China's plastics processing aids Market Analysis and Forecast

 Is a kind of plastic processing aids to improve processability and

performance plastics additives, has formed, including plasticizers, flame

retardants, heat stabilizers, antistatic agents, light stabilizers,

antioxidants, impact-modified agents, processing lubricants, coloring

agents, and many varieties of large-scale fine PVC lubricant  chemical industries.

Currently, the global annual consumption of plastics processing aids

synthetic resin production accounts for 10% of total reached 11 million

tons. Of China's plastics processing chemicals industry since the 1950s

started, has been developed to a considerable scale, as China's

petrochemical industry and the rapid development of the plastics processing

industry is expected to 2010 will be more progress, development prospects

are quite broad.

A private plasticizer plasticizer present the whole annual production

capacity has reached 5,000,000 t, there are more than 500 varieties.

China's current total annual production capacity of plasticizers have more

than 700,000 t, a hundred manufacturers, the main varieties are phthalates,

which dioctyl phthalate and dibutyl phthalate as Lord. In addition,

terephthalic acid esters, chlorinated paraffins, alkyl sulfonic acid

esters, aliphatic dibasic acid esters, epoxy esters, phosphate esters,

nearly a hundred species, the  calcium zinc stabilizer common varieties of 20 kinds to 30 kind.

Projected to 2001, China's demand for PVC products for the 2.6 million t,

where hard products is 130 million t, the demand for plasticizers is

600,000 t ~ 65 million t. Plasticizer production capacity to meet existing

needs, but it should be the adjustment of product structure, the

development has a special function or multifunction new varieties,

renovation and expansion of economies of scale devices (annual output of

50,000 tons or more), trustworthy improve product quality, comprehensive

meet market demand. By 2010, China's plastics processing industry

plasticizer total demand will reach 810,000 t.

2 heat stabilizers heat stabilizers currently the world's annual

consumption of 300,000 t, of which the main varieties are lead salts, metal

soaps, organic tin, liquid or solid  foaming agent composite heat stabilizer. Heat

stabilizers of total annual production capacity of 40,000 t or more, about

70 manufacturers, varieties 40 ~ 50. Main varieties of lead salts (Dibasic

lead phosphate, tribasic lead sulphate, lead stearate), metal soaps

(calcium stearate, zinc, cadmium, magnesium, etc.). Organic tin (tin ester,

alkyl tin). The solid compound (liquid) heat stabilizer. One of its

development trends are: lead salt heat stabilizer is still a strong market,

but to promote clean composite lead salts; food and medical use of non-

toxic plastic heat stabilizer, organic tin and a variety of non-dust

pollution composite heat stabilizer market demand will have a larger

growth; human toxic heavy metal heat stabilizers will be restricted.

Three countries in the world with flame retardant regulations have been

promulgated, flame retardants developed very rapidly. Flame retardants in

our country also attaches great importance to the development and

production, more than 50 professional production plant, producing nearly a

hundred varieties, commonly about 30 species, the total production capacity

of 106,000 tons. Among them, chlorinated paraffin 75 000 t, phosphorus-

based halogenated phosphate esters 11,000 t, brominated flame retardants

11,000 t, inorganic flame retardants 06,000 t, the other about 03 million

t. With the amount of plastic and chemical building materials continues to

increase, the country will be an increasing demand for flame retardants, in

1999 the country's total demand for flame retardants has reached 100,000 t,

can be expected to grow in 2001 to 110,000 t ~ 12 万 t, 2010 年 will reach

200,000 t.

4 Antioxidant Antioxidant foreign market development trend stationary, the

main species divided by raw material composition of phenols (both 100

kinds), phosphorus (about 100 kinds), sulfur and amine (about 150 kinds)

and composite antioxidant. In order to meet the growing domestic market

demand for antioxidants, some places will be built kiloton production unit,

will add a total production capacity of 5000t or so.

5 light stabilizer present in the light stabilizer consumption of more than

10,000 t, the main varieties are hindered amines, benzotriazole,

benzophenone and nickel chelates, which hindered amine light stabilizers

annual output of nearly 5000t. China's existing light stabilizer production

plant over 40 varieties of about 8 ~ 9, the main varieties are salicylic

acid esters, benzophenone, benzotriazole, production falls, spending every

year a lot of foreign exchange to import various species 200t. With the

development of the plastics industry, China's light stabilizer demand will

continue to increase in 1999 market consumption is about 2700t, is expected

in 2001 will reach about 3300t, 6000t to 2010 will reach about market

prospects will be very promising.

6 impact modifiers and processing modifiers as chemical building material

industry, hard Yunnan PVC products need to add weathering strong impact

modifier. At present, China's impact modifier total annual production

capacity of 30,000 t, the main varieties of CPE (chlorinated polyethylene)

accounted for 80% or more, as well as a small amount of MBS and other

products. "Ninth Five-Year" period, in order to meet the domestic PVC hard

products processing demands against rushing modifiers have been approved or

are in the construction of various impact modifier devices. "Ninth Five"

end of the country against the punch modifier total demand of about 55,000

t ~ 6.0 million t. Estimated 2001 national confrontation punch modifier

(including processing of improved ACR) total demand will reach 65,000 t ~

7.0 million t. 2010, will reach 136,000 t. Future should develop excellent

performance ACR, MBS local development in the conditional and EVA, PVC hard

products to meet the growing needs of Canadian industry.

7 colorants use of modern plastics processing masterbatch (by the pigment,

carrier resin and additives) coloring process. At present there are about

masterbatch manufacturer with more than 70, of which only 20 kiloton plant

more than in 1999, the production capacity of about 40,000 t / a. China's

plastics processing industry for masterbatch demand will continue to grow

in 1995 and 40,000 t, 2000 year 60 000 t, to 2001 will increase to 64 000

t, 2010 年 will increase to 100,000 t. The future should be the main

development of high concentration, high concentration and multifunctional

masterbatch or special features in order to impart a variety of plastic

products, more vivid colors.

8 lubricant lubricant consumption in plastics processing large annual

consumption of more than 20 million foreign t, where U.S. sales of 100,000

t, China has imported large quantities of plastic processing equipment, and

its rigid PVC resin processing capacity 500 000 t ~ 60 million t, at 0.5%

to 1% of the added amount of calculation, need a variety of lip drops

05,000 t or more. With plastic pipes, doors, windows, profiles the

development of production, the growing demand for lubricants, the total

demand in 1995 will be increased to 05,000 t in 2001 to 26,600 t, is

expected to 2010 will be increased 62,000 t. The future should focus

primarily on developing high-speed high-temperature processing of complex

lubricant, and its products should be fine, multi-functional, no dust

pollution, low toxicity characteristics.
In summary, with China's accession to WTO and the rapid development of the

plastics industry, plastics processing chemicals industry prospects. As

long as domestic and external demand as the basis, focus on changing the

structure of varieties, the development of efficient, versatile, complex,

or a special performance dedicated auxiliaries, develop no dust pollution,

toxic and non-toxic processing aids, the use of more advanced production

process, will be able to China's plastics processing aids development of

the industry on a solid basis in the domestic and international market

competition in an invincible position.