Development Status Analysis of Styrene Thermoplastic Elastomers

Compared with traditional rubber materials, styrene thermoplastic elastomers could well solve the problems of pollution, efficiency, energy consumption and so on in process production, which is of great significance for energy saving and resource utilization. In recent years, thermoplastic elastomer, including styrene, has gradually become a national focus. The proclaim of relevant policies in our country help the development of thermoplastic elastomer industry to a great extent. It can be seen from the Outline of China's 13th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development to the Guiding Targets of Key Products and Services in Strategic Emerging Industries issued by relevant Chinese government departments that thermoplastic elastomer has gradually become the focus of China's industrial transformation and upgrading. Under the strong support of industry policy, the domestic market of styrene thermoplastic elastomer industry shows a rapid development trend.

In summary, styrene thermoplastic elastomers have the characteristics of simple processing, recyclable scraps, short recovery cycle, easy to control product quality, easy to mix with plastics, and good low temperature resistance. In addition, styrene thermoplastic elastomers could be in accordance with different needs of the application, strict control of material rigidity, softening temperature, bond strength and other properties, so styrene thermoplastic elastomers are widely used. The data show that resin modification, rubber products, asphalt modification, adhesives are important downstream applications of styrene thermoplastic elastomers. Resin modification is the main downstream application field of styrene thermoplastic elastomers, accounting for 34.5% of the total market consumption. Rubber products in the field of styrene thermoplastic elastomer market demand has gradually increased, accounting for 33% of the total market consumption; Adhesives and asphalt modification accounted for 19% and 13.5% of the market consumption, respectively.