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    [Plastic] After the meltblown cloth was cracked down, these products became popular, and these A-share companies are still expanding production

    • Last Update: 2022-01-15
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    A crazy market driven by masks is still fermenting.


    In this industry chain, the seesaw relationship between upstream polypropylene companies and midstream meltblown companies is changing.


    Polypropylene

    1.


    "Polypropylene powder is now an Internet celebrity product.


    Polypropylene powder, also known as "meltblown modified special material", is a kind of high melting index polypropylene.


    Melt blown cloth

    However, a new crown epidemic has changed the market's demand for polypropylene powder.


    As an important supplier of polypropylene in China, the current output of Satellite Petrochemical polypropylene is 450,000 tons per year (about 1,400 tons per day).


    However, based on the surge in market demand, Satellite Petrochemical has converted all its 450,000-ton/year equipment into fiber-grade polypropylene powder.


    It is reported that the processing of polypropylene includes wire drawing, injection molding and fiber.


    "As far as we know, at present, the polypropylene processing equipment that can produce powder materials has been converted, or is in the process of conversion.


    Rongsheng Petrochemical cooperates with manufacturers of meltblown modified materials and provides polypropylene powder and pellets.


    Donghua Energy also stated previously that in view of the economic needs of the production capacity of polypropylene equipment, the company has reached a cooperation intention with downstream companies.


    Due to the blowout of the demand for polypropylene powder, this former niche product is now becoming the hope of related companies.


    2.


    "At present, the melt blown cloth produced by our company is divided into different grades.


    It is reported that after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, with the blowout of demand for masks, domestic melt blown cloth prices have remained high.


    E company understands that the production of melt blown cloth needs to use melt blown grade PP.
    Its performance characteristics are ultra-high melt index, narrow molecular weight distribution, and no other product residues.
    These inferior melt blown cloths are usually made of S2040 grade as raw materials, and the melting index cannot meet the requirements, so the filter effect of the melt blown cloth can only be 30%-40% of the standard requirement.

    The price difference and the serious mismatch between supply and demand are important factors that lead to the proliferation of low-quality meltblown cloth.

    In terms of price, the price of PP fiber material for producing inferior meltblown cloth is 7000 yuan/ton, while the price of meltblown PP is 60,000 yuan/ton.
    It is not difficult to see that the price of ordinary fiber material is higher than that of meltblown PP.
    There are obvious advantages.

    In the interview, a polypropylene company told the e company reporter that according to official figures, the demand for each link of the industrial chain has increased by at least 10 times compared with previous years.
    In fact, the demand for polypropylene powder is much greater than this figure.
    Because end consumers, mask factories, meltblown companies, and intermediaries, all links are stocking/storing goods at multiples of actual demand, so the real demand cannot be estimated now.

    The blowout of the demand for polypropylene powder has to mention the anti-counterfeiting of the downstream mask industry chain.
    The prominence of inferior meltblown cloth has also made various localities intensify the crackdown.
    Among them, Jiangsu Yangzhong's anti-counterfeiting operations have attracted the most attention from outsiders.

    It is reported that after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, small workshops that produced a large number of melt blown cloth grew up in Yangzhong.
    The locality was almost caught in the crazy situation of buying melt blown cloth machines and producing melt blown cloth for the whole people.
    Yangzhong has also become the "hometown of melt blown cloth.
    " ".
    However, the emergence of a large number of low-quality melt blown cloth in Yangzhong has aroused widespread concern from all walks of life.
    Starting from April 10, the local government will implement rectification of the melt blown cloth industry.
    In just a few days, 255 local companies involved in the "three no products" issue issued rectification notices.

    In addition to the rectification of local regulatory authorities, related companies have also joined this rights protection operation.

    Regarding the application of the company’s S2040 polypropylene, Shanghai Secco also issued a statement in which it stated: Shanghai Secco has never indicated to any market or user or acquiesced that S2040 polypropylene products can be used in the processing of non-woven fabrics.
    And application.
    Shanghai SECCO does not provide any guarantee for the use of this product for these special or individual purposes.

    On April 17th, Sinopec announced on its official WeChat account that although it has refuted the rumors many times, it still found widespread news of the sale of Sinopec melt blown cloth in the circle of friends, and said, "I see who is reselling Sinopec melt blown cloth, nothing else.
    Say, call the police!"

    However, various signs show that copycat masks and low-quality meltblown cloths may not disappear from the market.
    During the interview, a meltblown cloth manufacturer told a reporter from e company, "Anti-counterfeiting is a good thing for the healthy development of the mask industry chain, especially for companies that abide by laws and regulations.
    However, with the temptation of huge profits, people will always take risks.
    As we know, after this time Jiangsu Yangzhong cracked down on counterfeiting, some people moved to another place and set up new stoves.
    The machines that produce melt blown cloth are now scattered all over the country.
    "

    3.
    Things that have never been imagined are happening

    "The powder (PPH225) provided by our company can be made into Y1500 after peroxide reaction.
    This is the most authentic meltblown material and can be used as N95 medical masks.
    At present, the company has cooperated with major domestic meltblown cloths.
    The manufacturer has signed a supply agreement.
    Companies like Dawn, Guoen, and Nanjing Julong are all our customers.
    " A person from Satellite Petrochemical told e company.

    The customers named above are only common listed companies in the capital market.
    In fact, under the influx of capital, more and more companies produce meltblown materials.
    In this regard, Satellite Petrochemical has a deep understanding.

    “It turns out that the company’s polypropylene powder has no more than 20 stable customers throughout the year, and now there are 20 new inquiries every day.
    ” Satellite Petrochemical said that these new customers may have been modified nylon ABS modification, PC modification, PS modification and other companies engaged in modification.
    Because under the current epidemic, these modified companies are not making money now, so they use existing equipment to transform to produce melt blown materials.

    I'm afraid no one can clearly say how many companies have poured into the meltblown industry to pan for gold.
    However, according to interactive platform information and market reports, A-share listed companies that have expanded and switched to meltblown materials are not isolated cases.

    China Guangdong Nuclear Technology said on April 27 that it has completed the transformation of the third-phase production line of melt-blown PP materials, and the daily production capacity has reached 200 tons/day.
    As of now, there are sufficient orders for this product, and orders in hand have been scheduled until July.
    It is expected that the sales revenue of this product will increase in the proportion of CGN Juner's operating revenue.
    At the same time, in order to meet market demand, the company's subsidiary Gaoxin Nuclear Materials will also renovate some production lines to expand the production capacity of melt blown PP materials, with a daily production capacity of 40 tons/day.

    Dawn announced on the morning of April 27 that the company plans to add 700 tons/day of polypropylene meltblown material production capacity.
    After completion, the parent company's total production capacity is expected to reach 1,200 tons/day.
    It is expected to be completed by the end of May 2020.

    Guoen shares stated on April 21 that after the installation and commissioning of all the 5 production lines that the company has added on the basis of the original production line is completed, the 13 production lines that have been subsequently added are now in place and 8 are in full production, and the remaining new production lines are also in an orderly manner.
    Delivery, installation, and commissioning have been continued.

    Pulit said on April 9 that the current global epidemic situation is tight, and the market demand for melt blown materials is strong.
    In order to meet market demand, the daily output of Plite's meltblown materials has been increased to more than 300 tons.

    With the continuous expansion of meltblown materials companies, the market's demand for polypropylene powder is also rapidly increasing.
    In this mask industry chain, the initiative of the supply and demand side is also changing.

    "A few days ago, the chairman of a state-owned enterprise called me in person to order polypropylene powder.
    According to him, the enterprise has 100 meltblown material production lines undergoing transformation, and the daily demand for polypropylene powder It’s about 800 tons.
    For customers like this, we weren’t welcomed when we visited before, but now it’s different.
    In the face of a mismatch between supply and demand, they also take the initiative to come to us for goods.
    These things I didn’t even think about before.
    "The polypropylene company, who did not want to be named, told the e company reporter.

    (Keyword: Meltblown cloth polypropylene)

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