Matting agents have a wide range of applications and market demand is growing day by day.

Matting agents, also known as matting agents, refer to additives used to eliminate the gloss of coatings, chemical fibers and other products. Matting agents must have characteristics such as easy dispersion, good matting properties, little interference with the transparency of the paint film, and no environmental pollution. They are widely used in cosmetics, pesticides, daily chemicals, medicines, coatings, chemical fibers and other fields. According to different chemical properties and composition, matting agents can be divided into two categories: inorganic matting agents and organic matting agents.

The main raw materials of matting agents include titanium dioxide, diatomaceous earth, fumed silica, etc., among which fumed silica is widely used in its production. Fumed silica, also known as fumed silica, is an inorganic compound with the characteristics of good thermal stability, high surface activity, and high chemical inertness, and is widely used in many fields. In recent years, thanks to the continuous optimization of industrial structure layout by local companies, my country’s fumed silica production capacity has continued to expand and output has continued to grow, which has laid a good foundation for the development of the matting agent industry.

Matting agents are widely used in a wide range of applications, including cosmetics, pesticides, daily chemicals, medicines, coatings, chemical fibers, etc. Among them, the coatings and chemical fiber fields are the largest demand for matting agents. In the field of coatings, matting agents can be used in decorative coatings and furniture coatings, which can effectively reduce the surface gloss of coatings; in the field of chemical fibers, matting agents can be used as textile additives to reduce transparency and eliminate aurora.

According to the “2023-2028 China Matt Agent Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, the benefits As the development of downstream industries accelerates, the market demand for matting agents is increasingly strong. The global matting agent market will reach US$610 million in 2022, a year-on-year growth of 4.3%. The global matting agent consumption market is mainly concentrated in the Asia-Pacific region, accounting for nearly 50%. In terms of the local market, my country is one of the major consumers of matting agents in the world. It is expected that in the future, with the improvement of the prosperity of the coatings industry and the continued efforts of local companies, my country’s matting agent market space will be further expanded.

The main matting agent manufacturers in my country include Fujian Yuanxiang New Materials Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Lingwei Technology Co., Ltd., Ji Yao Holding Group Co., Ltd., etc. Lingwei Technology is my country’s leading matting agent company, focusing on the research, development, production and sales of new nano-silica materials and their derivatives. According to Lingwei Technology’s annual report, the company’s matting agent business achieved revenue of 230 million yuan in 2021.

Industry analysts said that matting agents are widely used and the industry has good development prospects. Benefiting from the increasing prosperity of the coatings and chemical fiber industries, my country’s matting agent market demand is increasingly strong. In terms of raw materials, my country’s fumed silica production capacity continues to expand, providing favorable conditions for the development of the matting agent industry. In terms of market competition, my country’s matting agent industry is highly concentrated, with leading companies occupying a dominant position in the market. Lingwei Technology, as a representative company in my country, is in a leading position in the Asia-Pacific market.