my country’s polysiloxane production capacity continues to expand, and the competitiveness of local companies continues to increase

Polysiloxane, also known as polyorganosiloxane, is a polymer with repeating silicon-oxygen bonds as the main chain and organic groups directly connected to the silicon atoms. Polysiloxane, polycarbosilane and polynitrogen silane are representative products of organic silicon materials. Polysiloxane has the advantages of impact resistance, good mechanical properties, good flexibility, corrosion resistance, high/low temperature resistance, etc., and is used in medical and health, new products, etc. It is widely used in energy, electronic and electrical, petrochemical and other fields. According to the different substances contained, polysiloxane can be divided into cyanoalkyl-containing polysiloxane, polymethylsiloxane, fluorine-containing alkyl polysiloxane and phenyl-containing polysiloxane.

The upstream of the polysiloxane industry chain supplies raw materials, including methyl chloride, silicon powder, etc. Benefiting from the sufficient supply of raw materials, global polysiloxane production capacity continues to expand. According to statistics from the China Fluorosilicone Organic Materials Industry Association, global polysiloxane production capacity will reach 2.893 million tons in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 8.1%. Global polysiloxane production capacity is mainly concentrated in Europe, the United States and the Asia-Pacific region, with my country, the United States and Germany accounting for nearly 90% of the world’s production capacity. my country is the world’s largest producer of polysiloxane, with its production capacity reaching 1.512 million tons in 2021.

According to the “2022-2027 China Polysiloxane Market Analysis and Development Prospects Research Report released by the Industrial Research Center, polysiloxane The downstream of the silicone industry chain is the application field, including silicone rubber, silicone oil and silicone resin. my country is the world’s largest consumer of silicone oil. In 2021, my country’s demand for silicone oil will reach 357,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 16.7%. Driven by market demand, my country’s polysiloxane production continues to grow. In 2021, my country’s polysiloxane production reached 1.357 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.2%.

In terms of import and export, my country’s current polysiloxane production can fully meet the demand of the local market, and its export scale is also expanding. According to statistics from the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, my country’s polysiloxane exports will reach 376,000 tons in 2021; imports will reach 134,000 tons. As the severe situation of the COVID-19 epidemic gradually comes under control, it is expected that my country’s polysiloxane exports will maintain steady growth in the future.

The world’s leading polysiloxane companies include Dow Chemical of the United States, Wacker International Group of Germany, Elkem Silicones of France, etc. There are many polysiloxane manufacturers in my country, including Guangzhou Tianci High-tech Materials, Zhejiang Hesheng Silicon Industry, Zhejiang Xin’an Chemical Industry, Shandong Dongyue Silicone Materials, etc. In recent years, my country’s polysiloxane manufacturers have continued to carry out technological innovation and have competitive advantages in the global market.

Industry analysts said that polysiloxane, as a segmented product of organic silicon materials, has an increasingly strong market demand. As the industry’s prosperity continues to improve, polysiloxane manufacturers continue to expand production capacity. At present, my country has become the world’s largest producer of polysiloxane. Driven by overseas market demand, my country’s polysiloxane export scale continues to expand, and the industry has achieved a trade surplus.