China relies on imports and domestic industrial production has not yet been achieved

Isotridecyl alcohol has the advantages of strong cleaning ability, easy rinsing, and good environmental protection. It is mainly used in the production of isomerized tridecanol polyoxyethylene ether, isomerized tridecanol esters and other products, and is further used in surfactants, Antioxidants, UV curing materials, coatings, lubricants and other fields. Isotridecanol polyoxyethylene ether is a new type of surfactant. It is a nonionic surfactant generated by the reaction of isotridecyl alcohol and ethylene oxide. Its alternatives include secondary alcohol polyoxyethylene ether and alkyl alcohol. Phenol polyoxyethylene ether, etc.

The downstream products of isotridecyl alcohol, isomeric tridecanol polyether and isomeric tridecanol esters, are widely used in the fields of surfactants, antioxidants, UV curing materials and other fields. As a country with a large population, my country’s demand for surfactants has always been high. Under the trend of increasingly stringent environmental protection policies, my country’s demand for antioxidants and UV-curable materials will also increase day by day. The increased domestic demand for surfactants, antioxidants and UV-curable materials will promote the increase in market demand for isotridecyl alcohol, with the annual growth in demand remaining above 10%. According to the“China Isotridecanol Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report 2022-2026” released by the Industrial Research Center, my country’s demand for isotridecyl alcohol in 2021 will be 26,300 tons.

In terms of production, due to the high technical barriers of the isotridecanol industry, there are currently few companies in the world that can master the production technology of isotridecanol and achieve large-scale production. However, China has not yet realized the production of isotridecanol. Industrialized production, the domestic isotridecanol market is highly dependent on imports. The market is mainly occupied by foreign brands such as ExxonMobil, Evonik, BASF, Concorde, and Sasol, especially ExxonMobil, Evonik, and Concorde. It occupies a large market share in the country. In the future, as local Chinese companies such as Guangdong Renkangda Material Technology Co., Ltd. put into production, the number of companies supplying isotridecyl alcohol in China will increase, and market concentration may decline. However, due to the relatively long production capacity construction cycle, In a short period of time, it will be difficult to change China’s dependence on imports of isotridecyl alcohol.

Industry researchers said that currently, due to the relatively late development of the industry, there are no local companies with industrialization and large-scale production capabilities. , the domestic isotridecyl alcohol market mainly relies on imports, and industry competition is relatively relaxed. In the context of growing market demand and increasing international trade risks, from the perspective of strengthening and replenishing chains, achieving zero breakthroughs in the production of isotridecyl alcohol and then promoting domestic substitution will not only receive support at the policy level, but also at the administrative level Support in terms of approvals and credit financing will also bring huge market space for the development of enterprises, and the development prospects of the industry are good.