Polyurethane foam (PU foam) has broad application prospects and there are many manufacturing companies in my country

​ ​ ​ Polyurethane foam, also known as PU foam, is a foam plastic made of polyurethane as raw material and is an elastic polymer. Polyurethane foam has the advantages of good resilience, good compressibility, good sound absorption, low density, and good thermal insulation. It is widely used in many fields such as automobile manufacturing, construction engineering, medical care, electronics and electrical, sports equipment, aerospace, etc.

The core raw material of polyurethane foam is polyurethane. Polyurethane is a polymer compound with the advantages of good low-temperature performance, impact resistance, good mechanical properties, good insulation, and good weather resistance. It is in high demand in many fields such as home appliances, shoe materials, transportation, daily necessities, and building materials. After years of development, my country’s polyurethane production technology has continued to improve, and its output has continued to increase, becoming one of the world’s major producing countries. In 2022, my country’s polyurethane output will reach 16.796 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%. The sufficient supply of raw materials has laid a good foundation for the development of my country’s polyurethane foam industry.

​ ​According to different structures, polyurethane foam can be divided into two types: rigid polyurethane foam and soft polyurethane foam. Rigid polyurethane foams are mostly closed-cell structures, which have high hardness and excellent impact resistance. They are often used in friction gaskets and panel sandwich materials; soft polyurethane foams are mostly open-cell structures and have elastic recovery properties. It has the advantages of good air permeability, etc., and is usually used as thermal insulation materials, sound-absorbing materials, etc. In the future, as the application demand for segmented products increases, the development speed of my country’s polyurethane foam industry is expected to accelerate.

According to the “2023-2028 China Polyurethane Foam (PU Foam) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report span>》shows that polyurethane foam has broad application prospects in many fields such as automobile manufacturing, construction engineering, medical care, electronics and electrical, sports equipment, aerospace and so on. In the field of automobile manufacturing, polyurethane foam can be used to cover car doors, seats, batteries, dashboards and other components; in the field of construction engineering, polyurethane foam can be used as wall insulation layers, sound insulation layers, etc.; in the medical field, polyurethane foam Foam can be used as filling material for medical mattresses; in the field of electronics and electrical products, it can be used as interior cushioning and sealing materials for electronic products such as mobile phones, laptops, and tablet computers.

There are many polyurethane foam manufacturers in my country, and the market competition is fierce. Xiangyuan New Materials, Kaizhong Co., Ltd., Mengfali Technology, etc. are the main players in my country’s polyurethane foam market. Xiangyuan New Materials focuses on the R&D, production and sales of polyurethane foam and environmentally friendly cross-linked polyolefin foam, and is a representative enterprise of polyurethane foam in my country.

Industry analysts said that polyurethane foam has excellent comprehensive properties and a wide range of applications. Benefiting from the gradual release of market demand, the development trend of my country’s polyurethane foam industry continues to improve. It is expected that in the future, with the diversification of application demands and the improvement of technological maturity, my country’s polyurethane foam industry will gradually develop in a high-quality direction.