Japan's Carbon Fiber New Materials Industry Development Strategy

The quality of carbon fiber is only 1/4 of that of iron, but its strength can be more than 10 times that of iron. It is a new material with a wide application prospect. The same applies to the structural parts of construction machinery. Japan's carbon fiber industry has developed rapidly. This is due to the strong promotion of government policies.

At present, Japan's Toray, Teijin and Mitsubishi have 39% share of the world's carbon fiber market, especially high-strength, high-elastic materials such as quasi-aramid fibers and ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fibers, and meta-aramid fibers. Such as high temperature resistant materials, etc., have strong technical advantages.

Although at present, 70% of Japan's global market share of carbon fiber raw silk production, 35% for domestic production (of which 25% supply overseas markets), 35% for overseas production (5% of which supply the Japanese market), but in the prepreg, etc. In the output of secondary structures, the total market share in Japan and overseas is only 15%. Except for its strong monopoly position in the field of raw silk, Japan is the only supplier in the world of aircraft materials using 50% carbon fiber, and its advantages in industry and technology are obvious.

At present, these high-strength, high-elasticity, and high-performance carbon fiber materials have been widely used in Japan's automotive, aircraft, construction, environmental protection, medical, agro-forestry, IT, and communications industries. Related fields create a bigger market. The demand for carbon fiber will also increase from 27,000 tons in 2010 to 125,000 tons in 2020.

In recent years, China and South Korea have also increased their technological development in the field of high-strength, high-elasticity, and high-performance carbon fiber. The market competition in the future will become more intense. Therefore, Japan will actively expand domestic and foreign production bases and sales markets and strengthen And improve the international competitiveness of technology.

In order to consolidate and intensify its technological and product advantages in the carbon fiber field, Japan plans to increase the export capacity and related technology development based on effective cooperation in the development and manufacture of raw materials, product processing, and market expansion. In addition, Japan plans to fully promote the establishment of international evaluation methods and standards, and strive to establish a corresponding national standardization system as soon as possible to further increase the market share in overseas markets such as Europe and the United States, and effectively increase the industrial and technological competitiveness of composite materials and other processing industries.