Domestic silica is still concentrated in the low-end market. In the future, the industry will need to accelerate the pace of transformation and upgrading.

White carbon black is a general term for anhydrous and hydrated silica or silicates in the form of fine powder or ultra-fine particles. It is a white, non-toxic, amorphous fine powder or granular substance. There are two main production methods for silica: precipitation and gas phase. Among them, the precipitation method has lower production costs and technical requirements and is the mainstream production method in the domestic silica market. White carbon black is a porous substance with the characteristics of light weight, high temperature resistance, non-flammable, non-toxic and tasteless, and good chemical stability. It is widely used in rubber, tires, plastics, papermaking, coatings, inks, cosmetics and other fields.

According to the “2022-2026 Silica Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Suggestions Report” released by the Industrial Research Center, white carbon black Carbon black is used in large quantities in the fields of rubber and plastics. In recent years, the scale of domestic silica production and sales has continued to increase. From the perspective of output, the output of my country’s silica industry in 2020 was 2.135 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 9.12%; among which precipitation method white The output of carbon black was 1.963 million tons, and the output of gas phase silica was 172,000 tons.

From the perspective of market size, my country’s silica market has grown from 5.02 billion yuan in 2015 to 9.95 billion yuan in 2020, with a compound annual growth rate of 12.08%. Its market size has shown an upward trend year by year. In the future, with the domestic silica As the application fields continue to expand, its market size will continue to expand. It is expected that the domestic silica market will reach 14.01 billion yuan in 2023, and the industry has broad prospects for development.

The upstream of the silica industry chain is raw material suppliers, mainly including sodium silicate, sulfuric acid, soda ash, quartz sand, sulfur, etc.; the midstream is silica manufacturers, and the main companies include Quecheng Silicon Chemical, Xinglong New Materials, and Xinna Materials , Fengrun Chemical, Sanming Zhengyuan, Solvay Luodia, Evonik Jialian, Shuanglong Chemical, etc.; the downstream is the application market, mainly including rubber, silica gel, pesticides, coatings, tires, papermaking, ink, etc., with a wide range of application fields .

Restricted by conditions such as production technology and cost, precipitation method silica is currently the mainstream product in the domestic market. At present, the overall level of domestic silica companies is still far behind that of advanced foreign companies. Evonik Jialian and Solvello Foreign companies such as Diya still occupy a certain share in my country’s silica market. In the future, the domestic silica industry still has great room for development, and the industry has huge development potential.

At present, my country’s silica production leads the world, but domestic silica products are still concentrated in the low-end market. High-end silica products such as highly dispersed silica, nanoscale matting agents, and battery separator special silica are still dependent on Regarding imports, domestic silica companies need to continue to increase investment in technology research and development and continuously expand the output of high-end silica products, thereby promoting the continuous development of the industry.

Industry analysts personnel said that in recent years, my country’s silica production has continued to increase, the market size has continued to expand, and the industry development prospects are good. However, currently domestic silica products are mainly concentrated in the low-end market, while high-end products still rely on imports. In the future, domestic silica companies will need to continue to improve production technology and increase product innovation, thereby accelerating the transformation and upgrading of domestic silica products to high performance and green directions. The domestic silica industry will still have greater growth in the future. space, the industry has huge potential for development.