The emerging sport of pickleball is expected to become a new growth point for the fiberglass composites industry

Pickleball, which combines the characteristics of tennis, badminton and table tennis, is easy to learn and has moderate exercise volume, making it a popular emerging sport in recent years. Some regions have taken the opportunity of holding various pickleball events to promote pickleball in national fitness and drive upstream and downstream related industries to become new economic growth points in the local area.
A hard racket that is twice as large as a table tennis racket, a plastic ball full of small holes and the same size as a tennis ball, and a badminton court, you can start a pickleball experience. "It's easy to get started, the exercise intensity is moderate, it's friendly to novices, and it doesn't cost too much." A person who participates in pickleball commented.
In recent years, many tennis halls in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have been transformed into pickleball halls, and the popularity of pickleball has been on the rise. The venue requirements are not high, and the space occupancy is small... This project is very suitable for widespread development as a national fitness project.
At present, most pickleball rackets use polymer core materials and fiberglass or carbon fiber panels. The core part is made of thermoplastic polymer honeycomb material and produced through a continuous online manufacturing process. Many manufacturers cover the core with a nonwoven polyethylene terephthalate (PET) layer to enhance the bonding surface area (as shown below). Fiberglass panels are applied to the core through a variety of different processes and stacking sequences, and many manufacturers begin to differentiate at this stage. Typically, the most commonly produced rackets use a 0/90 woven high-yarn fiberglass gauze, which is laid on the mold surface and impregnated with polyester resin. The choice of resin has a significant impact on the responsiveness (bounce) and power of the racket. After curing, these panels are bonded with compatible resins, and thixotropic resins are usually selected to prevent resin flow and reduce voids.
When it comes to the raw materials of pickleball rackets, it is necessary to mention the fiberglass composite material industry. Many regions in my country have formed a complete industrial chain from fiberglass, fiberglass products to fiberglass composite materials, and many fiberglass companies can provide raw materials for the production of pickleball rackets.
In order to support the development of pickleball-related industries, some regions have established a gradient cultivation mechanism for industrial chain enterprises, providing precise support around the needs of enterprise financing, electricity, labor, market expansion, etc., to help enterprises grow bigger and stronger.