Market analysis of downstream applications in China's polyurethane industry in 2020

Polyurethane chain extender is an indispensable and important raw material in the process of polyurethane synthesis. Its demand is mainly affected by the demand fluctuation of downstream industry. With the continuous development and deepening of the application field of polyurethane in recent years, polyurethane products have achieved rapid growth in production and sales in many fields such as construction, electronic equipment, new energy and environmental protection.

Rail Transit Industry

Polyurethane elastic material has good mechanical properties, excellent bearing capacity and vibration reduction performance, and has been widely used in the field of vibration and noise reduction and waterproof materials for rail transit lines. In the aspect of vibration reduction and noise reduction, polyurethane elastic material is mainly used in vibration reduction elastic pad, solidified track bed, elastic sleeper and other parts; The applications of waterproof materials include elastomer materials for expansion joints between beams, polyurethane waterproof materials for bridge decks, interrail caulking, sealing waterproof coatings, railway vehicle waterproofing, etc. Compared with the existing materials, polyurethane material has advantages in performance and technology, and has a broad market prospect. By the end of 2019, the length of high-speed railways in service had exceeded 35,000 kilometers.


Data source: collated by National Railway Administration and China Commercial Industry Research Institute
Waterproof building materials industry

The main application fields of polyurethane products in the building materials industry are waterproof coatings, and other building materials, such as concrete moulds and door seals. Polyurethane waterproof coating is a chemical reaction type waterproof coating. It is a plastic shaped high elastic coating after curing. The material is widely used in building roof, exterior wall, kitchen, toilet, highway, railway bridge and culvert concrete waterproof coating with its superior comprehensive performance.

Machinery and equipment industry

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The sports industry

Polyurethane chain extender is mainly used in the production of polyurethane paving materials in the sports industry, which is widely used in sports facilities and supplies such as plastic track, bowling, weight lifting equipment, dumbbells and powerboats. In 2012, the annual consumption of polyurethane in China reached 7.8 million tons, of which the sports industry accounted for 10 percent. In 2017, the annual consumption of polyurethane was about 11.7 million tons, and the consumption of sports industry was 1.32 million tons, ranking among the top five in total hengjiuzibo.com target='_blank'>pu consumption. In addition, from 2012 to 2017, the average annual growth rate of polyurethane consumption in the sports industry was 10.5%, becoming the industry with the highest annual growth rate of total polyurethane consumption.

The health care industry

Medical industry is an important application field of polyurethane elastic materials, by adjusting the polyurethane chain extender agent dosage proportion and join in the production of hengjiuzibo.com target='_blank'>polyurethane elastomer material time, etc., can be synthesized with good physical and mechanical properties of medical heart bridge, stitches, skeleton, ducts, sealing ring, bandages, connectors, and other medical materials, its wear resistance, toughness and good biocompatibility, The cycle of degradation in the body is short. In recent years, hengjiuzibo.com target='_blank'>polyurethane elastomers have been used in the preparation of artificial heart, artificial skin and skeleton.

Electronic device industry

As one of the important materials in the manufacturing of electronic devices, hengjiuzibo.com target='_blank'>polyurethane elastomer is mainly used in LED display screen, circuit board coating, circuit board and other products to meet the requirements of sealing, insulation, dustproof, moisture-proof, circuit connection and other related needs. hengjiuzibo.com target='_blank'>polyurethane elastomer is a good sealing material because of its changeable formula and wide adjustable range of hardness. At the same time, hengjiuzibo.com target='_blank'>polyurethane elastomer silica gel has better mechanical properties and adhesion performance, through the formulation of joint adjustment, the introduction of antistatic agent, hydrolysis resistant agent and other fillers, hengjiuzibo.com target='_blank'>polyurethane elastomer can also show excellent electrical insulation properties, heat resistance and other excellent performance of sealing materials. Data show that from January to April in 2020, the operating income of China's electronic information manufacturing industry above designated size decreased by 1.6%, the total profit increased by 15%, the operating profit margin was 3.39%, and the operating cost decreased by 2.1%.


Data source: collated by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and China Institute of Commercial Industry
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