Silicone softener plays a vital role in the textile industry, but its development also faces some difficulties, which are mainly reflected in the following aspects:

1. Technical bottleneck
Although silicone softener has developed to the fourth generation, the improvement in certain specific properties, such as washability, elasticity, hydrophilicity, etc. is still limited. This is mainly due to the constraints of technical bottlenecks, which makes it difficult for products to achieve breakthroughs in performance.

2. Environmental pressure
With the increase of global environmental awareness, the environmental protection of silicone softener has also become the focus of market attention. Traditional silicone softeners may have a certain impact on the environment during production and use, such as wastewater discharge and exhaust gas emissions. Therefore, how to reduce its impact on the environment while ensuring product performance is an important challenge facing the current development of silicone softeners.

3. Intensified market competition
At present, the domestic and foreign silicone softener markets are highly competitive, and product homogeneity is serious. This makes it difficult for companies to stand out in market competition and their profit margins are compressed. In order to seize market share, some companies may adopt unfair competition methods such as price wars, which further intensifies the intensity of market competition.

4. Rising raw material costs
In recent years, with the rise in global energy prices and the tight supply of raw materials, the raw material costs of silicone softeners have also been rising. This has increased the production costs of enterprises and reduced the competitiveness of products.

In summary, the development of silicone softeners faces multiple difficulties such as technical bottlenecks, environmental pressure, intensified market competition and rising raw material costs.