Nylon Industry Downstream Application Trend Outlook
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce officially issued the final anti-dumping ruling on imported polyamide-6,6 chips on October 12. It is foreseeable that the construction of polyamide-6,6 projects in China will increase rapidly in the next few years. The production capacity will expand dramatically. Whether it is the 200,000 tons/year nylon 66 salt project under construction by Zhongping Energy Chemical, or the 250,000 tons/year nylon 66 project by Huafeng, which is still confusing.
According to the relevant market statistics, the largest downstream application of nylon 66 is the automotive industry. As nylon 66 has the advantages of high-temperature resistance and high strength. It is widely used in automotive engines and engine peripheral parts.
French polyamide manufacturer Rhodia has said that although polyphthalamide by the attention of automotive manufacturers gradually increased, nylon 66 can still be used as a high-end application material.
However, recently, there is a market view that the role of nylon 66 in the automotive industry will gradually decrease. This also means that the proportion of its application in the automotive field will gradually shrink. As global environmental protection and energy-saving measures are deepening and developing, the issue of energy consumption of automobiles is also mentioned in the agenda. From the first generation of fuel cars to the future of new energy vehicles, the development of automotive energy is undergoing qualitative changes. However, as the energy source of automobiles changes, the requirement for heat resistance of engines and peripheral components is greatly reduced. This makes manufacturers no longer need to use high-temperature resistant nylon 66 material.
This year, known as the first year of electric vehicles in Japan, the government’s promotion of electric vehicles has been greatly enhanced. Significant progress has been made in the development of China’s new energy vehicle industry. Three types of new energy vehicle products, pure electric, hybrid, and fuel cell, have been developed independently in China.
Taking into account China’s energy resources and the development trend of international automotive technology, it is expected that after 2025, China’s regular gasoline vehicles will account for only about 50% of passenger car ownership. And advanced diesel vehicles, gas vehicles, biofuel vehicles, and other new energy vehicles will develop rapidly.
In the future, nylon 66 will need to develop new downstream applications to cope with the massive reduction in demand for it from the automotive industry. At the same time, the rapidly expanding domestic production capacity will face huge consumption pressure.