New investment direction in the field of engineering plastics – PEEK

Under the increasingly severe resource environment and the demand for rapidly developing new industries, special engineering plastics such as PEEK have been widely used in many fields such as aerospace, electronic semiconductors, medical devices and transportation in recent years. They are high-end materials. Their development not only supports the country’s pillar industries and modern high-tech industries, but also promotes the transformation of traditional industries and the adjustment of product structure.

With the continuous innovation and sustainable development of special engineering plastics such as PEEK, their types are increasing and their performance is improving. Resins such as PEEK (polyetheretherketone), PI (polyimide) and PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) have been industrialized, and the gap with foreign countries in raw material synthesis, scale production capacity and performance is getting smaller and smaller. All of these are inseparable from the government’s attention and strong support for special engineering plastics. From the «Seventh Five-Year Plan» to the «Thirteenth Five-Year Plan», special engineering plastics such as PEEK have always been the focus of the country. The rapid development of the domestic special engineering plastics industry is inseparable from the guidance of policies and the support of the government. The recent policies to encourage the development of the PEEK and other special engineering plastics industry can be seen:

1) The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce issued the Catalogue of Industries Encouraged for Foreign Investment (2019 Edition), which highlighted the chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing industries including: PEEK (polyetheretherketone), PI (polyimide), differentiated, functional polyester (PET), polyoxymethylene, polyphenylene sulfide; polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polyarylate (PAR), polyphenylene ether and other special engineering plastics.

2) The National Development and Reform Commission’s «Three-Year Action Plan to Enhance the Core Competitiveness of Manufacturing (2018-2020)» focuses on the industrialization projects of key technologies for new chemical materials, including: aromatic ketone polymers: PEEK (polyetheretherketone), polyetherketone, polyetherketoneketone; polyaryletherethernitrile, polyphenylene sulfide; polyphenylene ether, etc.

3) China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation’s key work guidance on the “Strategy and Tasks for the Development of the New Chemical Materials Industry in the 14th Five-Year Plan”: high-performance engineering plastics such as PEEK (polyetheretherketone), polysulfone, polyphenylsulfone, and liquid crystal polymers.

4) The Raw Materials Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology publicly solicited opinions on the «Guidelines for the First Batch Application Demonstration of Key New Materials (2019 Edition)» (Draft for Comments). Among them, special engineering plastics such as PEEK, PI and PPS are listed.

5) The «Guidelines for Industrial Structure Adjustment (2019, Draft for Comments)» issued by the National Development and Reform Commission consists of three categories: encouragement, restriction, and elimination. The development, production, and application of high-performance fibers and products mentioned belong to the encouragement category, including ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber (UHMWPE), polyphenylene sulfide fiber (PPS), polyimide fiber (PI), polytetrafluoroethylene fiber (PTFE), polyetheretherketone fiber (PEEK), etc.

This shows how much attention, expectations, support and demand are paid to PEEK and other special engineering plastics. Junhua PEEK adheres to the concept of «integrity, pragmatism, cooperation, innovation and win-win», focusing on the application research and development and production of PEEK, PI and other high-performance special engineering plastic resin raw materials, profiles and products, and has 13 years of profound application development experience. The company warmly looks forward to exchanges and cooperation with scientific research and user units of special engineering plastics, and jointly promotes the application of PEEK, PI special engineering plastic parts in various industries to achieve product upgrading. Welcome to our company for guidance and exchanges!