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Analysis on the development status of global polyurethane industry

October 14, 2019

  1. Analysis on the development status of global polyurethane industry



Abstract:

 polyurethane was industrialized in the 1940s, and has achieved rapid development in the global scope over the past 70 years. This paper analyzes the development status of global polyurethane industry from the aspects of development process, product structure, downstream industry structure and development region.


Polyurethane, known as the "fifth largest plastic", is a new type of organic polymer material, which is used in many national economic fields, such as chemical industry, light industry, textile, medical treatment, construction, building materials, electronics, national defense, aviation, aerospace, etc.


In 1937, Germany took the lead in the industrialization of polyurethane. In the following decades, the polyurethane industry developed rapidly, and the rapid development of new energy, environmental protection, construction, electronic equipment, automobile and other industries greatly increased the production of polyurethane [91].In the next decade, the demand of refrigeration, shoes, textiles, leisure, furniture and other fields will continue to drive the development of polyurethane industry, and the market demand of polyurethane will increase substantially.



  • Global polyurethane development process


In 1937, professor Otto Bayer of Germany first discovered that polyurethane could be made by the addition of polyisocyanate and polyolefin, and on this basis, it was put into industrial application.From 1945 to 1947, Britain and the United States obtained the manufacturing technology of polyurethane resin from Germany, and began to industrialize in 1950.Japan introduced the industrialized production technology of polyurethane from Bayer and DuPont in 1955.


China's polyurethane industry started in the 1950s and developed slowly.With the rapid development of China's national economy in recent decades, China's polyurethane industry has also made great progress. In terms of raw materials, products and mechanical equipment, it has developed into a technological level comparable to that of the world leader.


Table 1 history of polyurethane


Analysis on the development status of global polyurethane industry

(credit: new materials online)


Polyurethane products are numerous and widely used

Polyurethane products are various, including foam plastics, elastomers, fibers, leather shoe resins, coatings, sealants and adhesives, etc. Foam plastics are the main polyurethane products, accounting for 54% of the total amount of polyurethane products.Foam plastics include soft foam, hard foam and semi-hard foam. The soft foam is mainly used for automobiles, furniture, carpets and mattresses, while the hard foam is mainly used for building insulation and industrial insulation market, as shown in figure 1.


Figure 1 global structure of polyurethane products


全球聚氨酯行业发展现状分析


(source: qianzhan industry research institute)

Among all the polymer materials, only polyurethane has achieved significant applications in rubber, plastic, fiber, foam, coating, adhesive and other fields.In addition to traditional fields such as coatings, thermal insulation materials and cushion materials, polyurethane materials also have great application potential in emerging fields such as new energy, high-speed railway and urban railway.

At present, in the global demand for polyurethane, more outstanding is furniture and interior, construction industry and electronics, furniture and interior is the first big application field, accounted for 29.35%, followed by the construction industry, 21.73%, 9.42% electronics products, and the rapid development of the electronics industry to make it has the potential to be one of the fastest growth in global demand for polyurethane.

Figure 2 global consumption structure of polyurethane products



全球聚氨酯行业发展现状分析


Source: qianzhan industry research institute

Polyurethane production and sales continue to grow, the asia-pacific region has become the most important development market

In recent years, both the supply and consumption of polyurethane have maintained a continuous growth. From 2010 to 2016, the compound annual growth rate of global polyurethane production was 4.53%, reaching 23.39 million tons in 2016.From 2010 to 2016, the compound growth rate of global consumption of polyurethane was 4.15%, rising to 17.42 million tons in 2016, and the polyurethane industry maintained stable development.

Current global polyurethane production areas are mainly concentrated in the asia-pacific region, North America and Western Europe, the above three areas in total consumption accounted for more than 85% of the global total, including consumption accounted for 45% of total global consumption in the asia-pacific region, is the world's largest consumer market, polyurethane due to the market of North America and Western Europe is saturated, so in recent years, and pu will be focused on the future development in the asia-pacific region.

In addition, some emerging countries such as Brazil, India, Mexico and other industries such as furniture, construction and clothing demand for polyurethane is also increasing.

conclusion

The polyurethane industry first began to industrialize in Germany in 1937 and has developed rapidly worldwide since then.Polyurethane products have a wide variety of downstream applications.In recent years, the global supply and consumption of polyurethane have maintained a sustained growth, and the industry has maintained a stable development.



全球聚氨酯行业发展现状分析

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