The demand for ASA high rubber powder in China is relatively strong, but the production capacity and output are relatively insufficient.

ASA high rubber powder is a ternary graft copolymer composed of acrylate (A), styrene (S) and acrylonitrile (A). It contains 26-28% nitrile and 55-70% rubber. It is polar. It is strong, easy to color, has good chemical resistance, strong weather resistance, and has excellent impact resistance, UV resistance and good compatibility. It can be used in the improvement of PVC, PC, etc. and the synthesis of ASA resin and other fields.

According to the “China ASA High Rubber Powder Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report 2022-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center , in the world, Europe, the United States, Japan, South Korea and other countries and regions have been developing ASA high rubber powder earlier, industrialized production has been longer, and the production technology is relatively mature. Among them, the more representative companies include Ineos of Switzerland and Saudi Arabian Foundation. Industrial, Japan UMG, Japan Sumitomo, South Korea Kumho, South Korea LG Chem, South Korea Lotte, etc.

In China, the industrial production of ASA high rubber powder is relatively late, and the production capacity and output are very limited. In 2021, my country’s ASA high rubber powder production capacity will be less than 30,000 tons, and the output will not exceed 20,000 tons. However, since my country is a major producer of modified plastics, the demand for ASA high rubber powder in the fields of PC, PVC, PBT, PMMA and other modified plastics is increasing day by day. In addition, the ASA resin field continues to develop. In recent years, my country’s demand for ASA high rubber powder has increased. Continued to increase. In order to meet the gap between production and demand, my country imports a large amount of ASA high rubber powder from abroad. The main imported source brands include South Korea’s Kumho Petrochemicals, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), etc.

From the perspective of competition in the ASA high rubber powder industry, the barriers to the production of ASA high rubber powder are relatively high. Currently, there are only a small number of domestic companies. There are only Guangzhou Entropy Innovative Materials Co., Ltd., Zibo Huaxing Additive Co., Ltd., and Anqiu Donghai Plastic Industry Co., Ltd. A few companies such as the company and Shandong Novida Chemical Co., Ltd. have achieved large-scale production. In addition, some companies are in the project construction stage, such as Shandong Ruifeng Polymer’s newly built MBS impact modifier and engineering plastic additives with an annual output of 60,000 tons. The project is expected to be completed and put into production before December 31, 2023.

Judging from the competitiveness of domestic ASA high rubber powder, the ASA high rubber powder products produced in my country are comparable to foreign countries such as South Korea’s Kumho Petrochemical and Japan’s Bell in terms of impact strength, tensile strength, elongation at break, flexural strength, and flexural modulus. There are still gaps in the products of enterprises such as China Chemical Industry and Saudi Arabia’s SABIC. However, compared with foreign products, domestic ASA high rubber powder has certain advantages in price.

Industry analysts said that due to the introduction of acrylate rubber without double bonds, ASA resin made of ASA high rubber powder is weather resistant The performance is greatly improved and can be widely used in outdoor scenes and household appliances. In addition, ASA resin can also be widely used in various outdoor antennas, underground optical cable connection boxes, etc. It has high weather resistance, corrosion resistance and good mechanical performance requirements. and other outdoor equipment. And with the increase of domestic ASA high rubber powder companies and the improvement of the technical level and maturity of existing companies, the supply capacity of domestic products will continue to improve, and the substitution of imported products will gradually increase.