The market size of polyurethane flexible foam (soft foam) continues to expand, and the industry is developing well

Polyurethane flexible foam, referred to as polyurethane soft foam, refers to a soft polyurethane foam with a certain elasticity and is one of the subcategories of polyurethane products. The cell structure of polyurethane soft foam is mostly open cells. It has the characteristics of low density, high specific strength, good toughness, fast rebound, small compression permanent deformation, etc. It also has good sound absorption performance, strong air permeability, good thermal insulation performance, and strong wear resistance. and other advantages, it is currently widely used in automobiles, building materials, packaging, home appliances, home furnishings, clothing, machinery, electronics, new energy, daily necessities, water treatment and other fields.

There are many types of polyurethane soft foam products. According to different degrees of softness and hardness, polyurethane soft foam can be divided into ordinary soft foam, super soft polyurethane foam, high rebound polyurethane foam, slow rebound polyurethane foam, high load-bearing polyurethane foam, etc.; according to Depending on the production process, it can be divided into block soft foam and molded soft foam; according to different materials, it can be divided into polyester soft foam, polyether soft foam, etc.

Polyurethane soft foam has a wide range of application fields, among which home furnishing is currently the main application field of domestic polyurethane soft foam. In this field, polyurethane soft foam is mainly used in the production of soft furniture products such as sofas, seat cushions, mattresses, and pillows. In 2022, the output value of my country’s soft furniture will exceed 250 billion yuan, and with polyurethane soft foam as its main raw material, the market scale will continue to expand.

According to the “China Polyurethane Flexible Foam (Soft Foam) Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center It shows that my country’s polyurethane soft foam market size will reach 43.72 billion yuan in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 43.5%. At the same time, as the performance of domestic polyurethane soft foam continues to improve and the development process of new products continues to accelerate, its application fields continue to expand, and the industry has huge room for development.

Currently, driven by the rapid development of the market, the development speed of my country’s polyurethane soft foam industry is accelerating, and the number of companies involved is increasing. Domestic polyurethane soft foam companies mainly include Huada Chemical, Sano Polyurethane New Materials, Luyuan New Materials, Chengfeng New Materials, Xiquan Foam, Yuantai Foam, etc. At the same time, after recent years of development, the technical level of my country’s polyurethane soft foam enterprises is constantly improving, product innovation strength is constantly increasing, the trend of domestic substitution in the domestic market is accelerating, and the industry is showing a good development trend.

Industry analysts said that at the same time, due to high technical barriers, the domestic high-end polyurethane soft foam market has always been led by foreign countries. Companies such as Belgium’s Rexel, Japan’s Toyo Quality First, Japan’s Inoue, etc., occupy a dominant position, and the level of localization in the market is low. Therefore, in the future, local polyurethane soft foam companies will still need to continuously improve their competitiveness and promote the industry to continuously upgrade in the direction of high-end, environmental protection, and high performance. The industry has broad room for development.