The building materials industry is an important application field for coatings, plastic profiles, flame retardants, thermal insulation materials, and waterproof materials. The relationship between the two is increasingly deepened, and the scope of mutual penetration and integration is also rapidly expanding. In the “Twelfth Five-Year Planâ€, new chemical building materials dominated by concepts such as energy conservation and environmental protection will be popular. Professionals believe that the chemical industry must comply with this trend, provide support for the development of the green building materials industry, and at the same time increase the new demand for building materials. In the new field, we have more room to display.
In 2010, the sales value of the building materials industry was 3.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 33.37% year-on-year. Among them, the cement manufacturing industry 74.75 million yuan, an increase of 25.9%; glass and products industry was 497.273 billion yuan, an increase of 35.91%. In general, driven by the favorable macro-economic trend, the Central Government in particular seized the opportunity for the rapid growth of rural housing construction and abundant supply of construction materials, and took effective measures to promote “building materials to the countrysideâ€, building materials industry production and main products. The production volume has grown rapidly, and the export volume has exceeded the level before the outbreak of the financial crisis. The increase in sales revenue has been large, and the economic benefits have steadily increased. Driven by various favorable factors, as the upper reaches of the building materials industry, traditional products such as soda ash and gypsum blocks in the chemical industry have caught on to this fast-expanding express train in the building materials industry.
Entering the “Twelfth Five-Year Planâ€, the market demand of the building materials industry for upstream chemical products is not only reflected in quantity, but will also emphasize product upgrading and diversification. It is understood that at present, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has clarified the overall thinking of the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan†for the building materials industry. The building materials industry will focus on promoting deep processing of products, actively develop new types of energy-saving and environmentally-friendly building materials, and support enterprises focusing on quality and variety. Technical renovation and upgrading. Relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that the major transition period for the development of China's building materials industry has come. This is reflected in the transformation from traditional industries to emerging industries, from decentralized development to centralized development, and from material manufacturing to product manufacturing. Shift from high-carbon production to low-carbon production, from low-end manufacturing to high-end manufacturing.
In this regard, some experts predict that during the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan†period, raw materials for building materials such as cement, flat glass, ceramics, and sintered wall materials will be difficult to obtain greater market development space. In contrast, the upgrading of housing consumption, the advancement of building industrialization, and the development of emerging industries will become new highlights for the development of energy-saving and environmentally-friendly building materials industries. The direct impact of this important change is that upstream chemical products will participate in more and more active roles, which will both promote and share the process of upgrading the building materials industry.
The increase in the level of manufacturing has put forward higher requirements for the chemical raw materials that it is supporting. In the field of construction, energy-saving, environmental-friendly, economical, and durable polyurethane rigid foams, coatings, flame retardants, etc. will be more applied. Taking flame retardants as an example, the global flame retardant market is approximately US$4.1 billion. Currently, it is in a steady growth stage. The annual growth rate in the future is expected to be more than 20 percent, and after the continuous improvement of performance, the more environmentally friendly organic phosphorus system Flame retardants are gradually replacing bromine flame retardants that are harmful to the environment and human body. In addition, high-temperature filter material is the core component of the dust bag. Because bag type dust removal is in a period of rapid development, high-temperature synthetic chemical fiber and other environmental protection filter materials have performance advantages, and the speed of replacing glass fiber will be significantly accelerated, and the annual growth rate in the next five years can be Expect more than thirty percent.
Xu Jingsheng, vice chairman of the National Fine Chemical Raw Materials and Intermediates Industry Cooperation Group, also stated that fine chemical companies continue to research and develop new products, which will help the strategic emerging industries such as energy conservation and environmental protection to achieve their goals faster, including the construction sector because of its height This is particularly noteworthy. In terms of building insulation, currently polystyrene foam boards are used in large quantities, and in the future more polyurethane rigid foam composites are needed. In terms of building energy efficiency, the prospects for solar photovoltaic and architectural integration are considerable, and large quantities of solar cell chemicals such as silicon are needed. Base-based solar and other chemicals similar to semiconductor production, polymer solar polythiophene, polyaniline, polyacetylene, polyphenylene vinylene and so on. The coating is the coat of construction. It is understood that in 2010, the total output of domestic architectural coatings was 3.519 million tons, accounting for 36.4% of the total coating output. During the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan†period, the application of architectural coatings will not only be reflected in simple decorative protection, but will also highlight the functionality. Insiders believe that paint manufacturers should improve the quality of architectural coatings in China from the following aspects: first, improve the performance of architectural coatings; second, increase the function of architectural coatings; third, artistic decoration of paints; and fourth, the most important reduction VOC emissions. Xu Jingsheng also believes that new types of special coatings such as fire-retardant coatings, waterproof coatings, and powder coatings will enjoy greater market space during the “12th Five-Year Plan†period.
Plastic building materials have become the trend indicator of home fashion elements. In the future, building materials plastics will become more and more popular among consumers, and they are expected to become new consumer hotspots and new economic growth points. With the gradually serialization, matching and standardization of plastic building materials, as well as the requirements for environmental protection and energy saving, and the promotion and application of the plastic building materials, various plastic building materials such as plastic pipes, doors and windows, polymer waterproof materials, decoration materials, and insulation materials Demand for other plastic materials will increase significantly.