The market demand for resin-based carbon fiber composite materials (CFRP) is strong and the industry has huge development potential.

​​​Resin-based carbon fiber composite material (CFRP) is a new material made of resin as the matrix material and carbon fiber as the reinforcing material through physical or chemical methods. The resin selected for resin-based carbon fiber composite materials is usually divided into two categories: thermoplastic resin (TP) and thermosetting resin (TS). Compared with traditional composite materials, resin-based carbon fiber composite materials have the advantages of corrosion resistance, high strength, good conductivity, light weight, and strong wear resistance, and are widely used in modern industrial fields.

According to different matrix materials, carbon fiber composite materials can be divided into resin-based carbon fiber composite materials (CFRP), metal-based carbon fiber composite materials (CFRM), rubber-based carbon fiber composite materials (CFRR), ceramic-based carbon fiber composite materials (CFRC), etc. According to the “2022-2027 Resin-based Carbon Fiber Composite Materials Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Suggestions Report released by the Industrial Research Center , At present, carbon fiber composite materials are mainly resin-based carbon fiber composite materials, accounting for nearly 90.0% of the market share. Due to the wide application of resin-based carbon fiber composite materials, its market demand has been continuously increasing. The global demand for resin-based carbon fiber composite materials will reach 182,000 tons in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 10.9%.

Resin-based carbon fiber composite materials are mainly used in aerospace, wind power generation, sports equipment, automobile manufacturing, building materials and other fields. Currently, the aerospace and wind power fields are the largest demand end for resin-based carbon fiber composite materials, accounting for 50.0% of the demand. In the aerospace field, resin-based carbon fiber composite materials are often used to manufacture civil aircraft engine hoods, ailerons, drag plates and doors, etc., which can achieve weight reduction. In the field of wind power generation, resin-based carbon fiber composite materials are mainly used to manufacture wind turbine blades, which can directly affect wind energy conversion efficiency and account for nearly 40.0% of the production cost of wind turbine blades.

The raw materials of resin-based carbon fiber composite materials are thermoplastic resin (TP) and thermosetting resin (TS). Thermoplastic resins include polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polyamide (PA), polyethylene (PE), etc., which have the advantages of good processing performance, heat resistance, and moisture resistance; thermosetting resins include polyimide resin, epoxy resin, and phenolic resin. Resin, vinyl ester resin, polyester resin, etc., have the advantages of low production cost, good dimensional stability, aging resistance, and high stiffness. my country’s thermosetting resin production technology has developed maturely and is widely used in the preparation of resin-based carbon fiber composite materials.

Industry analysts said that in recent years, with the rapid development of high-end industries, the market demand for resin-based carbon fiber composite materials has continued to increase. At present, my country’s thermosetting resin production technology has matured, and its output and quality have increased significantly, which will provide driving support for the development of the resin-based carbon fiber composite industry. With continuous breakthroughs in production and research and development technology, the resin-based carbon fiber composite material industry will gain broad development space.