Butyl rubber market has a bright future halogenated butyl rubber to prevailing

General butyl rubber by isobutylene and isoprene -100 ℃ occurred in the polymerization to form the polymer, mainly used in the production of tubeless tires, also used in chewing gum, adhesives, construction and other fields. According to the experts predict the next 15 years, the world's butyl rubber compound annual growth rate of the market will remain at 3.1 percent, compared with the world's various markets, the growth rate differences.

In the United States, from 2000 to 2006, the U.S. tire production dropped by 28%, but the U.S. tire industry, changes in the butyl rubber consumption caused by the adverse effects has been the local high-performance tires and large-sized tires on the Elimination of development, manufacture this Type of tire requires a large amount of halogenated butyl rubber, at the same time the United States is the largest non-tire rubber market, and will continue to grow. Overall, the United States over the next butyl rubber market will remain 0.6 percent compound annual growth rate.

In Europe, with the car and the emergence of the new building plant, a number of new tire manufacturers out of the market demand to promote growth. Is expected to Europe, the Middle East and Africa markets butyl rubber compound annual growth rate of 1.9 percent.

Market growth data has shown a growing number of tire manufacturers are shifting to Asia. For example, general-purpose tire production is from the United States to Mexico, Latin America and China. In this trend, including China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, the Greater China market will continue to be a global butyl rubber market were the primary drivers of growth. We forecast the region's annual compound growth rate will be 6.3 percent.

India butyl rubber compound annual growth rate of the market will reach a record 8.7 percent, but with other regional markets compared to the starting point for the Indian market much lower.

Asia-Pacific region has become Lanxess butyl rubber business unit of the most important business area. In 2004, Lanxess, about 31% of the sale of products to the Asia-Pacific region by 2007, this figure increased to about 40%.

Halogenated butyl rubber will be the next to occupy the mainstream market

Butyl rubber products in the hexane solvent decomposition, and then with chlorine or bromine to carry out the response can be made of halogenated halogenated butyl rubber. Halogenated butyl rubber production for tires lining to prevent births within the air and moisture in the air and the tire contact with the steel wheel, rubber ball used in air bags, rubber plug in such areas as medicine.

Tire technology is constantly updated development, common use of butyl rubber tire inner tubes are manufactured to gradually from halogenated butyl rubber manufacturing radial tire replaced, a trend promoted the halogenated butyl rubber market demand growth. Market research data shows that from 2010 onwards halogenated butyl rubber of the global market demand growth will accelerate at the same time ordinary butyl rubber demand will gradually decline in China and India, this trend is most evident. As far as we forecast, market demand growth enough to support every 4 years to build a new annual capacity of 100,000 t of butyl rubber plant.

Lanxess on the run, sales of both ordinary butyl rubber, halogenated butyl rubber sales, but the latter Lanxess is a strategic product. In 2006, sales of Lanxess butyl rubber products for 88% of halogenated butyl rubber.

Butyl rubber production capacity worldwide distribution

The global butyl rubber production capacity mainly in Europe and North America. Lanxess currently in Belgium and Canada zwijndrecht Sarnia 2 world-class production base. ExxonMobil in North America, Baytown and Baton Rouge has a 2-butyl rubber production base in Europe, ExxonMobil was also 2-butyl rubber production base, one in the UK Fawley, one in France, Notre Dame de Gravenchon.

Russia 2 Distribution of the main rubber production bases, Nizhnekamskneftekhim in Togliatti and Nizhnekamsk production base. Asia, Japan Butyl Company (Japan Butyl Company) in Kawasaki and Kashima butyl rubber production, China's Sinopec Yanshan Petrochemical has a 30,000 t / a production of butyl rubber.

On halogenated butyl rubber, ExxonMobil Chemical Lanxess is a major competitor, but now Russia's Nizhnekamskneftekhim companies have begun to emerge in the market. However, in terms of technology, quality and innovation in many aspects, such as, Lanxess and ExxonMobil Chemical companies are dominant. In the face of market demand growth, Lanxess ongoing construction of new projects and expansion of the original device. Zwijndrecht production at the plant to expand capacity by 10% to 130,000 t / a. Sarnia plant has also started the first phase of the expansion of production capacity, to increase the annual output of 42% to 135,000 t / a. The overall production capacity expansion will be completed in 2008, when the Sarnia plant production capacity to reach 150,000 t / a. In addition, over the next 3 years, Lanxess will invest approximately 400,000,000 euros in Singapore to build a new 100,000 t / a new butyl rubber plant.