(April 23, 2026) The latest industry foreign trade data in April 2026 shows that relying on the advantages of the complete industrial chain, China's overseas exports of silica products have a strong momentum, high-end products are in short supply internationally, and the position of a global trade hub continues to be consolidated.

Recently, the pace of resumption of work and production in the global downstream manufacturing industry has accelerated, and the procurement demand of overseas tires, polymer materials, and fine chemical industries has been released, driving domestic silica exports to increase month-on-month and year-on-year. Among them, the export of high-end silica products with high dispersion, food grade, low carbon and environmental protection increased significantly, with a year-on-year increase of more than 20%, and Southeast Asia, Europe and the Middle East became the core incremental export markets.

In the context of the restructuring of the global silicon-based raw material supply chain, some overseas countries have fluctuated production capacity and unstable raw material supply, coupled with China's mature production technology, complete product categories, and stable supply chain, overseas downstream enterprises continue to increase their share of procurement to China. At present, the overseas orders of mainstream domestic enterprises are sufficient, and the premium ability of high-end customized products continues to improve.

At the same time, domestic enterprises continue to optimize product quality, benchmark international high-end standards, make significant technological breakthroughs in the field of vapor phase method and special modified silica, and gradually break the overseas monopoly situation in the high-end market. Industry insiders said that with the improvement of international logistics smoothness and the deepening of cross-border trade cooperation, the scale of China's silica exports is expected to further expand and continue to lead the global inorganic silicon material export market.