Development of dye industry

China total production of dye industry is 917,200t in 2014, it is 70% of total world production, which 78.15% products are mainly used for consumption in the domestic market. Now, Chinese dyestuff industry basically reaches balance of supply and demand. In 2014, domestic high-end dyes increase, import demand decrease.

According to customs statistics, the national dyes import 25100 tones from January to September in 2014. Among them, the sulfur dyes and sulphur black reduced more.

With the rapid development of economic in recent years, the optimize of the industrial structure is also apparent in the textile industry in China, and three end-product consumption structure of fiber are more reasonable. In 2011, the percentage of fiber consumption of three end products in clothing, household and industrial is 49:30:21. Application of dyestuffs in China has a rapid expand, the demand increased rapidly in home textile, automotive interiors, industrial textile market areas, and so on. For textiles and fabrics in these areas, certain aspects of the staining requirement is particularly high, such as curtains, automotive interiors for dye fastness requirements are very stringent. As a result, some niche specialization of dye products market will develop rapidly, they will access to a broader market spaces with the rise of home textile, automobile Interior textiles market.

China dyestuff exports mainly in South-East Asia, disperse dye is the main export dye. 95,000 tons disperse dye are exported in 2005, ranking first in the various types of dyes. This shows China disperse dyes in the international market has a strong competitive. At present, the dye quality and variety still has a gap compared with developed countries.

In order to adapt to the international market situation and change the disadvantage in the market competition, the dyes company all over the world are more focused on research and development of dye. Environmental protection issues have become the focus of world attention, States increasingly high standards for environmental protection, for some carcinogenic dyes and allergic dyes have been banned or restricted production and application, and are actively looking for alternative species.

Especially American and European countries have passed stringent product standards. This trend for dyestuffs in China to compete in the international market on the one hand put forward higher requirements; on the other, the banned low-end products provide a broader market spaces for environmental protection and other competitive products. More information, please click here!