Polymer stabilizers are widely used in the field of polymer materials. There is huge room for domestic substitution in the Chinese market.

Polymer stabilizers are polymer additives, which refer to chemical reagents that can prevent or slow down the degradation of polymers due to various external effects. Polymer stabilizers need to have the characteristics of good stability and good compatibility with polymers, and are widely used in the field of polymer materials such as rubber and plastics. There are many types of polymer stabilizers. According to different functions, they can be divided into antioxidants, heat stabilizers, light stabilizers, antifungal agents, and mechanical chemical stabilizers.

​ ​​Light stabilizers are products in the polymer stabilizer market segment. They have the functions of shielding and absorbing ultraviolet rays and extending the service life of polymer materials. They have broad application prospects in chemical fibers, plastics, coatings, adhesives, synthetic rubber and other fields. According to different mechanisms of action, light stabilizers can be divided into extraction agents, light shielding agents, free radical scavengers, and ultraviolet absorbers. However, currently, due to factors such as high technical barriers, my country’s light stabilizers are highly dependent on imports, which is the main challenge facing the development of the polymer stabilizer industry.

According to the “2023-2028 China Polymer Stabilizer Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center , polymer stabilizers are widely used in the field of polymer materials such as rubber and plastics. In recent years, with technological progress, my country has become one of the world’s major producers of rubber and plastics. According to data released by national statistics, my country’s plastic product output will reach 77.716 million tons in 2022, a year-on-year decrease of 4.3%. Polymer stabilizers can effectively prevent polymer materials from being degraded, and their application scope will be further expanded. In the future, driven by downstream demand, the prosperity of my country’s polymer stabilizer industry will increase.

At present, the global polymer stabilizer market is mainly concentrated in European, American, Japanese and Korean countries. Representative companies include South Korea Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. (SONGWON), Japan Kyowa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (KYOWA CHEMICAL), Germany’s BASF AG (BASF), Swiss Science and Technology Co., Ltd. Clariant, Albemarle, etc. BASF is the world’s largest polymer stabilizer manufacturer and has the production capacity of high-performance polymer stabilizers such as light stabilizer Tinuvin.

my country’s polymer stabilizer industry started late and has few market participants, mainly including Meside, Jiaao Environmental Protection, Zhiyi Chemical, Jiyi Holdings, etc. At present, some companies in my country have independent research and development capabilities for high-performance polymer stabilizers, and the localization process of their market is expected to accelerate in the future.

Industry analysts said that polymer stabilizers are important additives used in the manufacturing process of polymer materials. With the development speed of downstream industries accelerating, its market space will continue to expand. As a representative product of polymer stabilizers, light stabilizers have high technical barriers to the industry. In the future, as local companies continue to exert their efforts, its technological maturity is expected to be further improved.