The Development History Of Silicone Rubber

Silicone rubber was first synthesized by the United States using ferric chloride as a catalyst. In 1945, silicone rubber products came out. In 1948, silicone rubber reinforced with high specific surface area fumed silica was successfully developed, which made the performance of silicone rubber jump to the practical stage and laid the foundation of modern silicone rubber production technology. The United States is the country that produces silicone rubber from the synthesis of dimethyldichlorosilane. Russia, Germany, Japan, South Korea and China, etc. The industrialization research of silicone rubber in China began in 1957, and many research institutes and enterprises have successively developed various silicone rubbers. By the end of 2003, China's silicone rubber production capacity was 135,000 tons, including 100,000 tons of high-temperature rubber.