Large foreign companies in the domestic packaging market dominate the silicone

According to the statistics of the China National Engineering Research Institute of LED Industry, the number of LED packaging companies in China is currently around 1,500, and the number of high-end and middle-end packaging companies has also gradually increased. However, the high-performance silicone used in packaging is currently mostly imported, and foreign companies have an absolute advantage.

Silicone is mainly used for LED packaging, and the world's packaged silica gel is mainly provided by Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical and Dow Corning. "The current domestic silicone market is undergoing a polarization trend, foreign companies in the high-end market and the domestic market share of absolute price competition In the low-end market, the CEO of a silicone company in Dongguan told the Gaogong LED reporter.

International three silicone companies occupy absolute advantages in the domestic high-end market Currently the three major silicone companies in the world, Dow Corning (Japan), Momentive (USA), Shin-Etsu (Japan) have absolute advantages in the domestic market, positioning the high-end packaging market, Taiwan Tianbao, Changxing Silicone companies such as Jieguo, Tianguo and Tianli have an important share in the domestic mid-range packaging market; domestic silicone companies are basically positioned in the low-end market.

“The three international brands of silica have their own advantages. Dow Corning’s point silica gel has an absolute advantage. Dow Corning's silica gel is used in more than 80% of high-power packaging, and it has a 50% market share in mainland China; , Many high-end packaging companies specify the use of Shin-Etsu products; Momentive's low-power 3528,5050 silicone occupies an important position in the market,” said Taiwan's Tianli mainland agent Shenzhen Saide Technology Co., Ltd. market Shen Wenbin said.

When the domestic silicone companies started a price war, the three major silicone companies in the world continued to win with quality and brand. The market price of Dow Corning silicone was 5000-6000 kilograms, Shin-Etsu was 7,000 kilograms, and Momentive was 5,000 kilograms. The price of domestic silica gel is maintained at around 500-1000 yuan, said Huang Wei, a Chinese sales agent for Momentive.

It is understood that the world's three major silicone brand companies have a history of nearly one hundred years, has a wealth of experience, Dow Corning was established in 1943; Motu early is Japan's Toshiba, later held by General Electric, resold to the United States Apollo company, named Mai The map has been more than 80 years old.

In addition to its rich experience, the product technology and quality of the three major silicone companies in the world also have advantages. It is understood that Dow Corning silicone refractive index of 1.5, Taiwanese companies close to 1.5, domestic silicone is about 1.4. Shen Wenbin said that foreign silicone meets the needs of domestic high-end packaging companies. At present, there is a huge market for domestic packaging companies, but foreign companies have an absolute advantage in domestic silicone.

Domestic silicone only meets the needs of the low-end packaging market At present, the domestic silicone companies are few, mostly foreign or Taiwanese enterprise products agents, the domestic silicone companies are basically not mainstream, to meet the needs of low-end packaging customers.

“There are many companies that do chemicals in China, but they are small in size, lack capital, and lack technology. The domestic silicone companies mainly focus on the low-end market. They are cheap and can barely use quality,” Shen Wenbin said.

"At present, domestic silicone is suitable for a variety of LED packaging products, but the old age is relatively low, the LED lighting life has a higher product, choose to import silicone is relatively better," a packaging company's marketing director told Gaogong LED reporter .

However, some people think that domestic silica gel has reached the international level, due to the establishment of domestic silicone companies not long, the lack of awareness and recognition of domestic silicone. "Homemade silicone has reached the international market level, the product is also more mature, heat dissipation and endurance have reached a certain level," said a marketing company in Dongguan.

Currently on the market, LED encapsulation silicone is divided into high-power LED, SMD LED, and so on. High-power LED is divided into lens, integration and mold strips, in which the lens has relatively low requirements for silicone, and other packaging has high requirements for silicone. "Currently, the lens package can use domestic silicone."

The time for the establishment of domestic silicone companies is about 20-30 years, but with the improvement of technology and the emphasis on the level of technology, domestic silicone can gradually meet the needs of the domestic end market.