Demand in the glass fiber industry: widening the boundaries and continuing to grow

Demand in the glass fiber industry: widening the boundaries and continuing to grow

Glass fiber continues to expand downstream applications, mainly because of its excellent performance and economy, and its density meets the needs of lightweight. The density of glass fiber is lower than that of ordinary metals. The smaller the material density, the lighter the mass per unit volume. The tensile modulus and tensile strength meet the requirements of stiffness and strength performance.

Due to its designability, composite materials have higher stiffness and strength than other materials such as steel and aluminum alloys, and are more suitable for high-pressure environments.

1.1 Building materials: the largest and most basic application field of glass fiber

Building materials are the largest downstream application of glass fiber , accounting for about 34%. With resin as the matrix，glass fiber and carbon fiber as the reinforcing material, FRP is widely used in various building structures such as doors and windows, formwork, steel bars, and reinforced concrete beams.

1.2 Wind power blade reinforcement materials: leading products are constantly iterated, and the threshold is high

The structure of wind turbine blades includes the main beam system, upper and lower skins, blade root reinforcement layers, etc. The raw materials include resin matrix, reinforcement materials, adhesives, core materials, etc. The reinforcement materials mainly include glass fiber.

Fiberglass ECR Roving is used in wind turbine blades, which mainly play the role of light weight and high strength performance, accounting for about 28% of the material cost of wind turbine blades.

1.3 Transportation: Vehicle Lightweight

The application of glass fiber in the field of transportation is mainly reflected in the three major fields of rail transit equipment, automobile manufacturing and other vehicle manufacturing.

Glass fiber reinforced composite materials are widely used in automobile front-end modules, engine covers, decorative parts, new energy vehicle battery protection boxes, and composite leaf springs due to their advantages of high strength, light weight, modularity, and low cost. Reducing the quality of the whole vehicle has a significant effect on reducing the fuel consumption of fuel vehicles and increasing the cruising range of new energy vehicles under the background of "dual carbon".

1.4 Exports: Continued Overseas Prosperity

In 2021, my country's total exports of glass fiber and products will reach 1.683 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 26.6%. The overseas epidemic situation has improved marginally, and the demand for glass fiber is strong. The demand for infrastructure in the United States and European thermoplastics is growing rapidly, while the supply of local enterprises in Europe and the United States is still affected. Therefore, overseas customers turn to Chinese glass fiber companies for capacity supply.

Hebei Yuniu Glass Fiber Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a glass fiber material manufacturer with more than 16 years of experience and 8 years of export experience, which can provide you with high-quality glass fiber composite materials.

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