Rheological aids were first successfully developed by Rohm & Hass Company in the United States in 1958, with the launch of the K-120 brand that same year. Since then, numerous companies abroad have entered the field and developed similar products. After the 1970s, with the rapid growth of PVC products, rheological aids found widespread application. Today, major manufacturers and their products include Mitsubishi (MITSUBSHI ROYAL) Company's P series, Kaneka's PA series, Rohm & Hass Company's K series, BEAR's F series in Germany, ATOFINA's P series, and LG Chem's PA series in South Korea, among others.

Early players in the research of PVC processing additives in China include the Beijing Institute of Chemical Technology and the Shanxi Institute of Chemical Technology. Shanghai Coral Chemical Factory achieved industrial-scale production in the early 1980s, with the brand names ACR201 and ACR401 becoming the national standard. By the late 1990s, with the rapid development of the polyvinyl chloride industry in China, particularly in the plastic profiles and plastic pipe sectors, the demand for processing additives surged. According to incomplete statistics, around 500,000 tons of various PVC processing additives were produced nationwide in 2005, with Shandong Province accounting for over 70% of the total additive production in China.