Traffic sign reflective film material market conditions

Reflective film is a special structure of PVC film that uses the optical principle to retroreflect light back to the light source. Traffic safety is inseparable from the use of reflective film. How about the market of reflective film on the security market?

The development of China's reflective materials:

China's reflective materials began in the early 1970s. During the “7th Five-Year Plan” and “Eighth Five-Year Plan” periods, relevant departments including the Ministry of Security, the Ministry of Transport, and the Ministry of Railways all included the project in the plan and organized research. The study of reflective materials is very necessary. Now, every year, China imports about 20 million US dollars of reflective film to 3M. At present, countries are paying more attention to the comfort and aesthetics of reflective materials while continuing to develop traffic safety products. Not only does the substrate of the material vary, but the color develops from a single silver ash to yellow, green, blue, and other shades. The reflective material industry in our country started late. In the 1900s, Yang Yonggang, professor of optics at the Chinese Academy of Metrology Sciences, introduced materials such as the optical principles, optical properties, and optical detection methods of reflective materials into the country, causing numerous insights. Many research institutes have invested a great deal of manpower, material resources, and financial resources to conduct research and development. Shanghai and even experts in various fields have established R&D teams to conduct technical research. While our country is catching up with the pace of world advanced technology, China is constantly conducting its own research. In 2005, we independently developed a new type of reflective material—reflective inkjet cloth and reflective inkjet film. It has superb reflective intensity and uses Convenient (can be directly inkjet) and other characteristics, which play a positive role in promoting the development of the advertising industry. The technology exploration and innovation in China in the past decade has had a positive impact on the future of China's reflective material industry. As China's accession to the WTO, changes in the socio-economic structure and the impact of the world economy have provided new opportunities for China's reflective material industry. The globally broader market is in front of us. The prospect of China's reflective material industry is extremely broad.

Traffic sign reflective film material market conditions:

In 1998, China's expressway reached 8733 kilometers, and the main line or national road was 140522 kilometers. In 2012, the total length of highways in China reached 85,000 kilometers, and 20 million motor vehicles were used. The annual required reflection coating was 8,000 tons, and the reflective ink was 2,000 tons. The total output value reached 200 million yuan. At the same time, statistical data from the Ministry of Transport and Security indicated that in 1998, the world’s major countries had 601,471 deaths due to traffic accidents, and there were 78,067 people in China alone, ranking the first in the world. According to a comprehensive analysis, the traffic accidents in major cities across the country were significantly higher than during the day at night, and the peak of the accident was concentrated at 8 to 10 o'clock in the evening. One of the reasons was the low road visibility. The appearance of traffic sign reflective film materials can effectively improve road visibility and have a very good effect on preventing traffic accidents. The traffic sign reflective film is very effective in solving the problem of driving at night, and it is very helpful for protecting people's property.

The traffic sign reflective film is mainly used for the production of various reflective signage signs, vehicle number plates, and safety facilities, etc. It plays an obvious warning role with its bright colors during the day and its bright reflection at night or in insufficient light conditions. The effect can effectively enhance people's ability to identify, see the target, and cause alertness, thus avoiding accidents, reducing casualties and reducing economic losses. It has become an indispensable safety guard for road traffic and has obvious social benefits, as reflective materials are Periodically depleting materials, reflective films need to be updated once every 7-10 years, China is still increasing traffic input, so the current market for reflective films is showing a rapid upward trend. Many countries in the world, including our government, have formulated many related policies, which can be said to be mandatory. High-strength film and series of reflective materials have become an inevitable trend in many areas such as highways, railways, and shipping.

Reflective film grade:

Reflective film is divided into: diamond grade, high strength grade, engineering grade, economic grade.

Engineering-grade reflective film: Engineering-grade reflective film is suitable for traffic signs on general roads, namely the usual primary, secondary, tertiary, and fourth-grade roads and signs for temporary use.

High-strength grade reflective film: High-strength grade reflective film is suitable for traffic signs on general roads, that is, the usual expressways, primary, secondary, tertiary, and tertiary roads and signs of temporary use.

Diamond grade retroreflective film: Each crystallite cube of a diamond grade retroreflective film is arranged to form more than 930 microcubes on one square centimeter of material.