Promote the development of green building Polyurethane Industry

After 50 years of development, China has become the world's largest industrial polyurethane polyurethane market . In 2012, our main raw material of polyurethane isocyanate supply of 2.43 million tons , up 12% , but higher and showed a pattern of multinational oligopoly technical barriers . Polyurethane annual consumption amounted to 7.8 million tons , an increase of 13% over the next five years the average annual growth rate is expected to be slightly slower , but will maintain 8% growth rate. With China's total population continues to increase and urbanization , as well as upgrading building energy consumption , automotive, appliance , textile and other industries, polyurethane applications will continue to expand the scale and scope , especially green building concept widely to make polyurethanes products in the field of architecture grand plans .

Polyurethane materials industry occupies an important position , the product has good low temperature flexibility , high impact resistance , resistance to radiation, the rebound wide range , good adhesion , and many other excellent performance , widely used. With traditional plastics, rubber, metal and even compared with significant performance advantages, along with economic development and the upgrading of consumption , will gradually become rational alternative to traditional materials.

A polyurethane industry chain

Polyurethane industry chain, including upstream of polyurethane raw materials and polyurethane downstream products , the most critical part of polyurethane raw materials for the industrial chain.

( A ) polyurethane raw materials

The main raw materials, including polyurethane and polyether isocyanate / polyester polyol excipients include solvents, catalysts, surfactants and flame retardants. Isocyanates and polyether / polyester polyol in the presence of a high technical barriers , especially isocyanate ( also known as the black material , including MDI and TDI), only to master the key technology in BASF, BAYER, DOW and other multinational and domestic enterprises in the hands of a small number of , multinational companies through acquisitions, expansion and other means to firmly occupy the international polyurethane market , oligopolistic structure.

Isocyanates are a class of large investment projects , production control difficult , high -tech fine chemical products. Currently the most widely used , is the largest production of TDI and MDI, a high degree of industry concentration . China MDI producers only three , including a local business is Wanhua Industrial , two foreign companies Bayer and Shanghai Lianheng ( BASF , Huntsman and other joint ventures ) , 2012 total capacity of 1.69 million tons / year. China TDI producers of five , two foreign , Bayer and BASF , respectively , three local companies were China North Industries Group , China Chemical Industry Group , Yantai Juli Co., Ltd. , are the first to introduce TDI device companies , as of now no new entrants, 2012 TDI total capacity of 79 tons / year.

2012 China isocyanate supply of 2.43 million tons , an increase of 12% , which TDI supply increased considerably. Increasing trend in domestic production , imports decreased, Japan and South Korea as the main importing countries .

(B ) polyurethane products

Polyurethane downstream products including polyurethane foam, rigid foam , elastomers, coatings, adhesives , sealants , synthetic leather pulp , elastic fibers . Polyurethane products in the textile, home appliances, automotive, construction , shoes, track and other industries have applied our basic necessities of life are closely related. PU synthetic leather products in the slurry , the higher proportion of soft and hard foam . 2012 accounted for 41% of polyurethane foam polyurethane total, of which 19% of soft foam , foam (22%) ; synthetic leather and polyurethane coatings for containing slurry solvent , accounting larger, synthetic leather pulp accounted for the total 21% , 17% paint .

Second, China's consumption of polyurethane

China Polyurethane Industry starting in the late 1950s , after 50 years of development, has become the world 's largest polyurethane market . 2000 consumption of less than 10 % of the global polyurethane total of 2005 rose to 22% in 2012 to reach more than 40% . Rapid development of China's polyurethane industry , from 2007 to 2012 the average annual growth rate of 11 percent , far higher than the GDP growth rate. Even during the global economic downturn from 2008 to 2009 , sales of the world's major markets declined significantly polyurethane case , our polyurethane production and sales remained greater growth. 2012 of the polyurethane market has become the main force in the global polyurethane market growth , annual sales reached 7.8 million tons , an increase of 13% , only 4.5% of global growth over the same period .Sellotape


As a high-performance advanced polyurethane material , is closely related to all aspects of the national economy, has been attracting the attention of the industry . Late 2008 , the impact of the global financial crisis on China gradually reflected polyurethane , mainly related to toys , textiles , furniture, synthetic leather, shoes and other export-oriented industries. The first half of 2009 , the polyurethane industry has been in the low trend. Driven by the 4 trillion yuan national infrastructure funding and favorable policies , the 2009 mid- obvious signs of recovery in the industry , the output value of profits for the automotive , appliance supporting polyurethane products have been greatly increased , even up to a record high. 2012 polyurethane consumption continued to grow , reaching 7.8 million tons , an increase of 13%. Among them, 18% of the furniture industry , the construction industry accounted for 15% , leather, footwear industry ( including solvents ) accounted for 25% , 12% of the household appliances industry , sports industry accounted for 10% , the transport sector accounted for 5 %.Washi tape


Polyurethane Industry in China belong to the new materials industry , but per capita consumption is still polyurethane below the world average . The future, with the total Chinese population continues to increase and urbanization , as well as upgrading building energy consumption , automotive, appliance , textile and other industries, scale and scope of application of polyurethane expanding its consumption will remain higher than the national economy the average growth rate, expected in 2012 - 2017 the average annual growth rate of China's polyurethane slightly slower , but will maintain a growth rate of 8% , much higher than the global growth rate of 3.9% .

Third, the development of green building push polyurethane

Building Energy is the country 's long-standing basic national policy , is an important measure of China's low-carbon green economy. " " Twelve Five " Building Energy Plan" stipulates that the "Twelve Five", the towns new buildings perform not less than 65 % of the energy efficiency standards , and encourage qualified Beijing and other regions 75% of the lead in implementing energy conservation standards completion of 400 million square meters of existing buildings and rebuilding began implementation of rural building energy-saving pilot . January 2013 the State Council issued the SCS [ 2013 ] No. 1 requires that "five " period to complete : New Green Building 1 billion square meters ; energy-saving renovation of existing residential buildings more than 400 million square meters ; public buildings energy-saving 1.2 million square meters. Expects 2020 to invest our energy efficient building projects will reach at least 1.5 trillion yuan .Masking tape


Polyurethane insulation is the best energy-saving building materials , polyurethane insulation effect of 4 cm thick, 1.7 m thick, equivalent to an ordinary red brick or 9 cm thick wool . That is, to achieve the same insulation effect, only the thickness of the insulation layer of polyurethane foam polystyrene board (EPS) or rock wool , 1/ 2 , extruded polystyrene board (XPS) 2/3 . Polyurethane insulation materials developed rapidly in 2006 has just started , wall insulation area of ​​only 100 meters , the market share of less than 0.5% , in 2011 has grown to 3,500 meters , the market share of 10%.

With the future of the country to further improve building energy efficiency standards , polyurethane insulation materials to further improve the performance of polyurethane products will be grand plans in the construction field .Wholesale masking tape