Plastic tougheners have a wide range of applications and the industry has huge development potential

Plastic toughener refers to an additive added to reduce the brittleness of plastic after hardening and improve its impact strength and elongation. Plastic tougheners have the advantages of high fatigue strength, high/low temperature resistance, stable chemical properties, and strong adhesion. They are used in the production of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), ABS plastic, polystyrene (PS) and other plastics. There are many applications in the process.

The main raw materials of plastic tougheners include butadiene and styrene. Benefiting from the mature development of production technology, my country’s butadiene production capacity has expanded rapidly and output has continued to grow. In 2022, my country’s butadiene production capacity will reach 6.012 million tons/year, and the output will reach 3.194 million tons. Styrene is an important organic chemical raw material. my country is a major producer of styrene, with its production capacity ranking first in the world. In 2022, my country’s styrene production capacity will reach 18.913 million tons. Benefiting from the sufficient supply of raw materials, the development of my country’s plastic toughener industry has accelerated.

There are many types of plastic tougheners, including ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), styrene-butadiene thermoplastic elastomer (SBS), chlorinated polyethylene (CPE), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer Materials (ABS), etc. SBS toughener is made from modified and granulated copolymers of styrene and butadiene. It can effectively improve the bending resistance, impact strength and low temperature resistance of plastics. It is a representative product of plastic tougheners in my country. ABS tougheners have a wide range of applications and are widely used in automobiles, home appliances, luggage and other products.

According to the “2023-2028 China Plastic Toughening Agent Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center , Polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), ABS plastic, polystyrene (PS) and other plastics are the main demand ends for plastic tougheners. At present, polyethylene is one of the plastics with the largest production volume and the most widely used plastics. According to statistics from the China Chemical Economic and Technological Development Center, my country’s polyethylene production reached 22.72 million tons in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 11.8%. Driven by market demand, the development space of my country’s plastic toughener industry continues to expand.

There are many plastic toughener manufacturers in my country, and the market competition is fierce. Shandong Rike Chemical Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Entropy Innovative Materials Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Jindaquan Technology Co., Ltd., and Ningbo Shunwei New Material Technology Co., Ltd. are major players in my country’s plastic toughener market. At present, my country’s plastic toughener market is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises, and the industry concentration is low.

Industry analysts said that my country is a major producer of butadiene and styrene, and its sufficient supply of raw materials has laid the foundation for the development of the plastic toughener industry. Good foundation. There are various types of plastic tougheners, and the market demand for SBS tougheners and ABS tougheners is increasingly strong, bringing broad development space for the plastic toughener industry. With in-depth research and continuous breakthroughs in production technology, the output and quality of plastic tougheners in my country will further increase in the future.