Under the influence of factors such as tightening environmental protection supervision, the anhydrous hydrogen fluoride market concentration may increase.

Hydrogen fluoride, chemical formula is HF, CAS number is 7664-39-3, molecular weight is 20.01. It is a binary compound composed of fluorine element and hydrogen element. It is a colorless and transparent liquid at low temperature or under a certain pressure. It is very stable at room temperature and normal pressure. It is easy to volatilize, and when in contact with humid air, it will generate strong smoke and pungent odor, and it will have a certain corrosive effect on metal materials.

Anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) is an important fluorine chemical raw material and a raw material for the electrolysis of elemental fluorine. It is the basis of the current fluorine chemical industry and is widely used. At present, anhydrous hydrogen fluoride has been widely used in atomic energy, chemical industry, petroleum, etc. industry. In the chemical industry, anhydrous hydrogen fluoride can be used to replace chlorine in halogenated hydrocarbons with fluorine to produce chlorofluorocarbons; in the petrochemical industry, it can be used as a liquid catalyst for the alkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons and aliphatic compounds to produce high-octane gasoline; in the electronics industry Among them, anhydrous hydrogen fluoride is used as a raw material for electrolytic synthesis of nitrogen trifluoride, an etchant in semiconductor manufacturing processes, etc. In addition, hydrogen fluoride is used in the industrial production of hydrofluoric acid, the production of inorganic fluoride, uranium processing, metal processing and etching agents in the glass industry. It is also an important raw material for the production of refrigerant “Freon”.

At present, China has become the world’s largest refrigerant producer and consumes a large amount of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride every year. According to the “China Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride 2022-2026″ released by the Industrial Research Center Market Analysis and Development Prospects Research Report” shows that in 2021, China’s anhydrous hydrogen fluoride consumption will reach about 110 tons, ranking first in the world.

Due to the low barriers to the anhydrous hydrogen fluoride industry, there are a large number of domestic anhydrous hydrogen fluoride companies, but most of them are small in scale. The distribution of China’s anhydrous hydrogen fluoride production capacity shows the characteristics of “small and scattered”, with production capacity mainly concentrated in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, In Fujian, Jiangsu, Shandong, Inner Mongolia and other places, representative companies include Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Co., Ltd., China Yingpeng Chemical Co., Ltd., Shandong Dongyue Group Co., Ltd., etc., and the market concentration is relatively low. In addition, domestic anhydrous hydrogen fluoride products are highly homogenized and market competition is fierce.

Industrial researchers personnel said that in the future, with the further release of new domestic production capacity, the imbalance between supply and demand in the industry will further intensify. In environmental protection Under the influence of unfavorable factors such as tighter supervision, high raw material prices, and intensified market competition, some small and medium-sized enterprises may withdraw from the market, and the merger and reorganization process in the domestic anhydrous hydrogen fluoride market may accelerate. Therefore, the concentration of the domestic anhydrous hydrogen fluoride industry may increase in the future.