my country’s silicone oil market is gradually expanding, with textiles being the largest application field

Silicone oil belongs to one of the subcategories of organic silicone. It is a linear polysiloxane product that remains liquid at room temperature. Silicone oil mostly appears as a colorless or light yellow liquid without special odor under normal temperature and pressure. It is easily soluble in xylene, chlorinated alkanes, ether and other solutions, but insoluble in water, ethylene glycol, methanol and other solutions. Compared with other chemical materials, silicone oil has the characteristics of good hydrophobicity, low surface tension, anti-oxidation, anti-compression, excellent electrical insulation and light transmittance.

According to different chemical structures, silicone oil can be roughly divided into ethyl silicone oil, methyl silicone oil, ethyl hydrogenated silicone oil, methyl vinyl silicone oil, hydroxyl hydrogenated silicone oil, etc.; according to different uses, silicone oil can be roughly divided into insulating oil, diffusion pump Silicone oil, damping silicone oil, etc.

From the upstream of the industrial chain, the raw materials of silicone oil mainly include charcoal, ethylene, petroleum, silica, silica powder and other raw materials. Among them, silica is the main raw material for the production of silicone oil. Silica resources in my country are very abundant and distributed over a wide range. According to data released by the National Natural Resources Administration, my country’s conservative reserves of silica ore will exceed 3 billion tons in 2022.

Silicone oil, as a basic chemical material, is widely used in chemical industry, machinery, textiles, daily chemicals, electronic and electrical products, cosmetics and other fields. Among them, textile is the largest application field of silicone oil, accounting for 34.58%; followed by daily chemicals, accounting for 21.07%; chemical industry ranks third, accounting for 18.26%.

Silicone oil can be used as fabric softener and finishing agent. It plays a very important role in the field of textile surface treatment and can effectively improve the softness, gloss and other characteristics of textiles. Silicone oil also has good moisturizing and permeability functions, and can moisturize the skin and improve skin gloss. It is mostly used in the production of cosmetics, care products, etc. In addition, silicone oil can also be used to produce optical components such as lenses, which can improve the overall performance and transmission efficiency of optical equipment. Overall, silicone oil has a wide consumer market.

According to the “China Silicone Oil Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report 2023-2028” released by the Industrial Research Center, with the my country’s textile, cosmetics, optics and other industries are developing rapidly. As a basic material, the market demand for silicone oil is gradually growing. Against this background, the scale of my country’s silicone oil market is gradually expanding. In 2022, my country’s silicone oil market size will be 10.458 billion yuan.

Industry analysts said that at present, my country’s largest silicone oil companies mainly include Blue Star New Materials, Yake Technology, and Runhe High Materials, God-given materials, etc. Among them, Yak Technology has a large market share and has become a leading company in the industry. With the gradual upgrading of China’s production capacity structure, the competition among enterprises in the silicone oil industry has become more intense. Some small-scale enterprises with backward production technologies have been gradually eliminated. The market has gradually concentrated on enterprises with technological advantages and larger scales. In the future, the concentration of my country’s silicone oil market will be It is expected to be further improved.