Upstream and downstream industry chains continue to benefit, and the market share of block copolymer polypropylene pipes (PPB pipes) continues to increase.

Block copolymer polypropylene pipe, also known as PPB pipe, is a thermoplastic heating pipe made of propylene and ethylene block copolymer as raw materials, adding an appropriate amount of additives, and extruded. Compared with other plastic pipes, PPB pipes have the advantages of low production cost, good low-temperature toughness, non-toxic, lightweight, good heat resistance, impact resistance, etc., and are widely used in the field of cold water transportation.

The upstream of the PPB pipe industry chain supplies raw materials, and block copolymer polypropylene is its core raw material. Block copolymerized polypropylene, also known as type II polypropylene, is a block copolymer of propylene and ethylene. It can be made by condensation polymerization, living polymerization, special initiator method, etc. Block copolymer polypropylene has the advantages of high impact strength and low temperature resistance, and is widely used in sports equipment, automobile manufacturing, pipe manufacturing and other fields. In recent years, with technological advancement, my country’s block copolymer polypropylene production capacity has continued to expand, which has laid a good foundation for the development of the PPB pipe industry.

The midstream of the PPB pipe industry chain is product manufacturing, and molding is a key link in the production of PPB pipes. Its main molding processes include blow molding, extrusion molding, injection molding, etc. Extrusion molding is widely used in the production process of PPB pipes. It has the characteristics of high production efficiency, low production cost, simple production process and continuous production. The sufficient supply of raw materials and mature technology development have driven the continuous increase in my country’s PPB pipe production. According to the “2023 Global and China Block Copolymer Polypropylene Pipe (PPB Pipe) Industry In-depth Research Report released by the Industrial Research Center It shows that my country’s PPB pipe output will reach 496,000 tons in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%.

The downstream of the PPB pipe industry chain is the application field, which is mainly used in cold water transportation systems, including municipal drainage systems, floor heating systems, building drainage systems, etc. In recent years, with the continuous development of my country’s economy, the construction speed of municipal drainage pipe networks has further accelerated. PPB pipes have excellent performance and can meet the daily drainage needs of urban pipe networks. Benefiting from the increasingly strong downstream demand, my country’s PPB pipe market space continues to expand, currently occupying nearly 20% of the polypropylene plastic pipe market.

The major global manufacturers of PPB pipes include Hyosung Co., Ltd. of South Korea, Lyondellbasell Industries of the Netherlands, etc. There are many PPB pipe manufacturers in my country, mainly state-owned enterprises and central enterprises. The market competition is fierce, including Liaotong Chemical, Yanshan Petrochemical, Daqing Refining and Chemical, Qilu Petrochemical, Dushanzi Petrochemical and Yangzi Petrochemical.

Industry analysts said that as a segmented product of polypropylene pipes, PPB pipes have excellent performance and a wide range of applications. Benefiting from the accelerated development of downstream industries, my country’s PPB pipe market space continues to expand. In recent years, driven by raw materials and technological advantages, my country’s PPB pipe production has continued to increase. In terms of market competition, there are many PPB pipe manufacturers in my country, and the market competition is fierce. State-owned enterprises and central enterprises dominate the market.