Silicone softeners have excellent comprehensive properties and broad prospects for industry development

Softener is a type of chemical substance that can change the static and dynamic friction coefficient of fibers. It generally has good high shear stability, compatibility, acid and alkali resistance and other properties. It is widely used in the finishing process in the field of textile printing and dyeing. It plays the role of improving fabric quality and increasing fabric added value. According to different chemical components, softeners can be divided into four categories: non-surface active, surfactant, reactive and polymer emulsion softeners.

Silicone softener is one of the subdivided products of polymer emulsion softeners. It refers to a compound of organopolysiloxane polymer and polymer. Compared with other softeners, silicone softeners have the advantages of non-toxic, low surface tension, good shear resistance, strong thermal stability, good hydrophilicity, and not easy to break demulsification. They can be widely used to treat natural fibers (cotton). Linen, wool, etc.) and chemical fiber (polyester, nylon) fabrics, and the treated fabrics have the advantages of anti-wrinkle, anti-fouling, and elasticity.

According to the“2023-2028 Silicone Softener Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospect Forecast Analysis Report” released by the Industrial Research Center It shows that with good advantages, silicone softeners have become the most widely used and most effective softener products on the market, and the market is showing a good development trend. In 2022, the domestic silicone softener market size will reach 690 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%. According to the main ingredients of the product, silicone softeners can be divided into three types: inactive, active and modified silicone softeners.

Modified silicone softeners can impart different characteristics to fabrics. Under the background of increasing downstream market demand, domestic research on modified silicones has become more and more in-depth. Currently, three modification process routes have been developed, including Carbon functional group modification, inert functional group modification, main chain modification. In the past eight years, the number of silicone softener patent applications in my country has exceeded 850. Domestic enterprises and institutions are enthusiastic about the research and development of silicone softeners. In the future, as its research and development process continues to accelerate, the development prospects of my country’s silicone softener market are expected to continue. highlight.

At present, domestic companies in the field of silicone softener R&D and production mainly include Zhongshan Silicone Silicone Materials, Zhejiang Chuanhua Functional New Materials, Hangzhou Chuanhua Fine Chemicals, Hangzhou Meigao Huayi Chemicals, Zhejiang Baoze Polymer Materials, and Jiangmen Shengpeng There are many companies such as Chemical Industry, Ningbo Runhe High-tech Materials, Shenzhen Tianding New Materials, Jiangyin New Wool Textile, Jiangsu Sunshine Co., Ltd., etc.

Industry analysts said that silicone softeners are a type of softener products with excellent performance. It is widely used in chemical fiber fabric processing scenarios. In recent years, silicone softeners have continuously increased market penetration and expanded scale by virtue of their superior performance, and the industry has good development prospects. At the same time, many companies in my country have laid out the research and development track for modified silicone softeners. In the future, against the background of the continuous emergence of advanced results, the scale of my country’s silicone softener market is expected to continue to expand.