Asian railway market becomes a new target for plastics industry | Plastic materials have a lot to offer

With the decline in the use of plastic products in developed countries, Asian countries are becoming an emerging market for plastic products. It is reported that the demand for hangers in the garment industry in Bangladesh and plastics in the market has shown a large trend. The current market size is about 4 billion taka, which has been imported into Bangladesh. 40 million US dollars of raw materials such as polypropylene. Other Asian countries and the Middle East demand for plastic products up to 6%, global polypropylene production will double to reach 3.5 billion in 2013. Plastic or polymer composite materials have been actively exploring the track Recent developments in the transportation sector. Recently, governments have invested in the development of large-scale projects. China has also developed EMUs nationwide, and Taiwan has also established its own high-speed systems. With the rapid development of China's rail transit industry, high performance. The application of plastics in the field of rail transit has also been added.

Recently, Luo Baihui, secretary general of the International Association of Mould & Hardware Plastics Industry Suppliers, said that the requirements for new materials are more demanding behind the development of high-speed rail in Asia. Just like in the automotive and aerospace market, Yiyang, light vehicles are increasingly popular in the market. Manufacturer Bombardier has seen a huge market for new energy-saving materials in terms of energy conservation and vibration and noise reduction. Lucroy, an engineer at Qingdao Sifang Bombardier Railway Transportation Equipment Co., Ltd., said: 'In the past, some western countries could build tanks on wheels. But now, considering the energy saving factors, we should save as much as possible in the selection and manufacturing process of insulation materials, instrument panels or polycarbonate windows. The railway industry has always maintained a traditional conservative in material selection. Style, but the Japanese train designer is very ingenious.

Therefore, more new materials are expected to be invested in high-speed rail construction in the future. Since the new composite materials currently used in the aviation field have replaced metal materials, Bombardier often uses high-speed rail trains from some aviation engineers. 'Acquisition'. A high-speed train consumes as much energy as an airplane, so saving energy will be a top priority.

The railway market is a new field for the resin manufacturer Bayer. The regional manager of the Bayer rail and rail project, Wim van eynde, said that the current proportion of new plastic materials in the transportation sector is not very clear. 'It is still difficult to say that the new thermoplastic materials will Instead of a large proportion of traditional old materials, although the lightening of the railway market has become a hot topic, the application of thermoplastic materials to the railway market is still a new topic. The Asian market, especially the Chinese market, is a new gathering place for locomotives and vehicles. For example, Bombardier has always used metal materials as the company's interior materials for trains. If such large companies start to turn to the plastics market, they will definitely bring huge business opportunities to plastic suppliers.

According to Luo Baihui, secretary general of the International Association of Molds and Hardware and Plastics Industry Suppliers, with the strong growth of the European market and the new demand in the Asian market, composite materials such as glass fiber composite materials will continue to remain in the railway market in the past five years. The number of digits is long.

Nathancook, manager of British Cable Management Products Co., Ltd., said that the company's exports of plastic pipe fittings to China have doubled, mainly from the domestic railway market demand for its two-bar injection molded parts.

The Chinese railway market will become the main source of the company's future market. However, if foreign suppliers do not have joint ventures in China, the bidding opportunities for some large-scale project contracts in the Chinese market will be reduced. Together with the rise of local enterprises, the competition will intensify.

At present, China's transportation market is booming, but once China completes railway construction, its local suppliers will gradually become international. At present, all Chinese companies are working overtime to supply the domestic market. Within five, China's domestic market will be saturated. And there are so many manufacturers in China that need to continue to manufacture trains, so exports have become the only way. Therefore, some international train car manufacturers such as Alstom, Bombardier and Siemens should make long-term plans.