2024-2028The market situation and future development prospects of radiation protection materials (radiation shielding materials) in China
Radiation protection materials, also known as radiation shielding materials or anti-radiation materials, refer to the protective materials used to absorb or weaken the penetrating ability of various types of rays such as X-rays and gamma rays. The types of radiation protection materials are quite diverse. According to the different lead contents, they can be classified as lead-free radiation protection materials, pure lead radiation protection materials, and micro-lead radiation protection materials.
Lead-free radiation protection materials belong to a new type of radiation protection materials. They use rare metal elements such as tungsten, bismuth, tin, barium, and antimony as substitutes for lead, and have advantages such as lightweight, environmental friendliness, and good protection performance. They have broad application prospects in nuclear medicine, nuclear industry, and nuclear military fields. It is expected that in the coming period, as the national environmental protection policies gradually take effect and the application demand becomes increasingly strong, the market share of lead-free radiation protection materials in China will be further increased.
According to the "2024-2028 China Radiation Protection Materials (Radiation Shielding Materials) Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report" released by Newview Industry Research Center, radiation protection materials are widely used in the nuclear industry, healthcare, food testing, and security inspection fields. In the nuclear industry, radiation protection materials can be used to manufacture neutron detectors and neutron-proof suits; in the healthcare field, they can be used to manufacture medical radiation protection suits and medical scattered radiation protection blankets; in the food testing field, they can be used for food foreign object detection; in the security inspection field, they can be used to manufacture security inspection protection curtains. In the future, with the pull of application demands, the development space of the radiation protection materials industry will further expand.
Lead-free radiation protection materials belong to a new type of radiation protection materials. They use rare metal elements such as tungsten, bismuth, tin, barium, and antimony as substitutes for lead, and have advantages such as lightweight, environmental friendliness, and good protection performance. They have broad application prospects in nuclear medicine, nuclear industry, and nuclear military fields. It is expected that in the coming period, as the national environmental protection policies gradually take effect and the application demand becomes increasingly vigorous, the market share of lead-free radiation protection materials in China will be further increased.
According to the "2024-2028 China Radiation Protection Materials (Radiation Shielding Materials) Market Trend Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report" released by the New Thought Industry Research Center, radiation protection materials are widely used in the nuclear industry, healthcare, food testing, and security inspection fields. In the nuclear industry, radiation protection materials can be used to manufacture neutron detectors and neutron-proof suits; in the healthcare field, they can be used to manufacture medical radiation protection suits and medical scattered radiation protection blankets; in the food testing field, they can be used for food foreign object detection; in the security inspection field, they can be used to manufacture security inspection protection curtains. In the future, with the pull of application demands, the development space of radiation protection materials will further expand. In April, the research team led by Associate Researcher Huo Zhipeng from the Fusion Reactor Cladding and Safety Research Center of the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences used the homogeneous co-precipitation method to prepare micron-sized Sm2O3 filler. When added to the composite material, this filler can effectively improve its radiation shielding performance and thermal stability. The research results are expected to be applied in the field of nuclear radiation protection in the future.
The major global producers of radiation protection materials include MAVIG from Germany, Kemmetech from the UK, and Bar-Ray from the US, among others. Compared with developed countries abroad, the radiation protection materials industry in China started relatively late, and the number of enterprises with the production capability for high-performance products is relatively small. These include Xineluo, Xiamen Tungwei, Huaren Yikang, and Shuangying Medical, etc. Xineluo has the independent research and production capabilities for lead-free radiation protection materials. According to its annual report, in 2023, the company's shipment volume of lead-free radiation protection materials reached 137,000 square meters.
A new industry analyst from Newview Research Institute stated that radiation protection materials are widely used in various fields and have a promising industry development outlook. In recent years, Chinese enterprises and research institutions have continuously increased their investment in the research and development of radiation protection materials. In the future, as research progresses and technology advances, the development speed of this industry will further accelerate.