The rubber skeleton material industry is developing well and the future industrial structure needs to be continuously optimized.

Rubber skeleton material is an important part of rubber products. It is a type of rubber product that is used to withstand forces from inside and outside the rubber. my country’s rubber skeleton material industry has a long history of development. With the continuous upgrading of technology and the continuous application of new materials, its main products have developed from the initial cotton fiber skeleton materials to today’s high-performance fiber skeleton materials based on aramid, nylon, rayon, etc. With steel wire skeleton materials mainly composed of steel cords, bead wires and steel wire ropes, the product structure has undergone many iterations, and the overall development of the industry is showing a good trend.

Rubber skeleton materials are mainly used in automobile tires, rubber hoses, recycled rubber hoses and other fields. They play the role of withstanding external pressure, maintaining product dimensional stability, and extending product service life. They generally have high strength, good flattening deformation resistance, and fatigue resistance. Good performance, strong heat resistance, high rebound rate, strong corrosion resistance and other characteristics.

In the field of rubber hoses and recycled rubber hoses, commonly used rubber skeleton materials are mainly metal wire skeletons (steel wire ropes, carbon steel wires, etc.), fiber wire skeletons (rayon, polyester threads, nylon threads, etc.), canvas skeletons, cord fabric skeletons, etc. Currently, against the background of the continuous development of domestic rubber hose and recycled rubber hose application fields, their market demand continues to increase, which in turn drives the continued expansion of the scale of rubber skeleton materials.

In the field of automobile tires, as the penetration rate of radial tires in the domestic tire market continues to increase, steel cord and polyester cord skeleton materials have gradually become the mainstream of the market. Automobile tires are the largest application area of ​​rubber skeleton materials. Against the backdrop of the steady increase in my country’s automobile production and sales, the demand for rubber skeleton materials continues to rise. At the same time, with the gradual rise in the development trend of high-end and lightweight domestic automobiles, high-strength synthetic fiber skeleton materials represented by aramid fiber have gradually become an important direction for the future development of the industry.

According to the “China Rubber Framework Materials Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center , my country’s rubber skeleton material production is currently increasing. The total domestic rubber skeleton material output in 2022 will be approximately 5.327 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 13.1%. At present, my country has become the main producer of rubber skeleton materials in the world, and its products are mainly concentrated in the mid-to-low-end market. As the domestic production capacity of rubber skeleton materials gradually increases, the problem of overcapacity has become increasingly prominent. Therefore, local companies have begun to deploy the export market, and the export market has become the main driving force for the rapid development of the industry.

Industrial analysts said that in recent years, due to factors such as the increasingly complex and severe international environment and the intensifying geopolitical conflicts, our country is currently The export volume of rubber skeleton materials fluctuates greatly, and the industry is facing development difficulties. In the future, domestic enterprises will need to accelerate the layout of the high-end market for rubber skeleton materials, promote the continuous optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure, and lay a good foundation for overcoming development difficulties. Domestic rubber skeleton material companies mainly include Shenma Industrial, Jiangsu Xingda, Bekaert, Jiangsu Junma, Shandong Daye, Zhejiang Hailide, Shoujia Technology, Yadong Industry, Haiyang Technology, etc.