Soft foam polyether is the mainstream product in the polyether polyol market and has a wide range of applications.

The full name of soft foam polyether is polyether polyol for soft polyurethane foam. It is a low-functionality polyether polyol. Soft foam polyether has the appearance of block foam and is soluble in halogenated hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, ketones and alcohols. It has the characteristics of good chemical stability and good hygroscopicity. It can be used to produce polyurethane soft foam and is widely used in soft furniture, packaging materials, and clothing. And it is widely used in automobile manufacturing field. There are many types of soft foam polyether, including high resilience polyether, ordinary soft foam polyether, POP polyether and CASE polyether, etc.

Glycerin is the main raw material of soft foam polyether. Driven by downstream demand, my country’s glycerol production maintains a growth trend. In 2022, my country’s glycerin production will reach 748,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%. Benefiting from the sufficient supply of raw materials, the development speed of my country’s flexible foam polyether industry continues to accelerate.

​​​​Polyether polyol is an important chemical raw material that can be used to produce surfactants, foam stabilizers, latex foaming agents, sealants and other products. In recent years, my country’s polyether polyol production capacity has continued to expand and output has continued to grow, becoming one of the world’s major producing countries. In 2022, my country’s polyether polyol output will reach 4.716 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 21.6%. According to the “2023-2028 China Soft Foam Polyether Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center , soft foam polyether is the mainstream product in the polyether polyol market, accounting for nearly 60%. In the future, as the development of the polyether polyol industry accelerates, my country’s soft foam polyether market space will be further expanded.

Soft foam polyether can be used to produce polyurethane soft foam, and its end markets are soft furniture, packaging materials, clothing and automobile manufacturing. In the field of soft furniture, soft foam polyether can be used to produce sofas, mattresses, pillows and other furniture; in the field of packaging materials, soft foam polyether can be used to package food, express delivery, etc.; in the field of clothing, soft foam polyether can be used to produce shoulder pads. , underwear cotton, leather hats, shoe material cotton, etc.; in the field of automobile manufacturing, soft foam polyether can be used to produce car seats, car headrests, etc.

Soft foam polyether is a bulk commodity. There are many manufacturing companies in our country and the market competition is fierce. Longhua New Materials, Wanhua Chemical, Shenyang Chemical, Rongsheng Petrochemical, Hengli Petrochemical, etc. are the main manufacturers of soft foam polyether in my country. Longhua New Materials focuses on the R&D, production and sales of polyether polyol and polymer polyol series products. Its independently developed low-odor and high-activity soft foam polyether has been widely used in automotive dashboards, automotive steering wheels, bicycle seat cushions and other products. middle.

Industry analysts said that soft foam polyether, as the mainstream product in the polyether polyol market, has excellent performance and a wide range of applications. In recent years, my country’s soft foam polyether production has continued to grow, benefiting from strong market demand and sufficient supply of raw materials. In the future, as local companies continue to deepen their research, my country’s soft foam polyether industry will gradually develop in the direction of high performance.