Polyurethane Catalyst Industry Outlook and Analysis Report 2023-2029

Polyurethane Catalyst Industry Outlook and Analysis Report 2023-2029
Polyurethane Catalyst Industry Demand Factors Outlook, Market Size, Development Trends, Development Prospects
According to industry experience, in the production process of different types of polyurethane products, the proportion of tertiary amine polyurethane catalysts needed to be added per ton of products varies, and the proportion of tertiary amine polyurethane catalysts needed to be added per ton of polyurethane products in polyurethane rigid foams, soft foams, and CASE ranges from 1-1.5%, 0.1-0.3%, and 0.2-0.4%, respectively, where tertiary amine polyurethane catalysts’ penetration rate in rigid foams and soft foams is Among them, the penetration rate of tertiary amine polyurethane catalyst is 100% in rigid and flexible foam, and about 40% in CASE. Polyurethane products have a wide range of applications. With the rapid development of the downstream industry, the increase in public consumption, the enhancement of environmental protection awareness, and the expansion of potential demand and applications, the actual demand for tertiary amine polyurethane catalysts is likely to exceed the above estimation by a large margin.
Polyurethane Industry Chain

The polyurethane industry chain includes polyurethane raw materials, polyurethane products and polyurethane downstream applications, of which polyurethane raw materials are the most crucial part of the whole industry chain. Polyurethane raw materials include isocyanates (such as diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), toluene diisocyanate (TDI), etc.), polyols (such as polyester polyols, polyether polyols, etc.) and additives.
Polyurethane products are a variety of liquid raw materials are fully mixed and homogeneous, in a relatively short period of time at the same time gel, foam and crosslinking and other chemical reactions, and a foam molding of the final product. The process is complex, rapid and irreversible, and various polyurethane additives need to be added to control, adjust or balance the reaction process, so as to produce polyurethane products that meet the requirements of various applications.

Polyurethane additives play an important and indispensable role in the polyurethane industry. The performance and quality of the additives directly determine the quality of the polyurethane products, and to a certain extent determine the possibility of the application of polyurethane products and their scope of use. Polyurethane additives mainly include catalysts, leveling agents, crosslinking agents and so on.
Catalyst is a chemical substance that can change the rate of chemical reaction. In the field of polyurethane, the catalysts used in the process of polyurethane synthesis are mainly divided into tertiary amine catalysts and metal catalysts. Tertiary amine catalyst is the most widely used catalyst for the preparation of polyurethane products, and it plays a key role in the preparation process. It not only controls the balance between the chain expansion reaction (between NCO-OH) and the foaming reaction (between NCO-H2O), but also enables the reaction system to reach the ideal foaming and curing time, so as to make the polyurethane products obtain excellent performance.
Key Factors Driving the Growth of the Polyurethane Catalyst Industry

The development of polyurethane industry brings stable growth demand
In recent years, the development of polyurethane products and other fine chemicals has been taken as one of the key development strategies for upgrading and adjusting the structure of the traditional chemical industry in various countries around the world, especially in industrialized countries, with “diversification” and “refinement” as the main development direction of the chemical industry. Diversification” and ‘refinement’ are the main development directions of their chemical industry.
China’s polyurethane consumption demand is strong, and the scale is increasing rapidly. In recent years, as the application fields of polyurethane continue to expand and deepen, the consumption of polyurethane products in construction, electronic equipment, new energy and environmental protection and other fields has realized rapid growth, and the implementation of the new national policy on building energy saving and the promotion of water-based coatings and other measures have brought huge market opportunities for the polyurethane industry.
In 2020, China has become the world’s largest production base of polyurethane raw materials and products and the region with the most complete application fields, with the production capacity of the main raw materials accounting for more than 1/3 of the global production capacity, and the polyurethane industry has become one of the fastest-growing industries in China’s chemical industry. The demand for polyurethane catalyst products will grow steadily with the development of the industry.

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