In the large family of chemical materials, white carbon black, as an important inorganic material, is ushering in unprecedented development opportunities with the help of environmental protection upgrade. White carbon black, also known as precipitated silica, accounts for more than 90% of the domestic silica market with its advantages of low cost and easy control of production process, and is widely used in many industries such as tires, shoes, coatings, and medicine.
With the awakening of global environmental awareness, the demand for green and sustainable products in various industries has surged. In the tire industry, green tires have become the mainstream of development. The rise of new energy vehicles, due to their pursuit of high endurance, has increased the weight of the body, and the demand for green tires that can reduce rolling resistance has increased significantly. As a key material for manufacturing green tires, white carbon black can effectively reduce rolling resistance by adding it to traditional tires, and its market demand has also risen accordingly.
Environmental protection upgrades have also prompted white carbon black manufacturers to accelerate the pace of technological innovation. Traditional white carbon black production has high energy consumption and high pollution, and now companies are investing in technology upgrades. Introduce advanced filtration and wastewater treatment equipment to reduce wastewater discharge and recycle water resources; adopt efficient energy utilization systems such as waste heat recovery and solar power generation to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions; develop new catalysts and reactors to improve production efficiency and product quality. These measures not only respond to the call for environmental protection, but also reduce production costs and enhance corporate competitiveness.
Driven by the environmental protection wave, the high-end application market has opened a new door for the white carbon black industry. In emerging fields such as electronics and aerospace, there is a strong demand for high-performance materials. After special treatment, white carbon black has excellent reinforcement, thickening, thixotropy and other properties that can meet the stringent requirements of these high-end fields. For example, in electronic packaging materials, it can improve the insulation and stability of materials; in aviation coatings, it can enhance the wear resistance and weather resistance of coatings.
However, although the current white carbon black production capacity in my country has increased, it is still dominated by low-end products. The technical threshold of low-end white carbon black is low, and there are many market participants; the production technology of high-end white carbon black is complex, and the equipment requirements are high, and there are few domestic mass production companies. But this also means that as environmental protection upgrades continue, companies with backward technology and small scale will be eliminated, and companies with strong R&D capabilities and focus on high-end products will gain a larger market share, and industry concentration is expected to increase. The white carbon black industry is standing at the forefront of environmental protection upgrades. As long as it seizes opportunities, overcomes technical difficulties, and increases the R&D and production of high-end products, it will surely shine in the new market structure.