Modified polyphenylene ether (MPPO/MPPE) market has broad development prospects, and the technology of Chinese enterprises needs to be continuously upgraded.

Polyphenylene ether (PPO/PPE) is one of the common general engineering plastics. It has excellent dimensional stability, heat resistance, water resistance, low dielectric constant and low dielectric loss. It is used in photovoltaics, electronics, automobiles and other fields. It has broad development prospects. But at the same time, polyphenylene ether also has shortcomings such as poor melt fluidity, high viscosity, and difficult processing, which are not conducive to the development of the industry. Therefore, it needs to be processed through physical (blending, filling, etc.) or chemical (copolymerization, block, grafting, etc.) methods. It is modified to overcome its own defects and improve processing performance.

Modified polyphenylene ether (MPPO/MPPE) is a modified product of polyphenylene ether. Since there are no strong polar groups in the molecular structure, it has excellent electrical properties, dielectric properties, water resistance, heat resistance, and impact resistance. It has higher application advantages than PPO in the fields of electronics, automobiles, photovoltaics, textiles, machinery, etc., and the industry shows great development prospects. Currently, common modified polyphenylene ether varieties include PPO/HIPS alloy, PPO/PA alloy, PPO/PP alloy, etc.

In the electronics field, MPPO can meet the development requirements of 5G high-frequency copper-clad laminate base materials. It is one of the copper-clad laminate base resins with the most development potential. It can be used in high-end AI server production scenarios. Currently, the increase in AI computing power has driven a huge demand for servers. Against the background of growth and the gradual rise in the development trend of high-frequency and high-speed copper-clad laminates, the MPPO market demand continues to increase; in the automotive field, MPPO can be used in automobile body outer panels, wheel covers, rear panels, front fenders, ignition coils, fuse boxes, connections In the photovoltaic field, MPPO is mainly used in the manufacturing of photovoltaic junction boxes and connectors.

According to 《2023-2027 China released by the Industrial Research Center The “Modified Polyphenylene Ether (MPPO/MPPE) Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report”shows that modified polyphenylene ether has broad application prospects. Under the background that its advantages are constantly highlighted, Its market demand is constantly increasing, and global MPPO demand will exceed 750,000 tons in 2022. At present, the global modified polyphenylene ether industry has entered a stage of rapid development. It is expected that in the next 3-5 years, global MPPO demand will continue to grow at an average annual compound growth rate of over 12%, and market demand is strong.

Modified polyphenylene ether has high technical barriers. At present, key technologies are still in the hands of developed countries such as Germany, the United States, and Japan. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, Asahi Kasei, Mitsubishi Gas Chemicals, Rogers, General Electric, and BASF are the world’s leading MPPO companies. Industry analysts said that through continuous research and development, many companies in our country have mastered the technology of modified polystyrene. Ether production technology, such as Nantong Xingchen, Xinbao New Materials, Kingfa Technology, etc. However, local companies still have a large gap compared with leading international companies in terms of MPPO product performance and technology. High-end MPPO for 5G high-frequency electronics still relies on imports. Therefore, local companies need to continue to strengthen the research and development of MPPO in the future. , the industry has huge room for growth.