my country is a major producer of fluoroplastics. In the future, the industry will need to continue to upgrade in the direction of high-end products.

Fluoroplastics refer to a type of plastic containing fluorine atoms in the molecular structure and are an important subcategory of plastics. Driven by technological progress and demand, the types of fluoroplastics continue to increase. According to different component structures, fluoroplastics can be divided into polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyperfluoroethylene-propylene (FEP), polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), vinylidene fluoride-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer (VDF-CTFE), ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), etc. Among them, polytetrafluoroethylene is currently the product with the largest output and usage in the fluoroplastic market.

Fluoroplastics have the characteristics of flame retardancy, stability, good electrical insulation properties, high heat resistance, solvent resistance, and wear resistance. Its application market covers many fields of the national economy, including automobiles, medical care, electric power, metallurgy, chemical industry, Electronic and electrical, aerospace, etc. Fluoroplastics have become indispensable functional plastics for modern technology. In recent years, against the background of the continuous development of fluoroplastics application fields, their production and sales scale have continued to expand.

Judging from the largest subcategory of fluoroplastics, polytetrafluoroethylene is usually used as an engineering plastic and is made into polytetrafluoroethylene pipes, rods, strips, plates, films and other products for use in industrial fields. According to data from the China Fluorosilicone Organic Materials Industry Association, China’s polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) production capacity in 2021 will be approximately 188,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 24.83%, accounting for 60.84% ​​of the global PTFE production capacity.

According to the “China’s Fluoroplastic Products Industry Market Supply and Demand Status and Development Trend Forecast Report 2022-2026” released by the Industrial Research Center, Globally, fluoroplastics companies that produce many varieties and large scales are mainly concentrated in Europe, the United States, Japan, China and other regions. Major companies include DuPont, 3MDyneon, ICI in Europe and the United States, and Daikin Industries, Asahi Glass Glass in Japan. In recent years, with the rapid development of the fluorine chemical industry, the domestic fluoroplastics industry has entered a stage of rapid development. Local companies such as Juhua Group, Sanaifu New Materials, Chenguang Chemical, and Meilan Company have continued to rise. In technological innovation and product development, Great progress has been made in other aspects.

At this stage, my country has become a major producer of fluoroplastics in the world. The domestic fluoroplastics industry has entered a period of transformation and upgrading, from mainly producing low-end semi-finished products such as textiles, chemicals, and food to producing complete sets of high value-added products such as medical, aerospace, military, and semiconductors. Focusing on products, the product structure is constantly optimized. High added value and high-end development will be the main direction of the development of the fluoroplastics industry. In the future, local companies will still have a lot of room for growth, and the industry has broad prospects for development.

Industrial analysts said that in recent years, under the background of continuous improvement of domestic fluoroplastic production technology and continuous expansion of application fields, our country has become The world’s major fluoroplastics producing countries. However, at present, domestic fluoroplastics production capacity is mainly concentrated in the mid- to low-end fields, with excess production capacity for low-end products and insufficient production capacity for high-end products. In the future, local fluoroplastics companies will need to continuously improve their technical level and increase product research and development efforts, thereby promoting the continuous upgrading of the domestic fluoroplastics industry in the direction of high-end development.