Agriculture TPU Layflat Hose technology breakthrough leads a new era of efficient irrigation and ecological governance

Under the dual challenges of increasing global water scarcity and surge in agricultural intensification demand, Agriculture TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) Layflat Hose is becoming the core driving force for reshaping agricultural water infrastructure with its revolutionary technological breakthroughs. As an iterative product of traditional rubber and PVC hoses, TPU Layflat Hose achieves a perfect balance between lightweight (only 0.85kg/m per unit weight) and super-strong mechanical properties through molecular-level composite technology. Its blasting pressure exceeds 5.7MPa and its tear resistance strength reaches 180N/mm². The actual performance of single tube continuous operation for 72 hours in Australia's wildfire rescue in 2024 has verified its reliability in extreme operating conditions.

In the field of efficient irrigation, the "flexible water transfer" characteristics of Agriculture TPU Layflat Hose are subverting the traditional irrigation model. The cotton planting base on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang, China has deployed a TPU Hose with an inner diameter of 150mm to achieve a water transfer of 500 liters per second. In combination with the intelligent drip irrigation system, the water resource utilization rate has been increased from 45% to 92%. What is more worthy of attention is its "zero memory effect" characteristic - the pipe body does not need to be injected into water and pre-expansion after it is unfolded, and can directly bear pressure operations. This advantage is particularly prominent in the rainy season rush irrigation of soybean fields in the Brazilian rainforest area, and the single laying efficiency is 3 times higher than that of traditional systems. The anti-UV coating TPU Hose released by Mitsubishi Chemical in Japan in 2025 will extend the outdoor service life to 8 years, directly reducing the entire life cycle cost by 40%.

Faced with ecological governance problems such as salinization and heavy metal pollution, the chemical inertia of TPU materials shows unique value. Laboratory data show that it tolerate corrosion environments with pH values ​​of 1-13, and its permeability to compound fertilizers, pesticides and livestock and poultry manure containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is less than 0.01%.

The upgrade of smart agricultural equipment further amplifies the scene adaptability of Agriculture TPU Layflat Hose. The 200-meter TPU fertilization hose equipped with German Kras Agricultural Machinery can achieve accurate variable fertilization of 800 acres of fields with just a single tractor traction, reducing operating energy consumption by 35%.

Market data confirms the explosive growth of this technology. According to the 2025 report of the International Association for Non-Excavation Technology (ISTT), the global Agriculture TPU Layflat Hose market size has reached US$1.58 billion. With the advancement of the South American "Food Corridor" plan and the African "Green Great Wall" project, TPU Hose's "roll storage" characteristics (single volume length can reach 300 meters) make it a strategic material for the desert oasis project - the construction of the smart irrigation network in the Niger River Basin, the laying cycle of 500 kilometers of pipelines has been compressed from 18 months to 3 months.

Driven by the carbon neutrality goal, the full life cycle environmental protection attributes of TPU materials further consolidate their industry position. Recycling and regeneration of TPU hose per ton can reduce carbon emissions by 2.8 tons. Royal DSM Group's closed-loop recycling system has achieved a 95% reuse rate of old pipes. The latest "Agricultural Plastics Management Act" issued by the EU has listed TPU as a priority promotion material, and it is expected that by 2030, its penetration rate in the European agricultural and water conservancy market will exceed 60%. From technological breakthroughs to ecological empowerment, Agriculture TPU Layflat Hose is writing a new paradigm for the transition from "resource consumption" to "technology-driven" in agricultural water conservancy, providing underlying support for global food security and sustainable development.