Amino silicone oil softener technology innovation, block silicone oil permeability continues to increase

Amino silicone oil is amino-modified polysiloxane. It is a product in which part of the methyl groups in dimethyl silicone oil is replaced by aminohydrocarbyl groups. It is a basic component specially used for textile softening finishing agents. In addition to retaining the original hydrophobicity and mold release properties of dimethyl silicone oil, the presence of aminohydrocarbyl groups can also impart reactivity, adsorption, lubricity, softness and other properties to amino silicone oil. Therefore, it is widely used in textiles, papermaking, Tannery, daily chemical and other industries. Amino silicone oil softener is an emulsion or crude oil of amino silicone oil. It is suitable for softening treatment of various textiles, paper making, high-end shampoo and hair care, and can also be used for polishing and protecting wooden, leather furniture, and floors. Industrial Research Center issued the 2023 Global and China Amino Acid “In-depth research report on silicone oil softener industry” shows that the global amino silicone oil softener market will grow from 1.49 billion yuan in 2023 to 1.73 billion yuan in 2028.

At this stage, the world’s leading amino silicone oil softener companies are mainly concentrated in Europe, the United States, Japan and other countries. Representative companies include Shin-Etsu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. of Japan, Dow Chemical Company of the United States, Momentive Advanced Materials Group of the United States, and Wacker International Group of Germany. The above Four companies occupy the majority of the global amino silicone softener market share. From 2018 to 2022, the global amino silicone softener market size will show a year-by-year growth trend under the influence of overall demand growth and product prices.

From a production perspective, companies such as Shin-Etsu of Japan, Dow Chemical Company of the United States, and Momentive Advanced Materials Group of the United States have strong competitive advantages in product quality, performance, and production scale, and are major participants in the global amino silicone oil softener market. By. China’s amino silicone softener industry started late. In the early days, due to backward production technology and production equipment, product quality could not meet the needs of the domestic market, which mainly relied on imports. In recent years, as local companies represented by China Bluestar (Group) Co., Ltd., Shandong Dongyue Silicone Materials Co., Ltd., Ningbo Runhe High-tech Materials Technology Co., Ltd., etc. have continued to increase their research efforts on amino silicone oil softeners , driving the rapid development of my country’s amino silicone oil softener industry. From a demand perspective, with the continuous development of textile, papermaking, high-end personal care and other industries, the United States, Italy, China and other regions are the largest demand markets for amino silicone softeners in the world.

From a technical point of view, amino silicone softener has properties such as reactivity, adsorption, lubricity and softness, which can make fabrics softer and more comfortable. However, during the processing and finishing of ordinary amino silicone oil emulsions, due to demulsification problems, difficult-to-repair finishing defects such as roller sticking and silicone oil spots will occur. Moreover, at high temperatures, amino groups are easily oxidized, causing fabrics to turn yellow. Therefore, the development of amino silicone softeners that are more flexible, anti-wrinkle, and less prone to yellowing has become one of the future industry development trends.

From the perspective of market size, it is expected that with the continued development of downstream industries such as the textile industry from 2023 to 2028, the global demand for amino silicone oil softeners may show continued growth. Superimposed on the rise in product prices, it will drive the global amino silicone oil softener industry The market size keeps growing.

In recent years, domestic amino silicone oil softener manufacturers have been continuously optimizing the production process, product quality has been effectively improved, and the number of domestic companies has also been increasing, which has increased the intensity of market competition to a certain extent. At present, in my country’s amino silicone oil softener industry, Wacker Chemical (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd., Jiangxi Lanxinghuo Silicone Co., Ltd., and Shandong Dongyue Silicone Materials Co., Ltd. have larger production capacities and occupy a larger market share.

However, amino silicone oil softeners also have certain limitations. When amino silicone oil is used in the textile industry, the fabrics treated with amino silicone oil softeners are prone to yellowing during use. This is because at high temperatures, amino groups are easily Oxidation causes yellowing of fabrics. In addition, due to the strong polarity of amino groups, which increases adsorption, but lacks hydrophilic groups, the fabric will become stuffy and airtight when worn. At this stage, some amino silicone oil softener companies used in the textile field in my country are gradually reducing their production scale and turning to the production and sales of block silicone oil softeners.