The market size of homopolypropylene (PPH) continues to grow, and there are many manufacturers in my country

​​​​According to different types of monomers, polypropylene can be divided into two categories: homopolymerized polypropylene and copolymerized polypropylene. Homopolypropylene (PPH), also known as homopolymer PP, refers to a homopolymer polymerized from propylene monomer. Homopolymer polypropylene has the advantages of easy processing and molding, good fluidity, good heat resistance, and good electrical insulation. It is widely used in many fields such as daily necessities, household appliances, and synthetic fibers.

The production methods of homopolypropylene include gas phase method, solvent method, intermittent liquid phase bulk method, liquid phase bulk-gas phase method, etc. The gas phase method is the mainstream production method of homopolypropylene, which can be subdivided into three types: Novolen method, Innovene method and Unipol method. PetroChina is the first company in my country to use the gas phase method to produce homopolypropylene. After years of development, the technological maturity of my country’s gas-phase homopolymerized polypropylene technology has continued to improve, driving the further increase in homopolymerized polypropylene production. However, currently, due to factors such as high technical barriers, my country’s high-end homopolymer polypropylene still needs to rely on imports.

​ ​ ​ ​ Homopolypropylene is mainly used in daily necessities, household appliances, synthetic fibers and other fields. Benefiting from the accelerated development of downstream industries, the market demand for homopolypropylene is increasingly strong. According to the “2023-2028 China Homopolymer Polypropylene (PPH) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report》shows that the global homopolypropylene market size will reach 194.62 billion yuan in 2022. In the future, with in-depth research and technological advancement, the application scope of homopolypropylene will be further expanded, and its market size will further grow by then.

Major global homopolymer polypropylene manufacturers include LyondellBasell of the Netherlands, HYOSUNG of South Korea, Lotte Chemical of South Korea, SK Group of South Korea, and Primen Polymers of Japan. (Prime Polymer), Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (SUMITOMO), Japan Polypropylene Co., Ltd. (JPP), Dow Chemical Company (DOW), INEOS, etc. LyondellBasell is the world’s largest homopolymer polypropylene manufacturer, and its main products include Moplen HP2774, Moplen HP461Y, etc.

In the local market, there are many players in my country’s homopolymer polypropylene market. The main production companies include Donghua Energy Co., Ltd., China-Korea (Wuhan) Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Beijing Petrochemical Engineering Co., Ltd., Fujian Petrochemical Group, Fujian China Jing Petrochemical Co., Ltd., etc. In June 2023, the Fujian Zhongsha Ethylene Project, a joint venture between Fujian Petrochemical Group and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), entered the construction and implementation stage. Beiyou Engineering undertook the production of homopolypropylene with an annual output of 550,000 tons used in the project. Device design work.

Industry analysts said that homopolymer polypropylene has wide application fields and good industry development prospects. In the future, with the increasingly strong downstream demand, both The polypropylene market space will further expand. Driven by technological innovation, my country’s homopolymer polypropylene production and quality have improved, but currently high-end products still rely on imports, which is the main challenge facing industry development.