1-The octene market has broad development prospects, and the localization process in the domestic market is continuing to accelerate.

1-Octene is an organic compound with the chemical formula C8H16. It appears as a colorless liquid, is insoluble in water, and is soluble in most organic solvents such as ethanol, ether, acetone, and petroleum ether. 1-Octene is one of the subdivided products of α-olefins. It is mainly used in the production of solvents, plasticizers, surfactants, synthetic lubricants and other products. The terminal application fields include chemicals, plastics, rubber, electronics, textiles, etc. .

The main production methods of 1-octene include the wax cracking method, which refers to the method of using refined wax as raw material and producing 1-octene through wax cracking and fractionation; the ethylene oligomerization method refers to using ethylene as raw material and triethyl Aluminum-based catalyst is used to produce 1-octene through a catalytic reaction. Among them, the ethylene oligomerization method is currently the main process for producing 1-octene. It has the advantages of simple equipment, low production cost, and high purity of the output product.

According to the “2023-2028 1-Octene Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospects Forecast Analysis Report” released by the Industrial Research Center , 1-octene is an important type of chemical material. It is mainly used as a polyethylene comonomer for linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), medium-density polyethylene pipes, plasticizers, Production scenarios of chemical products such as active agents. Among them, linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) produced using 1-octene has higher comprehensive performance and broad market development prospects.

However, due to limitations in raw materials and technology, my country’s 1-octene market is still blank at present, and demand mainly depends on imports. Mitsubishi Chemical of Japan, Nizhnekamensk Petrochemical of Russia, LG Chemical of South Korea, Sasol of South Africa, Shell Chemical of the United Kingdom, Dow Chemical of the United States, and Chevron Phillips Chemical of the United States are the main suppliers of 1-octene in my country. In recent years, with the domestic market demand for polymer materials continuing to grow and local companies continuing to make breakthroughs in key technologies, the level of localization of 1-octene has continued to improve.

At present, many domestic companies have 1-octene-related projects under construction. For example, in March 2023, Satellite Chemical’s 1,000-ton alpha-olefin industrial test device with an annual output was successfully launched, including an annual output of 700 tons of 1-octene, 1-octene The octene production device is the first of its kind in China; in June 2023, Zhanjiang Zhongjiejing Innovative Materials Technology’s annual 50,000-ton α-olefin project was approved, including a 1,000-ton ethylene/1-octene copolymer polyethylene production device. In the future, as the construction and production process of 1-octene projects by local enterprises continues to accelerate, my country’s level of localization of 1-octene is expected to continue to improve, and the industry has huge development potential.

Industrial analysis personnel said that 1-octene is an important type of polyethylene copolymer product. Low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and other polymer materials have high application advantages and broad market development prospects. However, due to the shortage of raw materials and the difficulty of production technology, my country’s 1-octene market has been blank until 2023. Against the backdrop of continuous technological breakthroughs by local companies, my country’s level of localization of 1-octene is continuing to improve.