The general situation of the rubber auxiliaries industry
As a kind of chemical material added in the process of rubber processing to improve the properties of rubber products, the development of rubber additives is closely related to the development of the rubber industry, especially the tire manufacturing industry.In 1839, the American Goodyear discovered that sulfur could be used as a vulcanizing agent to crosslink rubber, which made rubber have the use value. Since then, the world rubber additive industry was born.With the development of rubber industry, the status of rubber additives in the rubber industry has been improved, and the technology has been improved.
World market overview of rubber additives
With the development of international rubber industry, especially the development of global tire industry, the world rubber additives industry ushered in a period of rapid development.In 2001, the world output of rubber additives was about 880,000 tons.In 2016, the world output of rubber additives reached 1.52 million tons, with an annual compound growth rate of 3.71%.In recent years, the global rubber industry has entered a period of stable development, and the supporting rubber additives industry has also entered a stage of stable development.In order to realize the optimal allocation of resources, over the past ten years, foreign rubber auxiliaries manufacturers have become more concentrated through mergers and acquisitions, forming four major rubber auxiliaries manufacturers, namely, American frax company, American cojua company, lanxine chemical company and Czech aigefu group company.China’s rubber additives industry was founded in 1952, after more than 60 years of development, has formed a complete industrial system including all kinds of rubber additives, has become the world’s rubber additives production and consumption power.With the rapid development of China’s rubber industry, the output of rubber additives in China is also increasing rapidly.In 2001, the output of rubber auxiliaries in China was about 140,000 tons, accounting for 15.91% of the world output of rubber auxiliaries.In 2016, the output of rubber additives in China reached 1.21 million tons, with a significant increase compared with the annual output in 2001. The annual compound growth rate reached 15.46%.In 2016, China’s rubber fertilizer production accounted for about 80% of the world’s rubber fertilizer production, has become the world’s largest rubber fertilizer production.
In 2016, the global demand for anti-aging agents, promoters and other rubber auxiliaries (mainly special rubber auxiliaries) was 520,400 tons, 408,800 tons and 521,000 tons respectively.Special rubber additives accounted for about 36% of the total demand for rubber additives.
Special rubber additives play an important role in improving the properties and quality of rubber industrial products, improving the production efficiency of rubber products and enhancing the adhesion of heterogeneous materials.In 2016, the global demand for special rubber additives reached 5221 thousand tons, an increase of 2095 thousand tons compared with 2002, and the annual compound growth rate reached 3.73%.