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Oct 31, 2008

Ethylene-propylene rubber consumption growth strong

China's ethylene-propylene rubber consumption rise, showing a strong upward trend, apparent consumption in 2000 from 42,800 tons in 2002 soared to 68,800 tons, from 1996 to 2002, spending an average annual growth rate of 37% for the same period 7 Synthetic consumption in the fastest-growing varieties, while China is the world's ethylene-propylene rubber consumption growth. Is expected in 2005 and 2010 China's ethylene-propylene rubber demand will continue to maintain a momentum of rapid growth, the demand will reach 99,100 tons and 210,000 tons.
China's ethylene-propylene rubber consumer market, mainly in the automotive, construction materials, wire and cable, oil additives and modification of polyolefin and other areas. The recent rise of plastic runway huge market potential, by 2008 will jump to No. 2 ethylene-propylene rubber in the field of large consumption. In recent years, in the above-mentioned areas of consumer, automotive, oil additives and modification of polyolefin plastic runway in the field of the fastest-growing demand.
Motor ethylene-propylene rubber and polypropylene materials can be modified car bumper, steering wheel, driver's dashboard, fender, air ducts, car fans, heat grill and a variety of pipe fittings and so on. According to statistics, China's only 2000 car bumpers and dashboards to drive the demand for EPDM / PP as high as 17,000 tons, demand in 2010 will reach 45,000 tons. Joint venture production of the Buick, Santana, Fukang car bumper, and so the use of imported ethylene-propylene and polypropylene plastic material made of injection molding. EPDM rubber is a good side of the tire materials, and butyl rubber inner tubes and automotive manufacturers to extend tire life. 2002 car tire inner tube and the sidewall to use ethylene-propylene rubber consumption of 6100 tons and 2010 demand will reach 12,000 tons. Automotive sealing and miscellaneous items are collectively referred to as seals. According to statistics, the car has dozens of seals, the number of the more than 100 per vehicle consumption of plastic 8 to 10 kilograms, the annual consumption of 12,000 to 16,000 tons. Each car EPDM rubber seal from 10 to 15 meters in length, raw rubber consumption of about 4 kilograms.
In 2002 China's auto production 3,251,000, of which production of 1,092,000 cars, auto parts ethylene-propylene rubber consumption of 28,600 tons. China's automobile production in 2010 for long-term goal of 6,000,000, of which 4,000,000 cars. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and auto-related industry association predicted that 2005 car for EPDM rubber demand reached 64,600 tons in 2010 to 92,300 tons.
Modified polyolefin ethylene-propylene elastomer and the polyolefin copolymer EPDM / PP is a potential growth area of new materials, high performance, common thermoplastics can be used processing equipment processing, is widely used in automotive, wire and cable, household electrical appliances, machinery, In areas such as sports equipment.
From the structure of imported products, resin modified with EPDM rubber imports, the largest increase, from 2000 to 2002, imports were 11,100 tons, 19,300 tons, 24,100 tons, 3-year net increase of 13,000 tons. In the first half of this year to maintain the momentum of rapid growth, reached a record high of 25,200 tons more than last year, imports more than 1137 tons. This shows that the modified polyolefin market, which EPDM / PP thermoplastic elastomer prospects. In 2002 using modified polyolefin ethylene-propylene rubber consumption of 9580 tons and 2010 demand will reach 15,900 tons.
Lubricating oil additives modifier can be used for modulation of high-, medium-and low-grade lubricating oil and grease can also be used for other oil products tackifier, with a good thickening effect, the better shear stability and Low-temperature-resistant and antioxidant properties, is the preparation of multi-stage main engine gear oil additive one. At present, there are already several companies have tackifier oil installations, in order to meet domestic demand, while imports of ethylene-propylene viscosity index modifier. China is the world's largest consumer lubricants, lubricants modifier large market potential, in 1995 ethylene-propylene rubber consumption of only 400 tons in 2002 rose significantly the amount of 7800 tons, accounting for half of the imports. In recent years, with China's growing strict environmental protection laws and regulations to speed up the pace of upgrading the standard lubricating oil, high-grade lubricants promote the rapid development of production and consumption, and lubricants tackifier as part of its election must be additive, was the expansion of demand trends . 2010 is expected in the field of ethylene-propylene rubber consumption will reach 16,000 tons.
China's plastic runway more than 80% of the sports venues are still using polyurethane Particles laying, in 2001 began to use EPDM rubber, used in polyurethane and EPDM rubber most of the particles to be imported. EPDM rubber particles due to the production technology is not high, small manufacturers, there is great potential for development, the gradual substitution of polyurethane particles is a foregone conclusion. Beijing's successful Olympic bid, led the Chinese sports and municipal facilities improvements to the particle EPDM rubber plastic extraordinary development opportunities.
EPDM rubber particles used in the original materials are non-toxic, pollution-free green product, with the exception of sports in the area of application, but also widely used in body-building sites, across the street bridge, tunnel, bathrooms, schools, kindergartens, nurseries, children Protection of the game park space, a swimming pool surrounded by the passage of anti-skid and wards, people with venues and the military training ground, the power distribution room, computer room, and many other fields. Beijing at present to raise the quality of physical education students, with international practice, the schools require the laying of sports venues alone on the consumption of EPDM rubber particles to be more than 30,000 tons, according to the volume of plastic with 30% of the total annual consumption Up to 10,000 tons. Beijing's move will play a demonstration effect throughout the country over the next few years, the laying of movement, there will be increasing demand for places. In the coming period will be the promotion of the national popular plastic runway time for the plastic runway will enter the market of high-speed growth. In 2005 estimated that the plastic potential runway EPDM rubber consumption reached 30,000 tons in 2010 to 50,000 tons.
China's total ethylene-propylene rubber consumption trends are: consumption to double every 5 years, and now has entered a stage of rapid development, it is estimated that 2010 will mature into. In accordance with the terms of our existing production equipment, in 2005 and 2010, ethylene-propylene rubber supply and demand gap of 79,100 tons and 190,000 tons.

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