In the 1930s, Germany, the United States, and other developed countries in Europe and the United States began to develop silica products. In the 1940s, silica achieved industrial production. Since the 1970s, with the continuous deepening of silicon dioxide research in western countries, its production and application areas have greatly developed, and global production capacity has reached a high level.

        In the 1990s, Michelin launched high-performance green tires using highly dispersed silica supplied by Rhodia (now acquired by Solvay). Green tires were Accepted by the general public, this also makes the global demand for silica increasing every year.

        After entering the 21st century, the concept of green tires has become more popular. With the promotion of the European Union, many regulations and industry standards on green tires have been implemented. In 2008, the European Union implemented the REACH regulation; in 2009, the European Union issued EC661 / 2009 “Type Approval Requirements for General Safety of European Automobiles” and EC1222 / 2009 “Tire Labels for Fuel Efficiency and Other Basic Parameters”, which have been applied to tire rolling resistance, Pavement grip and noise performance are required, and tire performance is divided into 7 grades. Tires that do not reach the minimum level must not be sold in the European Union. In this context, various tire manufacturing companies have successively increased the research and development and production scale of green tires. Green tires have achieved industrial development and the use of silica has risen rapidly, which has provided strong support for global demand for silica.