Top Ten News of China's Rubber Additives Industry in 2021
1. The Rubber Auxiliary Professional Committee of China Rubber Association celebrates its 20th anniversary, and China Rubber Auxiliary has firmly established its leading position in the world
On June 26, the Rubber Auxiliary Professional Committee of China Rubber Industry Association was born in response to the opportunity of reform, combining loose rubber auxiliary enterprises and officially becoming an important branch of China Rubber Association. On October 26, 2021, the Rubber Auxiliary Special Committee of China Rubber Association held its 20th anniversary meeting, and the documentary "Development History of China's Rubber Auxiliary Industry" was publicly broadcast on the CCTV channel.
Since its establishment, the Rubber Additives Special Committee has established the guiding ideology of green development and strengthening and refinement. Under the guidance of this goal, China's rubber additives have advanced by leaps and bounds. From small to large, from weak to strong, the total output of rubber additives in the country has soared from 104,100 tons in 2001 to 1.35 million tons in 2020, accounting for more than 70% of the global market share. The radial tire auxiliary products basically need to be imported. So far, more than 90% of the products have been green, which meets the development requirements of the rubber industry. With green products, clean processes, large-scale enterprises, intelligent production processes and continuous micro-reactions, China's rubber additives have firmly established a leading position in the world.
2. "Rubber Additives Practical Handbook" officially published
On October 26, the "Practical Manual of Rubber Additives" (third edition) was first published in Hangzhou.
In the 20 years after the establishment of the Rubber Auxiliary Professional Committee, the development of China's rubber additives industry has grown by leaps and bounds. The new situation puts forward new requirements, and the Rubber Additives Professional Committee decided to compile the "Rubber Additives Practical Handbook" (third edition), which will be published and distributed by the Chemical Press. The new edition adds descriptions of a large number of new products at home and abroad, and compiles application examples according to the requirements of various new technologies such as green tires, aerospace, aviation, and high-speed rail. Especially in order to promote the innovation and transformation of the formulations of rubber additives, the varieties and applications of "pre-dispersed masterbatches" have been specially compiled, making the new edition of the manual more novel, innovative and practical.
3. "Creation and Industrial Demonstration of Micro-Chemical System Facing Complex Reaction Process Enhancement" won the first prize of Science and Technology Invention Award of Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation
On December 28, the National Petroleum and Chemical Technology Innovation Conference commended 241 scientific and technological achievements that won the 2021 China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation Science and Technology Award. "Creation and Industrial Demonstration of Micro-Chemical System for Complex Reaction Process Enhancement" jointly developed by Weilin New Material Technology Co., Ltd., Tsinghua University, Zhejiang Xinhui New Materials Co., Ltd., and Shandong Daoke Chemical Co., Ltd. won the first prize of technical invention prize.
4. India cancels anti-dumping duties on rubber antioxidant 6PPD
On October 8, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued an announcement stating that the Indian Ministry of Finance and Revenue Bureau did not accept the final affirmative anti-dumping ruling made by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on July 26, 2021 on rubber additives 6PPD originating in or imported from China and South Korea. It is recommended to accept the negative final ruling on the products involved in the case from the United States, and decide not to impose anti-dumping duties on the products involved in the above-mentioned countries.
5. "Rubber Vulcanization Accelerator TBBS" group standard has been announced publicly
On December 9, the group standard "Rubber Vulcanization Accelerator TBBS" drafted by China Rubber Industry Association was announced. The main drafting unit of the group bid is Shandong Sunsun Chemical Co., Ltd., and the drafting units are: Comai Chemical Co., Ltd., Shandong Yanggu Huatai Chemical Co., Ltd., Weilin New Material Technology Co., Ltd., Sennics Chemical Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong Steier Chemical Technology Co., Ltd., Hebi Shuangli Rubber and Plastic Co., Ltd.
6. The anti-aging agent TMQ products of Comai Chemical Co., Ltd. won the sixth batch of single champion products in the manufacturing industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the China Federation of Industrial Economics jointly released the list of the sixth batch of single champion enterprises (products) in the manufacturing industry. The company's anti-aging agent TMQ products won the sixth batch of single champion products in the manufacturing industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
7. Rubber Auxiliary Enterprises Awarded Provincial and Ministerial Honors
1. On July 19, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the list of the third batch of specialized, special and new "little giants" companies, and the member companies of the Rubber Additives Committee were on the list: Hebi Yuanhao Chemical Co., Ltd., Tangyin Yongxin Chemical Co., Ltd.
2. The "New Process Enhancement Technology for P-phenylenediamine Antioxidants" developed by Sennics Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. was listed in the First Batch of Catalogues for the Promotion and Application of Petrochemical and Chemical Industries by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, and was listed as the ninth item.
8. The rubber additives industry insists on technology-driven release of new products
1. Starting from the molecular structure design, Weilin New Material Technology Co., Ltd. has developed and produced a new type of multi-functional vulcanization additive, which conforms to the characteristics of "one agent with multiple functions", and has the characteristics of non-polluting, high activity and easy dispersion. It can be used for the vulcanization of NR, SBR, BR, NBR, EPDM and other rubbers. It can completely replace the vulcanizing agent and vulcanization accelerator in the sulfur vulcanization system. It can reduce the amount of active agent ZnO, promote the uniform dispersion of inorganic fillers such as silica, and improve the comprehensive mechanical properties of vulcanizate, does not spray frost, and is easy to co-vulcanize with the rubber, shortening the mixing time and reducing the emission of VOCs.
2. Hebi Yuanhao New Material Group Co., Ltd. launched a new type of vulcanization accelerator MC, which can replace the vulcanization accelerator ZDEC, and be used in NR and NBR glove products. It adopts ordinary sulfur vulcanization system. The vulcanization speed and degree of vulcanization are comparable to those of the vulcanization accelerator ZDEC. And the performance of the product meets the requirements. After testing by a third-party organization, it can meet the customer's requirements for nitrosamine standards.
9. Several auxiliary companies added new production capacity and released production expansion plans
1. The third-phase construction project of Shandarike New Materials Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shandong Yanggu Huatai Chemical Co., Ltd., was signed, including 10,000 tons/year of rubber anti-scorch agent, as well as rubber accelerator TBBS and rubber accelerator DCBS.
2. Jiangyin Sanliang Rubber & Plastic New Material Co., Ltd. added 7,000 tons of cobalt salt adhesives, and the company's cobalt salt adhesive production capacity reached 10,000 tons/year.
3. The new factory of Ningbo Aikemu New Materials Co., Ltd. newly added 12,000 tons/year of pre-dispersed masterbatch, and the company's pre-dispersed masterbatch production capacity reached 25,000 tons/year.
10. Eastman Chemical sells tire additive business
In June 2021, Eastman Chemical Company announced that it has sold its global tire additives business to One Rock Capital Partners, LLC. The transaction includes the Rubber Additives product line, including Crystex™ insoluble sulfur and Santoflex™ anti-aging agents, and other related product lines, assets and technologies from the Global Tire Additives business.