Silicone additives are highly effective due to the combination of properties exhibited by silicone such as backbone flexibility, low intermolecular interactions, low surface tension, and thermal stability. Silicone additive improves the surface properties of substrate causing scratch and abrasion resistance, while reducing the friction. They are available commercially in the powder form, as liquid silicone additives require special equipment for their incorporation and there is a chance for migration of molecular weight of silicone in liquid form. The global silicone additives market can be segmented based on function and applications. Based on function, the silicone additives market can be classified into antifoam agents, rheology modifier, surfactants, wetting agents, and others. In terms of application, the silicone additives market can be segregated into paints & coatings, plastics, pulp & paper, and food.
In plastics, silicone additives are highly effective as internal
and external lubricants. Addition of silicone additives improves the
sustainability of the product by increasing the shelf-life of the substrate and
protects it, while keeping a control on the cost of production. Silicone
additives are used to control foam, enhance adhesion, impart gloss, resist
moisture, and improve wetting, levelling and flow of paints, inks, coatings.
Silicone additives act as antifoaming, wetting, and leveling agents in paints &
coatings. Silicone additives, as an antifoam agent, reduce the foaming issues
faced by the food industry, which demands limited choice of ingredients to
ensure that such ingredients do not to cause harmful effects. They are also
suitable as a food-grade lubricating oil in the food industry.
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The pulp and paper industry relies on silicone additives that
are used in the digester to improve impregnation of active alkali in wood chips
and to improve cooking. They are utilized as antifoaming agents in pulp washing
and paper making; and finally they also contribute to the finishing process and
recycling of papers. Silicone additives are present in crop treatment chemicals
that are sprayed on plant leaves. As wetting agents, silicone additives help in
wetting the hydrophobic plant leaves.
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The key driving factor for the silicone additives market is
their role in increasing the shelf-life of coatings. Paints & coatings was
the dominant application segment of the global silicone additive market in 2016
and this trend is expected to continue during the forecast period. Expansion of
the decorative coatings industry has led to the rise in demand for eco-friendly
additives due to the enactment of volatile organic compound (VOC) legislation
in major parts of the world. The usage of expensive platinum catalyst in the
production of silicone additives for the paints & coating industry is a
major restraint that increases the total cost of the silicone additive.
Platinum catalyst is majorly utilized as an additional curing system in
silicone release coatings. Low volume of platinum can affect the efficiency of
the curing speed and release property of the coatings. A compromise in the
volume of platinum can cause incomplete curing. Furthermore, the high
standards, demanding requirements and difficult challenges of plastic industry
these days are creating opportunities for innovation in silicone additive
products.
Asia Pacific is expected to dominate the global silicone additive
market during the forecast period. This is due to the growing paints &
coatings and pulp & paper industries in Asia Pacific. Key players operating
in global silicon additives market include Dow Corning, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.,
Ltd., Wacker Chemie AG, DowDupont, Micropol, Momentive Performance Materials,
Evonik Industries, and BRB International BV.
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