Favored by both demand and policy factors, the aramid paper industry has good development prospects

Aramid paper refers to a high-performance synthetic fiber paper made from aramid short fiber and aramid fibrid fiber as raw materials, through wet molding and hot pressing molding. Depending on the base material, aramid paper can be divided into two categories: para-aramid paper and meta-aramid paper. Aramid paper has the advantages of high strength, low deformation, excellent temperature resistance, good wear resistance, strong corrosion resistance, good electrical insulation properties, excellent flame retardant properties, and good thermal stability. It can be used as electrical insulation materials and honeycomb structures. Materials are widely used in national defense industry, aerospace, rail transportation, electrical power, mining machinery, new energy vehicles, electronic communications and other fields.

Specifically, as an electrical insulation material, aramid paper is mainly used in the production of transformer coils, electronic coil windings, cable insulation sleeves and other product production scenarios; as a honeycomb structure material, aramid paper is mainly used in aircraft stressed parts, yacht floors, wind power Product production scenarios such as power generation blades. Under the current background of rapid development in the downstream application field of aramid paper, its market demand is constantly increasing. According to the “2023-2028 Global Aramid Paper Industry In-depth Market Research and Key Area Research Report” released by the Industrial Research Center It shows that my country’s aramid paper market demand has reached 5,180 tons in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 15.2%.

As a type of high-performance fiber material, aramid paper’s industry development is also strongly supported by national policies. For example, in April 2022, the country issued the “Guiding Opinions on the High-Quality Development of the Chemical Fiber Industry” proposing that the development of high-efficiency para-aramid fiber raw materials Key technologies such as dissolution, spinning stability control, high-temperature heat treatment, and solvent recovery, as well as equipment manufacturing technologies such as large-capacity continuous polymerization, high-speed spinning, highly stable and high-speed traction, and drafting.

Aramid paper was pioneered by DuPont in the United States. It has long dominated the global aramid paper manufacturing field and has a relatively high market share. my country’s aramid paper industry started late. In the early days, domestic market demand was dominated by imports, and the level of localization was low. However, in recent years, with local companies gradually conquering key technologies, the number of companies with mass production capabilities of aramid paper in my country has continued to increase. The main companies include Minshida, Suzhou Shengou, Guangzhou Caiyan, Chaomeisi Materials, and Ganzhou Longbang , Times Huaxian, etc., the domestic substitution process in the domestic market is continuing to accelerate.

Industry analysts said that aramid paper is a type of high-performance synthetic fiber paper. In recent years, it has been in the market due to its excellent performance. It has been widely used in defense industry, aerospace, rail transportation, electrical power and other fields, and the market demand continues to grow. At the same time, the development of the domestic aramid paper industry is also strongly supported by policies and has broad development prospects. In the future, under the favorable factors of demand and policy, my country’s aramid paper production technology will continue to make breakthroughs, the level of localization will continue to improve, and the market still has huge room for development.