Review of major events in China’s silicone industry in 2016

Review of major events in China’s silicone industry in 2016
1. China’s silicone industry “13th Five-Year Plan” development plan released
The preparation of the “13th Five-Year Plan” development plan for China’s silicone industry began in early 2015. After collecting information from many parties, many seminars were held , revised the draft several times, and formed the “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan for the Development of China’s Silicone Industry” based on extensive solicitation of opinions and repeated revisions. The “Plan” was officially released in Beijing on April 14, 2016.
2. Siloxane prices have risen sharply
Since August 2016, siloxane prices have bottomed out and rebounded, and DMC prices have increased by about 40% from the beginning of August to the end of December. Silicone base polymers 110 glue, 107 glue, silicone oil, etc. have also risen in step with DMC prices.
3. D4Increased risk of being nominated for POP
In March 2016, the European Commission proposed to the European Council to nominate D4 as a POP, but it was not approved because it did not receive majority support. The European Commission will discuss the D4 nomination again before May 23, 2017. If approved, it will be discussed at the Stockholm Review Committee in September. If unanimously approved, it will enter the review process.
4. Establish regional silicone industry organizations in many places
On July 15, 2016, the “Jiangxi Silicone Industry Alliance” was established in Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province, and on November 22, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province was established Established the “Quzhou Organic Silicone Industry Development Strategic Alliance”. Prior to this, Guangdong Province, Zhejiang Province, Sichuan Province and Linqu County, Shandong Province had successively established silicone industry associations or industry alliances.
5. Develop the “Clean Production Evaluation Index System for the Silicone Industry”
The national standard “Evaluation Index System for Cleaner Production in the Silicone Industry” was proposed by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the China Chemical Information Center was responsible for the preparation task , some individual companies and relevant experts in the silicone industry participated in the work. The preparation work started in January 2015, and was reviewed and submitted for approval in July 2016.
The “Standard” covers the processes and equipment for siloxane production, resource and energy consumption, comprehensive utilization of resources, generation of pollutants, and clean production management. The indicators are specified in detail.
6. Three silicone companies have been recognized as national enterprise technology centers



On December 15, 2016, five ministries and commissions including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued a document announcing the list of national enterprise technology centers in 2016 (the 23rd batch). Hubei Huitian New Materials Co., Ltd. The company, Guangzhou Tianci High-tech Materials Co., Ltd. and Chengdu Silicon Bao Technology Co., Ltd. are three silicone companies on the list.



7. Two silicone patents won the 18th China Patent Excellence Award



After three silicone patents won the 17th China Patent Excellence Award in 2015, two more silicone patents won the 18th China Patent Excellence Award in 2016. They are: the invention patent “Preparation method and use of cold shrinkable power silicone rubber sleeve” of Guangzhou Biaomei Silicone Fluorine New Materials Co., Ltd., the invention patents of Guangzhou Daolin Synthetic Materials Co., Ltd. and Yichang Kelin Silicon Materials Co., Ltd. “A continuous preparation process for high-purity, low-viscosity dimethyl silicone oil.”



8. Develop fluorosilicone industry group standards



In accordance with the spirit of the “Guiding Opinions on Cultivating and Developing Group Standards” issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the National Standards Committee, the Fluorosilicone Association launched the formulation of group standards for the Chinese fluorosilicone industry in 2016. In 2016, the first batch of four Fluorosilicone Association group standards including “High Temperature Resistant Silicone Rubber Adhesive” were launched, which passed the review of the Fluorosilicone Association Standardization Technical Committee in December. It was promulgated on April 10, 2017 and implemented on June 1, 2017.



9. Carry out credit evaluation of fluorosilicone industry



In 2016, the China Fluorosilicone Association cooperated with Zhongdaxin (Beijing) Credit Rating Center Co., Ltd., a third-party agency designated by the Ministry of Commerce, to conduct a credit rating of China’s fluorosilicone industry. After strict review and approval by the Ministry of Commerce, three companies, China Blue Morning Light, Changshu Sanaifu, and Zhejiang Quhua, were rated AAA credit ratings.



10. The problem of overcapacity in silicone monomers has been initially alleviated



In 2016, the operating rate of my country’s silicone methyl monomer production equipment reached 80%, and the problem of overcapacity was initially alleviated.

Source: Fluorosilicone Association

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In accordance with the spirit of the “Guiding Opinions on Cultivating and Developing Group Standards” issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the National Standards Committee, the Fluorosilicone Association launched the formulation of group standards for the Chinese fluorosilicone industry in 2016. In 2016, the first batch of four Fluorosilicone Association group standards including “High Temperature Resistant Silicone Rubber Adhesive” were launched, which passed the review of the Fluorosilicone Association Standardization Technical Committee in December. It was promulgated on April 10, 2017 and implemented on June 1, 2017.



9. Carry out credit evaluation of fluorosilicone industry



In 2016, the China Fluorosilicone Association cooperated with Zhongdaxin (Beijing) Credit Rating Center Co., Ltd., a third-party agency designated by the Ministry of Commerce, to conduct a credit rating of China’s fluorosilicone industry. After strict review and approval by the Ministry of Commerce, three companies, China Blue Morning Light, Changshu Sanaifu, and Zhejiang Quhua, were rated AAA credit ratings.



10. The problem of overcapacity in silicone monomers has been initially alleviated



In 2016, the operating rate of my country’s silicone methyl monomer production equipment reached 80%, and the problem of overcapacity was initially alleviated.

Source: Fluorosilicone Association

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