Molecular sieve market concentration increases and the industrial structure needs to be further optimized

Molecular sieve is a synthetic inorganic non-metallic porous crystal material with the function of screening molecules. Molecular sieves have good adsorption, catalytic and ion exchange properties and can be used as adsorption materials, catalytic materials and ion exchange materials in energy and chemical industry, environmental governance, automobile exhaust treatment, ecological restoration, petroleum, sewage treatment and other fields. In recent years, as environmental protection regulations have become increasingly strict, the market demand for molecular sieves has continued to rise.

According to different structures, molecular sieves can be divided into type A, type X, type Y, etc. Among them, type A molecular sieve has the smallest pore size, and type Y molecular sieve has the largest pore size. Research on my country’s molecular sieve industry started in the 1960s. As research continued to deepen, the types of molecular sieves gradually became more abundant, and the scale of the industry continued to expand. At this stage, my country has become one of the important molecular sieve producers in the world.

According to the “2021 Molecular Sieve Industry Investment Feasibility Analysis Report” released by the Industrial Research Center, for a long time, the international molecular sieve market has been mainly composed of Monopolized by companies such as Honeywell UOP, Arkema CECA, and Zeochem, leading companies occupy a major share of the global high-end molecular sieve market by virtue of their leading technologies and financial advantages in molecular sieve R&D, production, and application. my country’s molecular sieve-related manufacturing companies include Jianlong Micronano, Dalian Haixin, Xueshan Industrial, Shanghai Hengye Chemical, etc. With the development of the market, the gap between domestic companies and international advanced companies is constantly narrowing.

my country’s molecular sieve production capacity is mainly concentrated in the Yangtze River Delta, Bohai Rim, Henan and other regions. Among them, enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta region have higher technical levels and stronger overall strength. Competition in the molecular sieve market is fierce. In recent years, as environmental protection supervision has become increasingly strict and market competition has intensified, some small and medium-sized enterprises have increased operational pressure and gradually withdraw from the market. The molecular sieve market has gradually gathered towards leading companies.

According to different uses, molecular sieves can be divided into molecular sieve adsorbents, molecular sieve catalysts, molecular sieve exchange agents, etc. Among them, molecular sieve catalysts are mainly used in the fields of petrochemical and coal chemical industries. Since petrochemical catalysts are mainly monopolized by large central enterprises such as PetroChina and Sinopec, this has led to the The molecular sieve catalyst market in this field is relatively closed. Domestic molecular sieves are mostly concentrated in the mid- to low-end fields, and high-end products rely on imports, which is not conducive to the long-term sustainable development of the industry. In the future, relevant domestic enterprises will still need to increase investment in research and development, improve product quality, and enhance high-end molecular sieve production capabilities.

Industry analysts said that molecular sieve products have high added value, have good adsorption, catalysis and ion exchange properties, and are widely used in sewage processing, petrochemical, automotive and other fields. In recent years, my country’s molecular sieve production capacity has been continuously improved, and overcapacity of mid- and low-end products has emerged. However, high-end products are still highly dependent on imports. In the future, my country’s molecular sieve industry structure needs to be further optimized.