Methylcyclosiloxane is an organic silicone material and my country’s industry concentration needs to be improved

Methylcyclosiloxane is a polysiloxane intermediate with the chemical formula [(CH3)2SiO]n. It is a hydrophobic silicone material. Methylcyclosiloxane appears as a colorless and transparent oily liquid with low viscosity, good volatility, flammability, and non-toxic properties. It is widely used in the production of silicone oil, silicone rubber, silicone fabric softener and other products.

The main raw material of methylcyclosiloxane is dimethyldichlorosilane. Dimethyldichlorosilane is the most widely used silicone monomer, with strong demand in many fields such as building materials, electronic products, tires, medical treatment, and textiles. my country’s dimethyldichlorosilane industry started in the 1960s. After years of development, its technological level has continued to improve, production capacity has continued to expand, and product quality has also improved. The sufficient supply of raw materials has laid a good foundation for the development of my country’s methylcyclosiloxane industry.

Methylcyclosiloxane is a silicone material. Silicone materials are high-performance materials with the advantages of radiation resistance, good insulation, high and low temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, and flame retardancy. They are widely used in military, chemical, aerospace and other fields. In recent years, the country has introduced many policies to encourage the development of the silicone material industry, and methylcyclosiloxane will gain broad market space in the future.

According to the “2023-2027 China Methyl Cyclosiloxane Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report released by the Industrial Research Center 》 shows that methyl cyclosiloxane is mainly used in the production process of silicone oil, silicone rubber, silicone fabric softener and other products, dimethylhydroxy silicone oil emulsion, methyl vinyl silicone rubber, room temperature vulcanization methyl silicone rubber, dimethyl hydroxy silicone rubber, etc. Methyl silicone oil, etc. are its end products. Taking room temperature vulcanized silicone rubber as an example, my country’s room temperature vulcanized silicone rubber will reach 1.416 million tons in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 11.6%. In the future, with the growth of downstream demand, the production and sales of silicone oil, silicone rubber and other products in my country will further increase, and the development speed of the methylcyclosiloxane industry will accelerate.

Major players in the global methylcyclosiloxane market include Dow Corning of the United States, Momentive of the United States, KCC Group of South Korea, Elkem of Norway, and Shin-Etsu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. of Japan. -Etsu), Germany’s Wacker Chemical Company (Wacker), etc. In terms of the local market, there are many methylcyclosiloxane manufacturers in my country, but they are mainly small and medium-sized enterprises, and the industry concentration is low. Sanyou Chemical, Hongbai New Materials, Ruishuo Chemical, Xinhaihong Chemical, Kerui Chemical, LVGEM Fenghua Biotech and others are the main manufacturers of methylcyclosiloxane in my country.

          Industry analysts said that methylcyclosiloxane has excellent comprehensive properties and good application prospects. In the future, as the prosperity of the silicone industry increases, the market space of methylcyclosiloxane will further expand. In terms of market competition, there are many methylcyclosiloxane manufacturers in my country, but the market lacks leading companies. Companies with high-performance product production capabilities will occupy a larger space in the Chinese market in the future.