my country’s methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) production continues to grow, with adhesives and coatings being its main demand end.

Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), also known as methyl ethyl ketone, butanone, and 2-oxobutane, has the chemical formula CH3COCH2CH3 and is an organic compound. Methyl ethyl ketone appears as a colorless and transparent liquid with an odor of acetone and is soluble in organic solvents such as ether, ethanol and water. Methyl ethyl ketone is volatile, has good solubility, high boiling point, is flammable, and has low vapor pressure. It is widely used in adhesives, coatings, synthetic resins, inks, dewaxing agents and other fields.

Isobutylbenzene method, sec-butanol dehydrogenation method, butene liquid phase oxidation method, butane liquid phase oxidation method, etc. are the main preparation methods of methyl ethyl ketone. The isobutylbenzene method refers to using isobutylbenzene as raw material, and the finished product is obtained through oxidation, acid decomposition and other processes; the sec-butyl alcohol dehydrogenation method includes liquid phase dehydrogenation and gas phase dehydrogenation. This method has the characteristics of simple operation and low energy consumption. , high finished product yield and other advantages. In recent years, my country’s methyl ethyl ketone production has continued to grow, benefiting from the improvement in technological maturity of local companies. According to the “2023-2028 China Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center , my country’s methyl ethyl ketone production will reach 526,000 tons in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 11.2%.

Methyl ethyl ketone is mainly used in adhesives, coatings, synthetic resins, inks, dewaxing agents and other fields. In the field of adhesives, methyl ethyl ketone can be used to prepare polyurethane adhesives, and shoe glues, sealants, etc. are its end products; in the field of coatings, methyl ethyl ketone has the advantage of being green and environmentally friendly and can replace traditional coating solvents such as xylene and toluene. In recent years, In the future, as the demand for green coatings in my country continues to grow, the development space of the methyl ethyl ketone industry will further expand.

my country is a major producer of methyl ethyl ketone, and its products are sold overseas while meeting the needs of the local market. According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs of China, my country’s methyl ethyl ketone export volume will reach 255,000 tons in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 79.2%, and the export value will reach 390 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 142.1%. Indonesia, Vietnam and South Korea are my country’s main exporters of methyl ethyl ketone, with South Korea accounting for nearly 30% of my country’s total exports.

The major global manufacturers of methyl ethyl ketone include Exxon Mobil of the United States, Genomatica of the United States, and Ube Industries of Japan. The main manufacturers of methyl ethyl ketone in my country include Haiyue Energy, Qixiang Tengda, CNPC Engineering, etc. Qixiang Tengda focuses on the R&D, production and sales of chemical products such as methyl ethyl ketone and maleic anhydride. It has the largest single set of methyl ethyl ketone equipment in the world. The company’s current annual production capacity of methyl ethyl ketone reaches nearly 300,000 tons.

Industry analysts said that as an organic synthetic raw material, methyl ethyl ketone is in strong demand in the fields of adhesives and coatings, and with the rapid development of downstream industries With the development, the scale of my country’s methyl ethyl ketone market will further expand. It is expected that in the future, as the technological innovation level of local enterprises continues to improve, my country’s methyl ethyl ketone industry will develop in a high-quality direction.