The downstream demand for isobutyraldehyde is relatively concentrated and diversification will help its industry development.

Isobutyraldehyde, also known as 2-methylpropionaldehyde, is called Isobutyraldehyde in English, or IBA for short. Isobutyraldehyde is a colorless liquid at room temperature, highly flammable, volatile, and has a strong pungent odor. The boiling point of the azeotrope between isobutyraldehyde and water with a water content of 6% is 59°C. In addition, isobutyraldehyde is also miscible with organic solvents such as alcohol, chloroform, benzene, toluene, ether, carbon disulfide, and acetone. Isobutyraldehyde is easily oxidized in the air to form isobutyric acid, so it only exists in very small amounts in nature. For example, trace amounts of isobutyraldehyde can be detected in jeffa pine oil. Isobutyraldehyde is an important organic chemical raw material and is widely used as a plasticizer or solvent. Isobutyraldehyde can also be used as raw material to produce a variety of fine chemical products with high added value (such as neopentyl glycol, alcohol ester-12, alcohol ester-16, etc.), and has high development value.

Isobutyraldehyde is a hazardous chemical. The industry has certain qualification barriers and is greatly affected by environmental protection and safety supervision. Currently, isobutyraldehyde is mainly produced by the reaction of olefins and synthesis gas (carbon monoxide, hydrogen) under catalytic pressurized conditions, and isobutyraldehyde is a by-product of the synthesis reaction, with a low yield. Therefore, the isobutyraldehyde industry has higher requirements for enterprise production and separation and purification process technology, environmental protection level, production equipment, storage and transportation management, etc. In order to meet the needs of production and development, isobutyraldehyde enterprises need to have strong technical strength and invest A large amount of money is spent on factory construction, equipment purchase and maintenance, and talent team building. Overall, the isobutyraldehyde industry has high barriers to qualification, technology, capital, talent, and environmental protection. In recent years, the technology of my country’s isobutyraldehyde industry has been well developed. The production process, production efficiency and product quality of isobutyraldehyde have been greatly improved, which can better meet the needs of downstream application fields. At the same time, various downstream industries continue to transform and develop. Both the quantity and quality of demand for isobutyraldehyde have increased, and the isobutyraldehyde industry has generally shown good growth. According to the released “2021-2024 Isobutyraldehyde Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Suggestions Report“, in recent years, China The demand for isobutyraldehyde continues to grow, with an annual growth rate of more than 6%. In 2020, China’s demand for isobutyraldehyde will exceed 350,000 tons.

From the perspective of application structure, isobutyraldehyde is an important synthetic raw material, with numerous downstream products, a richer variety of derivatives, and a wide range of terminal applications. Currently, isobutyraldehyde is mainly used to prepare neopentyl glycol and alcohol esters. In 2020, the total demand for isobutyraldehyde in the fields of neopentyl glycol and alcohol esters accounts for more than 90% of the total demand for isobutyraldehyde. Analysts believe that in the future, with the improvement of isobutyraldehyde supply capacity, downstream demand is expected to be better met, and the market potential Will continue to be released. At the same time, with the development of application fields, isobutyraldehyde products will continue to be enriched, and other fields are expected to develop further. The application structure of isobutyraldehyde will become more diversified. In the long run, the demand for neopentyl glycol and alcohol esters may account for will drop.