Recently, Ceresana Consulting released a global market report on plastic masterbatch. It is estimated that by 2024, the global plastic masterbatch market will grow at a rate of 3.7% per year. The report shows that in 2016, the global consumption of more than 4 million tons of plastic masterbatch, of which Asia-Pacific masterbatch market demand accounted for 40% of global demand, Asia-Pacific masterbatch revenue accounted for three-thirds of global masterbatch revenue One.

 

The plastic additive is super-constantly loaded in the resin and processed into a concentrated body. When manufacturing the plastic product, it is not necessary to add the plastic auxiliary agent, and only the concentration is added to the concentration with the super-constant plastic auxiliary. The body can be. This concentrate is called a plastic masterbatch. According to the different plastic additives, the plastic masterbatch is divided into: filling masterbatch, color masterbatch, flame retardant masterbatch, antistatic masterbatch, wear-resistant masterbatch, multi-functional masterbatch, and the like.

 

White masterbatch + titanium  dioxide.

 

Masterbatch is a plastic masterbatch that is added to a super-constant pigment. The most important masterbatch type in 2016 is the white masterbatch. From 2008 to 2016, the global demand for white masterbatch increased by 2.2%. Titanium dioxide is the most commonly used white pigment additive in inorganic pigments, and the plastics industry is the second largest user of titanium dioxide. Although the market price of titanium dioxide continues to rise, the most commonly used pigment in white masterbatch is titanium dioxide. Titanium dioxide has the following advantages in white masterbatch:

 

· High hiding power, high tinting strength and high achromatic power make the masterbatch appear white.

 

· Improve the heat resistance, light resistance and weather resistance of plastic products, improve the mechanical and electrical properties of plastic products, protect plastic products from UV light and avoid fading of products.

 

· Titanium dioxide is non-toxic. The plastics industry needs to color toys, electronic equipment, auto parts, homes, plastic films and other daily-use products, and use titanium dioxide for coloration to be healthier.

 

Black masterbatch + carbon black

 

According to the market report data released by Ceresana Consulting's global plastic masterbatch, the demand for black and white masterbatch is the largest among masterbatches. The additive for the black masterbatch is mainly carbon black. Carbon black, a color additive, has advantages in many plastic applications. Different pigment carbon blacks can give plastics different blackness, and the color of plastics added with carbon black is difficult to change, and it will not fade even in extreme outdoor environments. At the same time, carbon black is not only a black colorant in plastics, but also an ultraviolet aging agent and an antistatic agent.

 

The development of the plastics industry has also led to the development of powder enterprises such as titanium dioxide and carbon black. As the second largest user of titanium dioxide, plastic requires a large amount of titanium dioxide. The demand for plastics market continues to increase, and the demand for titanium dioxide is also high. The price of titanium dioxide will continue to grow steadily, and the net profit of titanium dioxide enterprises will also increase. Although the demand for carbon black in plastics is not as great as that required in rubber products, carbon black has a greater impact on the performance of plastics, so plastics have higher requirements for carbon black. The demand for plastics market has increased, which has brought more demand to carbon black enterprises, and also promoted the development of more varieties of carbon black for plastics.

 

The application of plastic products penetrates into all areas of the national economy, from packaging products to the construction industry to the transportation industry. The plastics market is huge, and the market for additives for plastics has also increased. For powder-related enterprises such as titanium dioxide and carbon black, this is undoubtedly a big cake. How to divide more profits is a problem that enterprises should think about.