In terms of variety development, Chinese color masterbatch manufacturers have developed color masterbatch for fibers, films, wires and cables, polyolefins, PVC, and injection molded products. In the future, color masterbatch will develop towards multifunctionality, high color content, and high technological content, mainly reflected in the following aspects:

① Development of multifunctional color masterbatch

Plastic or synthetic products often require products to have multiple properties at the same time. Integrating coloring with other functions to make masterbatch is of great significance for improving the performance of plastic or synthetic products and simplifying their production process. Multi functional color masterbatch includes: coloring, flame retardant, anti-static multifunctional masterbatch used in coal mining products, coloring, antibacterial, insulation, conductive masterbatch used in chemical fiber fabrics, coloring, toughening masterbatch used in plastic products, etc.

② Development of high-performance engineering plastics and thermoplastic elastomer color masterbatch

High performance engineering plastics and thermoplastic elastomers have developed rapidly in China, such as thermoplastic fluoroplastics and thermoplastic polyurethanes. Correspondingly, their products also require coloring with masterbatch. Products such as perfluoroalkoxy masterbatch, polyvinylidene fluoride masterbatch, and thermoplastic polyurethane masterbatch have posed new challenges to the masterbatch industry. These color masterbatch preparations differ greatly from traditional color masterbatch in terms of raw material selection, processing technology, and usage conditions.

How to adapt to the ultra-high temperature processing performance of high-performance engineering plastics and the special processing rheological properties of thermoplastic elastomers will be the technical challenges faced.

③ Development of large-scale color masterbatch for specialized grades

With the rapid development of China's plastic products industry, the production of color masterbatch will increase significantly compared to the past. Some color masterbatch varieties will no longer be directly supplied to downstream plastic product manufacturers, but will be directly provided to upstream petrochemical enterprises, using color masterbatch and resin to directly make color modified materials, such as pipe materials, automotive special materials, etc. The formation of this production method has led to a partial transformation of the color masterbatch production mode, which used to be characterized by small batches and multiple varieties, into a single variety, large-scale production mode. The change in production mode will also pose challenges to the technology of color masterbatch. How to ensure the uniformity of the produced masterbatch in the long term and how to adapt to large-scale screw granulation technology will be the technical difficulties that this type of color masterbatch needs to solve.

④ Development of dispersants and additives for color masterbatch

With the development of multifunctional masterbatch, high-performance engineering plastics, thermoplastic elastomer masterbatch, and large-scale masterbatch for specialized grades, the research and development of dispersants and additives that match them will also be an important task facing the masterbatch industry in the future. Such as developing composite dispersants, high-temperature resistant dispersants, and processing rheological performance modifiers.