Fire extinguisher valve market in the end how much?

Editor's note: With the rapid development of China's construction and automobile markets, it is estimated that the total output of fire extinguishers in China will be around 60 million in 2010. In the future, the fire extinguisher market will usher in greater opportunities for development. According to relevant statistics of the fire department, the proportion of fire extinguishers in Chinese families is currently only about 0.1%. In foreign countries, household fire fighting equipment accounts for 40%-60% of the market share of fire fighting equipment. So, how large is the Chinese fire extinguisher valve market?

Traditional fire extinguisher main valve body is made of brass, because only the brass valve meets the strict requirements of this type of fire extinguisher. The main valve is a versatile component that connects the internal riser, gun hose, triggering device, and handle together. In order to ensure reliable operation, the manufacturer requires that the valve withstand a pressure of 80 bar at a temperature of -30°C to -60°C for a service period of 15-20 years. The biggest drawback of the brass valve face is the inconsistent quality of the purchased metal.

Multiplast, a company in Austria, has partnered with BASF to develop a new fire extinguisher plastic valve body. The material used is BASF's special polyamide grade Ultramid TKR4355G10. This is the first time that this high glass fiber reinforced plastic has been used in large quantities. This application condition requires plastics with high heat resistance, high strength and stiffness, and high dimensional stability. Prior attempts to manufacture fire extinguisher bodies using plastics failed because of the improper engineering properties of the materials used.

The use of Ultramid materials provides good chemical resistance and the new main valve has also been approved for use in the offshore environment - its application requires safer fire extinguishers. In addition, the final version of the valve, its operating temperature -40 ~ -80 °C, to achieve a burst pressure of 100bar, resistance burst pressure peak up to 250bar, a lot better than the characteristics of brass valves. Its anti-fire agent performance, such as ultraviolet radiation and ozone and other environmental factors can not be ignored.

The new application of BASF's glass-reinforced engineering plastics is re-introduced here, not to emphasize the possibility of possible applications of plastics, but to take into account the large size of the fire extinguisher market, which may bring enormous potential for plastic applications.

According to incomplete statistics in 2005, China produces about 30 million fire extinguishers of various types annually. About 20 million fire extinguishers are put into use each year in China, and they are deployed in buildings and structures in various industrial and civil buildings, as well as in vehicles and military equipment such as automobiles, trains, ships, and aircraft. The average annual growth rate between 2005 and 2010 was nearly 20%.

In the future, the fire extinguisher market will usher in greater opportunities for development. On December 8, 2010, the Fire Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security of China released the "Family Fire Emergency Equipment Equipped with Common Sense", and recommended five kinds of household fire extinguishers, such as portable fire extinguishers, and encouraged the residents to deploy. According to relevant statistics of the fire department, the proportion of fire extinguishers in Chinese families is currently only about 0.1%. In foreign countries, household fire fighting equipment accounts for 40%-60% of the market share of fire fighting equipment.

If the national legislation obliges every household to have fire-fighting equipment, the market space for civilian fire-fighting equipment will be very large. China currently has a population of 1.3 billion. Even if there are 4 households per household, there are 325 million households. Imagine a family with only one fire extinguisher. This will be a big market.

On March 6, 2011, Xu Xianping, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” places a very important and prominent position in safeguarding and improving people’s livelihood, and that the coverage of affordable housing will reach 20% in the next five years.

In the next five years, 36 million sets of urban affordable housing projects will be built. According to the current “Code for Fire Protection in Architectural Design”, 36 million sets of national affordable housing will be based on indoor fire hydrants, fire water tanks, fire extinguishers, automatic sprinkler systems, smoke detectors, etc., and the demand for civilian fire equipment products is also very high. high. It can be seen from this that the fire fighting market will undoubtedly represent a huge business opportunity for the possible application of plastics in this market in the future.

New applications and more market opportunities In fact, there are many applications similar to the above fire extinguisher valves. The following is a list of application cases of different companies, hoping to bring some inspiration to the industry to open up new application markets.