The polybutyl acrylate (PBA) industry has broad development prospects, with acrylate rubber being the largest demand end.

​​ ​​Polybutyl acrylate (PBA) is a chemical substance with the chemical formula C7H12O2, which is a homopolymer and copolymer of butyl acrylate. Polybutyl acrylate appears as a colorless, transparent rubber and has a pungent odor. Polybutyl acrylate is soft and adhesive and can be used as pharmaceutical intermediates and acrylate rubber substrates.

According to the “2023-2028 China Polybutyl Acrylate (PBA) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report》shows that butyl acrylate is the main raw material of polybutyl acrylate, accounting for nearly 70% of its production costs. The acrylonitrile hydrolysis method, methyl acrylate method and β-propiolactone method are the main preparation methods of butyl acrylate. Benefiting from continuous breakthroughs in production technology and increasingly strong market demand, my country’s butyl acrylate production continues to increase. In 2022, my country’s butyl acrylate production will reach 2.474 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 21.1%. The supply of upstream raw materials is sufficient, laying the foundation for the development of my country’s polybutyl acrylate industry.

Acrylic rubber (ACM) is the main demand end of polybutyl acrylate. The main chain of acrylic rubber is a saturated carbon chain, and the side groups are polar ester groups. It has the advantages of ozone resistance, aging resistance, UV resistance, heat resistance, oil resistance, etc. It is widely used in the field of automobile manufacturing and can be used to produce cylinder gaskets and crankshafts. , hydraulic oil pipes, oil seals and other auto parts. As the demand for car purchases continues to grow, the prosperity of my country’s acrylic rubber industry continues to increase, bringing broad market prospects for polybutyl acrylate.

         Degradable mulch film is an emerging application field of polybutyl acrylate. In March 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the “Implementation Opinions on Implementing the Key Work Deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on Comprehensively Promoting Rural Revitalization in 2022”, clearly proposing to increase the promotion and application of fully biodegradable mulch films and strengthen pollution control in the agricultural field. As a raw material for degradable mulch films, polybutyl acrylate has the advantages of being green and environmentally friendly, and is expected to replace traditional plastic mulch films. However, at present, compared with PBAT and PBS material mulch, the production cost of PBA material mulch film is higher and it has not yet been applied on a large scale.

The main suppliers of polybutyl acrylate in my country include Hebei Baichang Chemical Technology Co., Ltd., Hubei Jusheng Technology Co., Ltd., Hubei Guangao Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Hubei Xinhongli Chemical Co., Ltd., etc. At present, there are many polybutyl acrylate manufacturers in my country, but they are mainly small and medium-sized enterprises, and the market competition is relatively fragmented.

Industry analysts said that polybutyl acrylate is widely used in the field of acrylic rubber. In recent years, driven by the development of terminal industries, my country’s The market demand for polybutyl acrylate is increasingly strong, and the industry has broad prospects for development. my country is a major producer of butyl acrylate, and its raw material advantages lay the foundation for the development of the polybutyl acrylate industry. As production technology matures, polybutyl acrylate will gain huge development space in green and environmentally friendly fields such as degradable mulch films.