China’s transparent PP output continues to rise, with the 800E grade having the highest output

Transparent polypropylene (PP) has transparency, high gloss, and good processing performance. It is used in medical, household appliances and other fields. The medical field is the most mature market for transparent PP and is mainly used in the production of disposable syringes. Transparent PP was first invented by a Japanese company. There are currently three commonly used modification processes: one is to add transparent additives for modified production; the other is to use Z-N catalysts to produce random copolymerized transparent polypropylene; the third is to use metallocene catalysts to produce High performance metallocene PP. At present, the transparent PP products produced by the second production process have the disadvantage of poor mechanical properties and less application demand.

Against the background of the COVID-19 epidemic, the global demand for medical syringes, infusion bags and other products continues to grow; with the rapid economic development and the improvement of residents’ quality of life, product packaging is gradually developing in an independent and transparent direction, such as shoe boxes, crisper boxes, storage boxes, etc. Demand for boxes, etc. continues to rise. Driven by the above two major factors, the global transparent PP market demand continues to rise, and the annual demand is gradually developing towards 10 million tons.

According to the “China Transparent Polypropylene (PP) Industry Segment Demand and Development Opportunities Research Report 2021-2026” released by the Industrial Research Center shows that there are many transparent PP manufacturers, including ExxonMobil, SK, Dow Chemical, Samsung, Dalin, Mitsui, BASF, etc. in the world; domestic transparent PP manufacturers include Maoming Petrochemical, Yangzi Petrochemical, and Yanshan Petrochemical , Tianjin Petrochemical, Dongfang Hongye, etc. At present, domestic transparent PP companies are still committed to the development of series products, and domestic highly transparent polypropylene materials are still dependent on imports. Many companies are deployed in the field of transparent PP. In 2020, my country’s transparent PP production reached about 1.1 million tons, an increase of 10% year-on-year.

Transparent PP has many brands, and there are more than 40 transparent PP brands produced in China. Due to the different application fields of various brands of products, there is currently a large gap between demand and output. Against the background of consumption upgrading, daily plastic products have become popular in China, driving the demand for RP358T to rise rapidly. It is the fastest growing variety among transparent PP in 2020. In terms of output, M800E is currently the largest supply variety among transparent PP, with an output of approximately 130,000 tons in 2020, mainly used in daily necessities and electronic and electrical appliances. Affected by the development of the “stay-at-home” economy caused by the epidemic, the demand for M800E applications has grown rapidly. In addition, transparent PP varieties with higher output include K4912, 5090T, HT9025NX, RP340R, RP344R-K, etc. In 2020, the output of these varieties is more than 70,000 tons.

Industry analysts said that transparent PP has many grades and a wide range of applications, driven by the development of industries such as medical, electronic appliances, and daily chemical packaging. , the market demand for transparent PP continues to rise, and the production of transparent PP globally and in my country is growing rapidly. Competition in the transparent PP market is fierce. Among the segmented products, M800E has high application demand, while RP358T has the fastest growth rate. There are certain development opportunities in the future segmented market.