Analysis of China’s metallocene polyolefin market and key companies in 2022

Polyolefins are the most produced products among polymers in the world. Many varieties require the use of catalysts in the production process. Polyolefins produced using metallocene catalysts are called metallocene-catalyzed polyolefins. Metallocene compounds generally refer to a type of organic metal complex composed of transition metal elements (such as titanium, zirconium, etc.) or rare earth metal elements and at least one cyclopentadiene or cyclopentadiene derivative as a ligand. The cocatalyst is mainly Alkylaluminoxane or organoboron compound.

The “2022-2026 Metallocene Polyolefin Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Suggestions Report compiled by the Industrial Research Center shows that catalysts It is the key to the development of polyolefin technology and has undergone many updates. As a fifth-generation catalyst, metallocene has higher catalytic activity than Ziegler-Natta catalyst, has good uniformity and excellent catalytic copolymerization ability. Metallocene catalyst polyolefins have the characteristics of narrow molecular weight distribution, controllable polymer structure, and molecular tailoring of polymers.

At present, the main metallocene polyolefins on the market include mPE, mPP, mPAO, mLLDPE, mHDPE, etc. Metallocene polyolefin products have excellent performance. For example, compared with traditional polypropylene products, metallocene polypropylene has a better appearance, better transparency, lower volatile and precipitate content, is cleaner, and has a wider range of applications. It can be used for melt-blown materials. Production of high-end products in the fields of , medical supplies, spunbond non-woven fabrics and food packaging films. Compared with traditional polyethylene, metallocene polyethylene has narrower molecular powder, regular molecular chain structure, high mechanical strength, and good optical properties. It is recognized in fields such as films and pipes.

At present, China’s metallocene polyolefin products mainly rely on imports, and the market is occupied by ExxonMobil, Dow Chemical, Mitsui Chemicals and other companies. Domestic companies such as Daqing Petrochemical, Qilu Petrochemical, Yanshan Petrochemical, Yangzi Petrochemical, Lanzhou Petrochemical, Dushanzi Petrochemical and other companies also have metallocene polyolefin production capabilities, but their market share is small.

As high-end polyolefin products, metallocene polyolefin products have high technical threshold, good application performance, high product prices, and strong profitability. In recent years, domestic policies have strongly supported the development of high-end polyolefin products. In the “Petrochemical and Chemical Industry “14th Five-Year Plan” Guidelines”, metallocene polyolefins are used as high-end polyolefin products in new chemical materials to encourage industry development and improve products. guarantee capability. Chinese companies have also increased their research and development of high-end polyolefin products, and companies such as China Petroleum and Petrochemical Institute, Kazakhstan Petrochemical, and Yanshan Petrochemical have achieved technological breakthroughs. It is expected that in the next few years, China’s metallocene polyolefin industry will develop rapidly under the influence of multiple factors such as policy, technology and market. The domestic production capacity is expected to be enhanced, and there is a broad space for domestic substitution.