At present, the rigid PVC foamed products industry is developing rapidly. The main business income and profits of enterprises above designated size have achieved growth, which has led to a strong growth pole for the development of new quality productivity in the industry.

According to statistics from the Special Committee of Hard PVC Foamed Products of China Plastics Association, the global production capacity of hard PVC foamed products in 2023 will exceed 2.2 million tons, and the output will be approximately 1.82 million tons. Among them, China's output was approximately 1.45 million tons, an increase of 39% over the previous year; exports were 378,500 tons, an increase of 20% over the previous year. In the first half of 2024, rigid PVC foamed wallboard will still maintain a high growth rate, and foamed advertising boards will also have a certain growth.

Wang Zhanjie, chairman of China Plastics Processing Industry Association, said that the main business income and profits of enterprises above designated size have increased, and large-scale enterprises and benchmark enterprises have become important engines leading the promotion of high-quality development of the industry.

"Benchmarking enterprises should accelerate the application of new materials, new technologies, and new equipment in the rigid PVC foam products industry through the linkage development of upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, and expand their own application fields; at the same time, they must strengthen innovation drive, focusing on functionalization, lightweight, and precision, ecological and intelligent innovation development directions, and accelerate industrial structural adjustment, optimization and upgrading." Wang Zhanjie emphasized that it is also necessary to promote the healthy development of the industry through the leading role of benchmark enterprises and the formulation of benchmark enterprise standards.

Sun Feng, director of the Special Committee on Hard PVC Foamed Products, pointed out that the industry should accelerate the development of new productivity, first strengthen technology research and development, improve product quality, carry out technological innovation on raw materials, molds and extrusion equipment, and focus on improving the quality of PVC foam products. Vicat softening point, etc., and strengthen the integration of industry, academia and research to improve the efficiency of modifiers. Secondly, we must closely follow national policies, vigorously develop environmentally friendly building materials, seize the opportunity to decorate old houses, improve the heat deformation of hard PVC foam wallboard and floors by improving the formula and production process, and also improve industry standards and improve industry product compliance rate. Source: Sinochem New Network