Analysis of Application Fields of Epoxy Resin and Epoxy Curing Agent

      The development of epoxy resin and epoxy curing agents in China is very rapid, and China has become a major market for epoxy products. The application of epoxy resin and epoxy curing agent products can be described as comprehensive, including various fields such as industry, agriculture, food, and so on. The application of epoxy resin and epoxy curing agent can also be divided into the following fileds.

1.    Automotive industry: It is one of the four pillar industries in China, and the demand for automobiles is increasing. The accompanying electrophoretic paint requires epoxy resin and epoxy curing agent, and repair paint also requires epoxy resin.

2.    Power Industry: China's power industry is large-scale and in a rapid development stage, with the use of epoxy resin expanding at an annual growth rate of 60%. This field requires epoxy products from power generation, transmission and transformation to electricity consumption, such as insulation materials, dry-type transformers, switches, transformers, water conservancy, and hydropower engineering. The role of epoxy resin and epoxy curing agent in the construction and operation of hydroelectric power plants is irreplaceable.

3.    Shipbuilding and marine industry: China is a major maritime and shipbuilding country, and the 21st century is the century of the ocean. Ships, wharf facilities, offshore buildings, drilling platforms, Oil pipeline, mariculture facilities, etc., need a large number of epoxy coatings (anti-corrosion, anti marine biological pollution).

4.    Electronic industry: As one of the four pillar industries in China, it has developed rapidly. Epoxy resin and epoxy curing agents play a significant role in the electronic industry, and the epoxy resin adhesive industry has become a very large industrial chain.

5.    Container Industry: China's container industry has developed rapidly and has become a major container production base in the world (accounting for 10% to 15% of the world's total). Container coatings and special curing agents for container coatings are driving the development of epoxy resin and epoxy curing agent industries.

6.    Food can industry: With the improvement of living standards, the manufacturing industry of canned food and food storage containers continues to develop rapidly, and canned coatings require more and more epoxy resins.

7.    Epoxy powder coating and water-based epoxy coating: The both are the mainstream in the development of epoxy coatings. China is the world's fourth largest producer of powder coatings and also the largest producer of powder coatings in Asia. The Chinese government has identified powder coatings and water-based coatings as priority varieties for future development, and water-based epoxy coatings play an important role in the water-based coating industry.