Trendency Of Waterborne polyurethane dispersion

Waterborne polyurethane dispersion (PUD), also known as polyurethane dispersion, refers to polyurethane dispersions that do not contain emulsifiers. It exhibits excellent coating and adhesion properties on high-performance substrates such as wood, cement, metal, plastic, paper, textiles, and rubber, making it widely used in automotive OEM and repair coatings, primers and colored paints, wood and furniture coatings, and durable floor coatings, as well as in textile coatings, footwear, paper, adhesives, and other industries.

In recent years, with the rapid development of waterborne coatings as alternatives to solvent-based coatings, the market size of waterborne coatings has been expanding. In 2019, the global waterborne coatings market was close to 75 billion USD, and it is expected to reach 92 billion USD by 2024. The expansion of the waterborne coatings market will drive the increasing demand for waterborne polyurethane dispersions in the coatings industry. Coatings based on waterborne polyurethane dispersions will become the preferred choice in areas such as wood, leather, automotive, construction, metal, furniture, plastics, and decorative glass.

Apart from the coatings and adhesives industries, waterborne polyurethane dispersion are also used in textile coatings and the production of fiber-reinforced plastics. In the field of textile coatings, waterborne polyurethane dispersions provide improved properties such as abrasion resistance, flexibility, and cleanability to textiles. In 2019, China's export value of industrial coated fabrics reached 3.79 billion USD, and with the further expansion of the production scale of coated fabrics in China, the application volume of polyurethane dispersions in textile coatings is expected to increase significantly.

Waterborne polyurethane dispersion are important auxiliary materials in the coatings and adhesives industries. With the continuous improvement of global environmental requirements and standards, waterborne polyurethane dispersions that are VOC-free or have extremely low VOC content will meet the increasing demands for industrial environmental protection and greenization in more countries and regions. This will create a broader development space for waterborne polyurethane dispersions.