In May 2026, the domestic silica matting agent industry is experiencing a wave of capacity expansion and technological upgrading, with steady market growth and a clear trend toward high-end and green transformation.
Recently, a new phase of a silica matting agent project with an annual output of 20,000 tons has been successfully put into mass production, further expanding the domestic large-scale production capacity. Leading enterprises are accelerating the layout of high-dispersibility and hydrophobic silica products, focusing on the high-value-added market, and domestic high-end organic matting agents have gradually realized import substitution with remarkable technological achievements.
Data shows that the domestic silica matting agent market scale is expected to reach 1.56 billion yuan in 2026, a year-on-year increase of 9.2%. The coating industry accounts for more than 45% of the demand, and the demand for matting of new energy vehicle interior parts has surged by 22.4% year-on-year. The optimization of gas-phase process has promoted the improvement of product performance. Many enterprises have strengthened the anti-settling and high-transparency characteristics of products through technological improvement, adapting to the high-end demand of water-based coatings.
At present, the industry is characterized by overcapacity in low-end products and shortage of high-end products, with production capacity concentrating on leading enterprises, and the CR3 is expected to rise to 74.5%. With the deepening of domestic substitution and the release of high-end downstream demand, the industry is shifting from scale expansion to dual-drive of technology and service, and green low-carbon and high-functionalization have become the core development directions.
