The development prospect of foam plastics industry is very broad

The special equipment for foam plastic machining refers to various special machines and devices used in the plastic processing industry. As an important technical equipment, foam plastic machining equipment is widely used in building materials industry, packaging industry, electrical and electronic information industry, agriculture, automobile and transportation industry, light industry, petrochemical industry, machinery industry, national defense industry and other fields. The special equipment for foam plastic machining mainly includes injection molding machine, extruder and hollow blow molding machine.

Since the reform and opening up 30 years ago, the foam plastic machinery industry, as one of the important industries in the national economy, has an average annual growth rate higher than the overall growth rate of the national economy. Since the beginning of the 21st century, China's plastic industry has achieved remarkable achievements that have caught the attention of the world, realizing a historic leap forward. The thriving Chinese plastic industry is playing an increasingly important role in China's modern economic construction. Driven by the rapid development of the plastic industry, specialized equipment for plastic processing has also maintained rapid growth.

The manufacturing enterprises of special equipment for foam plastic machining in China are mainly located in the southeast coast and the Pearl River Delta. Ningbo has developed rapidly and has become the largest injection molding machine production base in China. The annual production volume accounts for about 1/2 of the total annual output of domestic injection molding machines and 1/3 of the world's injection molding machines. The upgrading and technological innovation in the plastic mold industry have also brought unprecedented and exciting changes. Most enterprises in Shantou, Guangdong have fully introduced the Z new computer automation mold processing technology from Germany, France, Italy, and Taiwan Province of China, greatly improving the technical performance and quality level of molds.

At present, China has become the world's largest consumer of foam plastic machinery, accounting for about 20% of the global market. Under the temptation of such a huge market, major multinational companies are ready to move. In addition, the relatively low prices of production factors in China have become a driving force for major companies to seize the Chinese market. In recent years, the Chinese plastic machinery and equipment market has received increasing attention from foreign companies. Many large international enterprises have continuously increased the depth and breadth of cooperation with Chinese plastic machinery enterprises, but more often use mergers or share purchases to occupy the Chinese plastic machinery market. Overseas companies such as Demag, Cornell, and Hong Kong Zhenxiong have entered the Chinese market through joint ventures with domestic enterprises, or setting up separate subsidiaries or representative offices.

The development of foam plastic machinery industry depends on the development of plastic raw material industry and plastic product processing industry. The overall development trend of China's plastic machinery is to move towards composite structures, specialization, serialization, standardization, compounding, miniaturization, large-scale, personalized, and intelligent directions, while meeting the requirements of energy conservation, material saving, and high efficiency to meet the cost saving needs of plastic raw materials and plastic product processing enterprises.

From the perspective of per capita consumption of plastics, the per capita consumption of China is only about 12kg, while that of developed countries is 30kg~100kg, and the world average consumption is also 18kg. Therefore, the development prospect of China's foam plastic machinery industry is still very broad. The development of foam plastic machinery industry will inevitably promote the development of plastic machinery industry, which not only puts forward higher requirements in quantity, but also in technology.