety of catalysts, has a relatively high utilization rate, and improves the functionality and efficiency of the device.

With the continuous advancement of production technology, the types of plasticizers have gradually become more abundant, and there are many classification methods. According to different molecular sizes, plasticizers can be roughly divided into polymeric plasticizers, monomeric plasticizers, etc.; according to different shapes of objects, plasticizers can be roughly divided into solid plasticizers and liquid plasticizers; according to performance Different plasticizers can be roughly divided into heat-resistant plasticizers, flame-retardant plasticizers, cold-resistant plasticizers, general-purpose plasticizers, etc.; according to different chemical structures, plasticizers can be roughly divided into polymeric plasticizers. Plasticizers, epoxy compounds, phthalates, etc.

From the perspective of application fields, plasticizers are widely used in my country, and are mostly used in film, food, shoemaking, clothing, medical equipment, leather products, pharmaceutical packaging, foam products, automobiles and other fields. Among them, plasticizers used in the film field accounted for the largest share of the overall market, accounting for 36.2%; followed by the shoemaking field, accounting for 17.6%; and leather products ranked third, accounting for 16.7%.

According to the “2023-2028 China Plasticizer Product Market Analysis Feasibility Research Report” released by the Industrial Research Center, plasticizer The agent is very powerful and can be combined with plastic polymers to enhance the toughness, ductility and durability of plastic products. At present, plasticizers have become a widely used variety among different types of plastic additives. As the types of plastic products in our country gradually become richer, the demand for plasticizers continues to grow. Against this background, the scale of my country’s plasticizer market has gradually grown. In 2022, my country’s plasticizer market size will be 49.626 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 43.7%.

Industry analysts said that there are a large number of companies in my country’s plasticizer market and the industry concentration is low. Foreign plasticizer companies mainly include Aekyung Chemical, ExxonMobil Chemical, Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd., etc., and domestic large-scale plasticizer companies mainly include Jiaao Environmental Protection, Lanfan Chemical, Zhengdan Chemical, Hongxin Chemical, and Run Taixin Materials, Haierma, Jianye Chemical, Xiangfeng New Materials, Yuanli Chemical, Hongbo New Materials, etc. Among them, Jia’ao has the largest market share in the environmental protection market, accounting for 3.1%, followed by Zhengdan Chemical, with a market share of 1.4%. In the early days, my country’s plasticizer companies had insufficient R&D capabilities, low product quality, and weak market competitiveness. With the gradual rise of plasticizer companies in my country, the continuous advancement of production technology, continuous improvement of product quality, and gradual increase in market share, domestic substitution is expected to be realized in the future.