The flame retardant industry is increasingly developing into a global industry. This aspect is reflected in the fact that many flame retardant companies are participating in worldwide trade. According to the statistics of the Global Flame Retardant Product Network, the competition in the industry is not limited to a certain country. It is the competition among enterprises in the region or the global market; therefore, manufacturers of export-oriented products generally tend to adopt the strictest The national standard formulation of flame retardant, thus driving the development of the entire industry chain of flame retardant products worldwide.
In recent years, due to the influence of decabromodiphenyl ether and hexabromocyclododecane being listed as persistent organic pollutants, the development of halogen-based flame retardants has been greatly affected, resulting in the emergence of halogen-free flame retardants. agent concept. Corresponding to halogen flame retardants, the emergence of this concept has promoted the development of the research and manufacture of many halogen-free flame retardants, including phosphorus-based flame retardants. After 2005, the price of bromine continued to rise, in sharp contrast to the stable price of domestic phosphorus resources, making the price gap between the two rapidly increase, and even the price of brominated flame retardants was once higher than most phosphorus resources. It is more than double the price of flame retardants. Therefore, the increase in the price of brominated flame retardants has promoted the rapid growth of the market of phosphorus-based or phosphorus-nitrogen-based flame retardants between 2005 and 2012.
First, the rising price of brominated flame retardants has led to the rapid growth of phosphorus-containing flame retardants. The global brominated flame retardant giants are concentrated in Albemarle, Chemtura and ICL. Since 2010, the three companies have continuously increased the prices of their own flame retardants and bromine-related products. Due to the rising prices of brominated flame retardants, the consumption of phosphorus-containing flame retardants will inevitably be stimulated, and the growth of the phosphorus-containing flame retardant consumption market will be promoted.
Secondly, the Global Flame Retardant Product Network learned that the rapid development of the downstream industry has driven the consumption growth of phosphorus-containing flame retardants. Among the phosphorus-containing flame retardants in China, the consumption of halogenated phosphates and halogen-free phosphates accounts for 74% of the consumption of phosphorus-containing flame retardants, which are mainly used in building insulation materials, fire-retardant coatings, adhesives, copper clad laminates, composite materials, etc. Fast-developing fields, among which halogen-free phosphates are widely used in PC/abs alloys; ammonium polyphosphate is mainly used in fire-retardant coatings and general-purpose plastics; hypophosphite is mainly used in engineering plastics such as polyamide, polyester and other engineering plastics; red Phosphorus flame retardants are mainly used in engineering plastics and general-purpose plastics; phosphaphenanthrene flame retardants are mainly used in copper clad laminates.
According to the survey report of the flame retardant industry, China has started to study the synthesis and application of ammonium polyphosphate since the 1980s. In recent years, the development has been particularly rapid. 10,000 tons, showing a trend of continuous growth. With the strengthening of the country's requirements for flame retardant technology, Hongtaiji will continue to pay attention to industry trends and study the price advantage of phosphorus-based flame retardants and will continue to play a role in steady development in the future development.
Source: Suzhou Dongtuo Chemical Co., Ltd., flame retardant.
