Graphene tires have broad application prospects and local companies have independent research and development capabilities

Graphene tires refer to tires made of graphene as a reinforcing material. Compared with ordinary tires, graphene tires have the advantages of long service life, strong puncture resistance, good friction resistance, good flexibility, strong grip, good heat dissipation, and lightweight. They are widely used in aerospace, automobile manufacturing and other fields. It has broad application prospects.

Graphene is an important component of graphene tires and plays a decisive role in their performance. Graphene is a two-dimensional carbon nanomaterial with the advantages of high electrical conductivity, high strength, good barrier properties, and good thermal conductivity. It is the new material with the greatest development potential. The raw material of graphene is natural graphite. my country is a major natural graphite producer. Heilongjiang, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Sichuan and other places are the main natural graphite producing areas in my country. The sufficient supply of raw materials has driven the continuous increase in graphene production, laying a good foundation for the development of my country’s graphene tire industry.

According to the “2023-2028 China Graphene Tire Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, Graphene tires have broad application prospects in aerospace, automobile manufacturing and other fields. In the aerospace field, graphene tires have antistatic and wear resistance and can be used as aviation tires. As the C919 domestically produced large aircraft reaches mass production, graphene aviation radial tires will be widely used in its manufacturing process. In the field of automobile manufacturing, graphene tires have the advantages of long service life, low puncture rate, and strong puncture resistance. They are expected to be used in the manufacturing process of new energy vehicles in the future.

Major players in the global graphene tire market include Italian Vittoria Tire Company, Canadian Gratomic Co., Ltd., etc. Compared with overseas developed countries, my country’s graphene tire industry is in its infancy and has not yet achieved large-scale application. Ningxia Shenzhou Tire Co., Ltd., Qingdao Double Star Co., Ltd., Zhongce Rubber Group Co., Ltd., Shandong Linglong Tire Co., Ltd., and Qingdao Senqilin Tire Co., Ltd. are major players in my country’s graphene tire market.

Qingdao Double Star is a representative company of graphene tires in my country. It focuses on the research and development, production and sales of rubber tires and has independent research and development capabilities for graphene tires. Currently, Qingdao Doublestar is accelerating the performance research of graphene tires, and high-performance graphene tires will become its main products in the future. According to the financial report of Qingdao Double Star Enterprise, in the first quarter of 2023, the company achieved revenue of 1.08 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.7%.

Industry analysts said that as a new type of tire, graphene tires have the advantages of long service life and strong puncture resistance. It is widely used in aerospace and automotive fields. In recent years, attracted by market prospects, many tire companies in my country have laid out graphene tire research and development tracks, driving their technological maturity to continuously improve. It is expected that in the future, driven by downstream demand, my country’s graphene tire industry will develop in a high-quality direction.