Green high-end dual-drive approach, ethyl silicone oil industry embarks on a new journey of high-quality development
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Green high-end dual-drive approach, ethyl silicone oil industry embarks on a new journey of high-quality development
1.The policy empowers the green transformation, and clean production has become the standard practice in the industry.
Driven by the "dual carbon" goals and environmental protection policies, the ethyl silicone oil industry is accelerating its green upgrade. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has included continuous catalytic synthesis and closed-loop recovery technology of by-products of ethyl silicone oil in the promotion directory of clean production, promoting enterprises to abandon the extensive production processes. The industry has fully adopted ion exchange resin catalysts to replace the traditional sulfuric acid catalytic system. The reaction conditions are mild and there is no waste discharge, helping enterprises achieve green factory certification and meeting the environmental protection requirements of the high-end supply chain in Europe and the United States.
2. The demand for high-end products has surged, and the electronic and electrical sector has become the core growth driver.
The trend of upgrading to high-end ethyl silicone oil is significant. The electronic and electrical field has risen to become the largest application segment, accounting for 38.6% in 2024. In advanced semiconductor packaging, high-viscosity ethyl silicone oil is suitable for filling the bottom of chips to ensure the stability and long-term reliability of the packaging. At the same time, it is widely used in Mini-LED backlight modules and 5G base station cooling modules, with a year-on-year growth of 13.6%. In addition, the demand in personal care, high-end lubricants, and medical sealing has steadily increased, promoting the continuous optimization of the industrial structure.
3. Core technology breakthroughs and upgrades, achieving independent control of high-purity products
Technological innovation has become the core driving force for the development of ethyl silicone oil industry. The industry has overcome the combination process of molecular distillation and vacuum distillation, achieving ppm-level purity control, meeting the strict requirements of semiconductor, medical, etc. At the same time, technological research and development in vinyl end-capping and long-chain alkyl modification has enhanced the reactivity of the products and the compatibility of the materials, expanding the product functions and application scenarios. Previously imported high-end ethyl silicone oil models have now been replaced by domestic products, alleviating the market predicament of "difficulty in obtaining one type of product".
4. The industrial scale continues to expand, and there is a vast space for domestic substitution
Thanks to the rapid development of industries such as new energy, semiconductors, and aerospace, the market size of ethyl silicone oil has steadily increased. The global market size of ethyl silicone oil reached 473 million US dollars in 2025, and is expected to increase to 786 million US dollars in 2035. The domestic market demand is even stronger, with a compound growth rate of 17%-21%, and the market size is expected to exceed 3.5 billion yuan by 2030. With the release of high-end production capacity and technological iteration, domestic ethyl silicone oil, leveraging its cost and response advantages, continues to seize the high-end market share, and the development prospects of the industry are promising.