my country’s heat stabilizer production continues to grow, and environmentally friendly products are expected to become the mainstream of the market

Thermal stabilizers are plastic processing aids that are added for the purpose of improving the thermal stability of polymers. Thermal stabilizers have the advantages of good dispersion, good thermal stability, good weather resistance, and good electrical insulation. They are widely used in the production process of rubber, plastics and other products. According to different chemical compositions, heat stabilizers can be divided into rare earth heat stabilizers, composite heat stabilizers, phosphites, organic tin heat stabilizers, etc.

The upstream of the heat stabilizer industry chain supplies raw materials, including hydrogen peroxide, oleic acid, ethanol, sodium hydroxide and formic acid. Sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda and caustic soda, is an important chemical raw material and is widely used in many fields. my country is one of the world’s major producers of sodium hydroxide. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, my country’s sodium hydroxide production will reach 39.805 million tons in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 2.3%. Benefiting from the sufficient supply of raw materials, my country’s heat stabilizer production continues to grow. According to the “2023-2028 China Heat Stabilizer Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, In 2022, my country’s heat stabilizer output will reach 523,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.6%.

The midstream of the heat stabilizer industry chain is product manufacturing. In recent years, driven by national environmental protection policies, the prosperity of my country’s environmentally friendly heat stabilizer industry has continued to increase. Lead-free heat stabilizers are representative products of environmentally friendly heat stabilizers, which can be subdivided into three types: calcium-zinc composite heat stabilizers, organic tin heat stabilizers and rare earth heat stabilizers. Organotin heat stabilizers have the advantages of good heat resistance, high transparency, fast reaction speed, and resistance to sulfide pollution. They are efficient and environmentally friendly heat stabilizers. However, their technical barriers and production costs are high. Currently, only European and American countries have the production capacity. .

The downstream of the heat stabilizer industry chain is in application fields, including electronics and electrical, industrial manufacturing, medical and health, food processing, etc., with rubber and plastics as its end products. Heat stabilizers are mainly used in the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). This material has defects such as poor thermal stability and high thermal sensitivity. Heat stabilizers need to be added during the production process to improve its overall performance. As the market demand for polyvinyl chloride grows, the development space of the heat stabilizer industry continues to expand.

The main heat stabilizer manufacturers in my country include Jiaxian Co., Ltd., Northern Rare Earth, Huamingtai, Jia’ao Environmental Protection, etc. Compared with overseas developed countries, my country’s heat stabilizer industry started late, and local companies lack high-end competitiveness. It is expected that in the future, companies with independent research and development capabilities for environmentally friendly heat stabilizers will occupy a larger space in my country’s market.

Industry analysts said that as a plastic processing aid, heat stabilizers have broad application prospects in many fields. my country’s heat stabilizer industry is still in its infancy. Due to factors such as high technical barriers, there is a certain gap in product quality and performance compared with overseas developed countries. In the future, driven by positive factors such as national policy support and technological innovation of local companies, the development speed of my country’s heat stabilizer industry will further accelerate.