Twelve Five Automotive Plastics Industry Will Develop Rapidly

In the key areas mentioned in the “Decision of the State Council on Accelerating the Cultivation and Development of Strategic Emerging Industries” recently announced, the new materials industry has also been used as a special one, and the part involving new chemical materials has emphasized the need to upgrade carbon fiber and Fang. The development level of high-performance fibers and composite materials such as nylon and ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fibers.

Luo Baihui, head of the International Mould and Hardware Plastic Industry Suppliers Association, said that after years of development, China's polyurethane industry has grown from basic raw materials to products and machinery. In the past ten years, although the average annual growth rate of China's polyurethanes is twice that of GDP, China's per capita consumption of polyurethanes has not yet reached the world average. Based on per capita GDP growth and polyurethane growth rate, China's polyurethane industry is still in a period of rapid growth. In the future, the development of China's polyurethane industry will be mainly driven by five major aspects, namely, the total population, the automobile industry, building energy conservation, the improvement of environmental protection requirements, and the leisure and entertainment industry.

The “12th Five-Year Plan” of the petrochemical industry clearly stated that for polyurethanes, the domestic industry scale of raw materials MDI, TDI, and PTMEG will have more room for development, and the market demand for polyurethane building insulation boards will increase. It is expected that polyurethane and upstream raw material products will still have more room for development during the 12th Five-Year Plan period.

Recently, the United States, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. and Emeilai Tire Co., Ltd. jointly developed polyurethane tires. The casting process of polyurethane materials is evener than that of rubber tires, and tread peeling does not occur. However, because of its lower melting point, polyurethane materials are rarely used for high-speed tires. However, Amy Lai Company developed a special polyurethane material to overcome the shortcomings of heat resistance. This material consists of polyols, diphenylmethane diisocyanate and other ingredients. Amy Lai has applied for a patent on this material, in particular for making tires. In addition, American Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (American Honda Motor) has developed a new type of polyurethane thermoplastic polyolefin car base plate for the new Honda sports car, which has the characteristics of wear resistance and tear resistance, and it is widely used by users. Domestically, the integrated injection foam developed by the Jiangsu Provincial Institute of Chemical Industry has strong durability and is not easily deformed, which has become a target of cooperation among many automobile manufacturers. The modification technology of various additives and auxiliaries also has great development space and demand.

At present, all the major polyurethane institutes are swiftly advancing the rapid development of the automotive industry and expanding the application fields of related polyurethane products. Polyurethane products have become the focus of many automotive materials engineering developers because of their advantages such as good wear resistance and good polyurethane homogeneity. According to Luo Baihui, head of the International Mould and Hardware & Plastics Industry Suppliers Association, the current use of polyurethane in automotive plastics is 20%, and automotive foam is 60%. With the development of the automotive industry, the new uses of polyurethane will naturally increase with each passing day.

Today, three types of synthetic polymer materials, synthetic plastics, synthetic rubber, and synthetic fibers, together with steel, wood, and cement constitute the four basic materials in modern society, and are one of the important new materials supporting modern high-tech development. Information materials, energy, industry, agriculture, transportation, and even the indispensable means of production in all fields of national economy such as aerospace and marine development have become indispensable for human survival and development. General polyurethane applications include: cushions, headrests, acoustics, dashboards, sun visors, door panels, roof linings and other interior parts as well as bumpers, retaining plates and other external components. And there are many new applications for polyurethane applications in automobiles.

Luo Baihui, head of the International Mould and Hardware & Plastics Industry Suppliers Association, said that China's plastics industry is a plastics synthetic resin, auxiliaries and additives as well as plastic processing machinery and dies as the core of plastic processing. The scale of the industry continues to expand, product output increases year by year, major economic and technical indicators increase substantially, and the entire industry continues to grow and develop. It is moving along the road to sustainable development of the plastics industry from big countries to powerful countries.