The production of halogen-free flame retardants continues to rise, and my country is the world’s major producer.

Halogen-free flame retardants, also known as clean flame retardants and non-toxic flame retardants, refer to flame retardant mixtures made from phosphorus compounds and metal hydroxides as the main raw materials. Compared with halogen-containing flame retardants, halogen-free flame retardants have the advantages of strong versatility, low toxicity, smoke suppression, high flame retardant efficiency, and good compatibility with materials, and are widely used in the field of engineering plastics. According to different raw materials, halogen-free flame retardants can be divided into five categories: inorganic metal flame retardants, phosphorus-based flame retardants, bio-based flame retardants, silicon-based flame retardants and intumescent flame retardants.

According to the “2022-2027 China Halogen-free Flame Retardant Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center It shows that in recent years, my country’s flame retardant industry has developed rapidly due to sufficient supply of raw materials. my country’s flame retardant market size will reach 23.16 billion yuan in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 38.4%. Halogen-free flame retardants are a segmented product in the flame retardant market. As the concept of green environmental protection continues to deepen, the output of halogen-free flame retardants in my country continues to increase. At present, the industry has fully realized domestic substitution. In 2021, my country’s halogen-free flame retardant output reached 1.037 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 9.1%.

Phosphorus flame retardants and intumescent flame retardants occupy the main share of my country’s halogen-free flame retardant market. Phosphorus-based flame retardants are represented by DOPO derivatives, which have unique molecular structures and have huge advantages in thermal stability and flame retardancy. In recent years, driven by the technological innovation of local companies, my country’s DOPO flame retardant production capacity has expanded rapidly. In 2021, my country’s DOPO flame retardant production capacity will reach 27,000 tons. Jiangyin Hanfeng Technology Co., Ltd., Shenyang Bomeida Chemical Co., Ltd., Shouguang Weidong Chemical Co., Ltd., etc. are the leading DOPO flame retardant companies in my country.

Halogen-free flame retardants are mainly used in the field of engineering plastics, accounting for 60.0% of the demand. my country’s engineering plastics industry started late, but is developing rapidly. According to statistics from the China Plastics Industry Association, my country’s demand for engineering plastics will reach 6.65 million tons in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 6.0%. As application demand becomes increasingly strong, my country’s halogen-free flame retardant market will continue to expand.

The world’s leading halogen-free flame retardant companies include Japan’s Adico, Japan’s Dahachi Chemical, and the United States’ Chemtura, etc. my country is one of the major producers of halogen-free flame retardants in the world. The main production companies include Zhejiang Wansheng Co., Ltd., Guangdong Jushi Chemical Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Yake Technology Co., Ltd., Yangzhou Chenhua New Materials Co., Ltd., etc.

Industry analysts said that halogen-free flame retardants have excellent performance and are widely used in engineering plastics, aerospace, chemical industry and other fields. Driven by market demand, the future development trend of the industry will continue to improve. As the prosperity of the halogen-free flame retardant industry continues to improve, Chinese companies have accelerated the optimization of industrial structure layout, driving the rapid expansion of halogen-free flame retardant production capacity. In terms of market competition, my country’s halogen-free flame retardant industry is highly concentrated, with leading companies occupying the majority of the market share.