1. Application status: technological breakthroughs drive industrial upgrading
Platinum catalysts have become key additives in the organic silicon industry due to their high activity, anti-toxicity and environmental protection characteristics. In the hydrosilylation reaction, it significantly inhibits side reactions by catalyzing the precise addition of ≡Si-Vi and ≡Si-H, making the product transparency exceed international standards, and realizing large-scale production of highly transparent products in the fields of liquid silicone rubber, silicone gel, and high-temperature addition silicone rubber. Typical cases include the transparent manufacturing of Bingdundun silicone shells and the replacement of traditional vulcanizers by medical-grade silicone products.

In terms of technological iteration, the single-component platinum vulcanizer combines inhibitors with catalysts through chemical grafting modification technology to solve the problem of storage stability, achieve long-term storage at room temperature and rapid curing at high temperature. Domestic leading companies such as Siyou New Materials have achieved an annual production capacity of 100 tons, and the product system covers special additives such as transparent heat-resistant agents and high-resistance yellow platinum catalysts, with a technical maturity of 3 years of iteration cycle.

2. Market structure: demand-driven and cost-game coexist
The current market demand shows structural differentiation: the high-end market has a surge in demand for platinum catalysts, with annual demand exceeding 1,000 tons, mainly used in wearable devices, medical consumables and other scenarios; while the mid- and low-end markets are constrained by costs, and traditional peroxide vulcanizers still dominate. Technological breakthroughs have brought about cost reductions, and the comprehensive cost advantage of platinum vulcanization over peroxide vulcanization has gradually emerged, accelerating the replacement process.

3. Development prospects: Green demand leads technological change
As environmental regulations become stricter, the zero by-product and low energy consumption characteristics of platinum catalysts have become core advantages. In emerging fields such as silicone pressure-sensitive adhesives and thermal conductive adhesives, it catalyzes the reaction of Si-Vi and Si-H to achieve performance breakthroughs such as high temperature resistance and chemical corrosion resistance, expanding the application boundaries.

The direction of technological evolution focuses on two major areas: one is to develop UV light-curing platinum catalysts to meet the needs of the electronic packaging industry for instant curing; the other is to optimize microcapsule coating technology, reduce the catalytic temperature through wall material modification, and improve storage stability. In the future, platinum catalysts will be deeply integrated with automated production equipment, driving the silicone industry to transform towards zero emissions and high efficiency, and forming a new green chemical industry track worth hundreds of billions of yuan.