In 2018, the total output of rubber additives was 1.172 million tons
In 2018, the total production of rubber additives was 1.172 million tons, up 2.8 percent year-on-year.
1.Output of accelerator was 357000 tons
The annual output of promoters reached 357000 tons in 2018, up 7.2% year on year, mainly due to the continuous improvement of the environmental protection level of enterprises, which well met the current notional environmental protection standards and released the production capacity.
2.The output of anti-aging agent is 365000 tons
The annual production of anti-aging agents reached 365000 tons in 2018, down 1.1% year-on-year. The main anti-aging products of 6PPD and TMQ totaled 317000 tons, accounting for 86.7% of the total production of anti-aging agents, 3.7 percent more than last year.
3.Processing auxiliaries yield 231000 tons
Processing auxiliaries yield 231000 tons in 2018, up 3.1% year-on-year.
4.Vulcanizing agent output of 120000 tons
The production of vulcanizing agents and peroxides reached 120000 tons in 2018, of which 93000 tons were insoluble sulfur, up 27.6% year-on-year.
5.99000 tons of special functional additives
99000 tons of special functional AIDS, plus resorcin, were the same as in 2017.
6.Pre-dispersed masterbatch of 30000 tons
The annual output of pre-dispersed masterbatch reached about 30000 tons in 2018, up 2.7% year on year.
The total output of rubber additives is predicted to reach 1.22 million tons in 2019
At the same time, according to the development trend of China’s automobile industry and tire industry and other rubber products industry, the special committee of rubber additives predicted that the total production of rubber additives in 2019 will be about 1.22 million tons, an increase of about 4% year-on-year.