my country’s metallocene polyethylene (mPE) film market has broad development space and is highly dependent on raw material imports

Metallocene polyethylene, referred to as mPE, refers to a polyethylene resin produced using metallocene as a polymerization catalyst. It belongs to a new type of thermoplastic. Its product types mainly include metallocene high-density polyethylene (mHDPE), metallocene medium-density polyethylene There are three categories: ethylene (mMDPE) and metallocene linear low-density polyethylene (mLLDPE).

Metallocene polyethylene has excellent tensile resistance, impact resistance, processing performance, optical properties, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, low temperature sealing performance, water vapor barrier performance, etc., and is mainly used in the production of films, pipes, and hollow Products, etc. Metallocene polyethylene film is a film product prepared from metallocene polyethylene. It inherits the advantageous properties of metallocene polyethylene and can be widely used in food packaging, agricultural product packaging, industrial packaging, heavy-duty packaging and other fields.

According to the “2023-2028 Metallocene Polyethylene (mPE) Film Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospects Forecast Analysis Report” released by the Industrial Research CenterIt shows that metallocene polyethylene film has many advantages that traditional plastic films are difficult to achieve. In recent years, with its advantages constantly highlighted, it is gradually replacing traditional films and becoming one of the important materials in the packaging field, and the market has shown good development. prospect. The global metallocene polyethylene film market size will exceed US$7 billion in 2022.

Among them, China is the world’s largest consumer of metallocene polyethylene films, and the domestic market demand for metallocene polyethylene films is relatively broad. But at the same time, the development of the domestic metallocene polyethylene film industry is still limited by the low level of localization of raw materials. In the future, it is necessary to continue to improve the level of localization of metallocene polyethylene and accelerate the breakthrough of the raw material dilemma. In 2022, my country’s metallocene polyethylene production will be approximately 230,000 tons, and imports have exceeded 800,000 tons. The main domestic production companies include Sinopec, Yanshan Petrochemical, Lanzhou Petrochemical, Qilu Petrochemical, etc.

Globally, the major companies in the metallocene polyethylene film market include France’s Total Energy, the United States’ Brentwood Plastics, the United States’ Univation Technologies, the United States’ Chevron Phillips Chemical, the Netherlands’ LyondellBasell, South Korea’s SK, Japan’s Primeman and other international companies, as well as Dushanzi Petrochemical, Qilu Petrochemical and other Chinese companies.

Industry analysts said that metallocene polyethylene (mPE) is a new type of thermoplastic with excellent performance , Metallocene polyethylene film is the main downstream product of mPE. With the advantages of mPE constantly highlighted, the application fields of metallocene polyethylene film continue to expand, the market scale continues to expand, and the industry shows good development prospects. my country is the world’s major consumer of metallocene polyethylene films, and its market sales are constantly increasing. However, domestic mPE production is low and it is difficult to support the huge consumer demand for metallocene polyethylene films. Therefore, my country’s metallocene polyethylene film industry is developing at a relatively slow pace. To promote the rapid development of the industry in the future, upstream companies will need to accelerate the localization level of mPE.