GLOBAL RECYCLED POLYVINYL BUTYRAL MARKET

INTRODUCTION

The Composite safety glass for car windshields is a prominent application for polyvinyl butyral (PVB). The sales of automobiles have been slightly impacted by a shift in consumer preferences away from private automobile ownership and toward shared mobility options.

Although it is anticipated that global car sales will continue to grow in the upcoming years due to an increase in middle-class customers and a healthy outlook for the economy.During the forthcoming years, these developments are anticipated to promote the use of polyvinyl butyral in vehicle windshields.

RECYCLED POLYVINYL BUTYRAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATIONS

The Glass interlayers made of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) are widely employed in a variety of end-use industries, including the automotive and architectural sectors. Limited glass is used in certain sectors as a protective interlayer that is fused between two glass panels.

High transparency, strong impact resistance, outstanding elasticity, and high tensile strength are only a few of the characteristics of PVB films and sheets.

Due to its application in solar energy, ground transportation, and building & construction, it is projected that the demand for PVB films and sheets would have a healthy increase over the next years. Additionally, it is anticipated that rising demand for solar modules in China and Japan will increase product consumption.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

It has many uses in the business and industrial sectors, including printing ink, laminating films, coatings and primers, adhesive, and binders for metal powders and ceramics.

Manufacturers have been forced to increase their production capabilities due to an increase in demand for polyvinyl butyral. The fastest-growing polyvinyl butyral markets are in China and India because of significant public sector investment in the area's economic growth. 

Romani is a leading mobiliser of the equipment in the market. The latest integration has been the car mats under the brand name Auto Aim and offer a variety of ready-to-use recycled PVB applications raw materials for the industry, such as Impact Modifier and EVAMasterbtach for shoe application.

For a variety of technical reasons, the company has created its own PVB Adhesive, Red Oxide paint/primer made from PVB scrap with the OEM PVB-film, which may be utilised as raw material in a wide range of industrial applications.

Interface is part of the component manufacture trending companies in the current industry. The latest integration is comparable to conventional latex; the recycled PVB reduces the precoat's carbon footprint by 80%. The recycled PVB precoat is currently used in the production of all regular micro tuft carpet tiles, greatly lowering their environmental effect.

The Scandinavian Collection is the first product line to use the PVB precoat. This modest linear shape of this minimalist micro tuft gives it a contemporary appearance that works well in a variety of environments. 

COMPANIES PROFILED

• Eastman Chemical Company 
• Kuraray Co. Ltd 
• DuPont
• Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd 
• Tiantai Kanglai Industrial Co. Ltd 
• Zhejiang Pulijin Plastic Co. Ltd 
• Chang Chun Petrochemicals Co. Ltd 
• Everlam 
• DuLite
• Anhui Wanwei Group Co. Ltd
• Arkema S.A.