First, the status quo of polypropylene powder
According to monitoring, the current total capacity of polypropylene powder in the country is about 5.533 million tons, of which the annual production capacity of North China is reduced by 60,000 tons; the annual capacity of equipment in Shandong is reduced by 70,000 tons; and the annual capacity of equipment in East China is reduced by 290,000 tons. In the east of China, Nanjing Jinling Plastics plans to increase the annual production capacity of 100,000 tons to 250,000 tons.
During the year, there were more enterprises in the production of powder enterprises, and in addition to maintenance and load-reduction production, domestic powder production is difficult to be proportional to the total annual production capacity. It is observed that the size of polypropylene powder manufacturers is generally small, and the production capacity of about 70% of enterprises is around 20,000-60,000 tons.
Shandong powder enterprises are relatively concentrated and play a pivotal role in the domestic powder industry. Their structure is divided into two parts according to the source of raw materials. One is self-supply of propylene. Such enterprises have obvious cost advantages and competitive advantages. For example, Dongming, Hengyuan, etc.; the other is the external mining of propylene, such enterprises relatively large production pressure, limited by raw materials, poor competitiveness, such as Nuohong, Guangqing, Kay and so on. There are nearly one hundred powder production enterprises in China, but the operating rate has been decreasing year by year in recent years. As shown in the figure, the average operating rate this year is only about 50%.
In recent years, due to the strict investigation of environmental protection and the high price of propylene, the cost of powder has been reversed. Most enterprises have begun to stop production and switch production in order to meet the market. In addition, most of the powder enterprises are mainly propylene. Poor, coupled with a large amount of coal-based polypropylene pellets also entered the market, the market resources increased.
The continuous advancement of chemical technology has made the quality of coal-based polypropylene almost the same as that of petroleum products, and the price is close to that of powder, which has obvious impact on the market. The multiple factors have led to a drop in the market share of powders, and the outlook is worrisome.
Second, the polypropylene powder market outlook
Although the current powder is facing a lot of hardships, it is not a space for development. Although the polypropylene powder is brittle and easy to age, it is easy to mix when used, and the processing performance is also good. The pellets cannot directly replace the powder. Secondly, some customers will choose the powder from their own overall benefits, and the powder production. The scale of the device is smaller than that of the pellets, the process adjustment is flexible, the scope of the fusion is wide, and the requirements of the customers can be adjusted in a timely manner. Therefore, it is necessary to correctly and dialectly look at the advantages and disadvantages of powder.
With the gradual shrinking of the price difference between the powders, this is both an opportunity and a challenge for the polypropylene powder enterprises. As long as the production is reasonably adjusted according to market demand, better development can be pursued.