The PCB market has strong development momentum and the market demand for high-end electronic chemicals for PCB is released.

Electronic chemicals refer to special chemicals and chemical materials supporting the electronics industry. Printed circuit board (PCB) is an indispensable basic component in electronic components. In PCB production and manufacturing, electronic chemicals are required in chemical copper plating, electroplating, copper surface treatment, chemical nickel gold and other links. In recent years, with the development of the PCB industry, the market demand for electronic chemicals for PCB has continued to grow, and the scale of the industry has been expanding.

In recent years, thanks to the eastward shift of the global electronics industry, my country’s PCB production scale has continued to grow. At present, my country has become the main global PCB production area. In 2021, the PCB market size in mainland China will reach 43.54 billion U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 24.3%. In the era of the Internet of Everything, as a key connector for electronic components, the PCB industry has strong development momentum, and the market size of electronic chemicals for PCB will expand accordingly.

According to the “2022-2026 China PCB Electronic Chemicals Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report released by the Industrial Research Center 》shows that in 2021, the output value of the electronic chemicals industry for PCB in mainland China will be approximately 13.86 billion yuan. There are various types of electronic chemicals for PCB, including photoresists, high-purity reagents, corrosives, special adhesives, etc. Due to the late start of the domestic market, the current domestic electronic chemicals for PCB are mostly concentrated in the mid- to low-end fields, and the high-end fields are not yet available. Have advantages to compete with international companies.

Due to its strong specificity and high technical content, the electronic chemicals industry for PCB has high entry barriers. Currently, in the global electronic chemicals market for PCBs, companies in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan are leading in the technology field, such as DowDuPont, Honeywell, Mitsubishi Chemical, MacDermid Enox, Atotech, Chaote, etc.

In recent years, due to the increase in Sino-US trade friction, the supply of high-end electronic chemicals for PCB has been unstable. In order to ensure the safety of the industrial chain and achieve independent and controllable production, domestic enterprises have gradually upgraded the performance of domestic electronic chemicals for PCBs and replaced them with domestically produced electronic chemicals for high-end PCBs by strengthening technology research and development, cultivating high-tech talents, and increasing investment in research and development. The pace quickens.

In the 5G era, with the iteration of technology, the development trends of lightweight automobiles, miniaturization of electronics, and intelligent home appliances are obvious, and the market demand for high-end PCBs will be further released. Electronic chemicals for PCB have a great impact on the integration, conductivity, signal transmission, etc. of PCB products. Against this background, the market demand for high-end electronic chemicals for PCB will continue to increase.

Industry analysts said that my country is a major PCB producer and the market demand for electronic chemicals for PCB is vast. However, due to the late start of the market, Due to insufficient technology, domestically produced electronic chemicals for PCBs are mostly concentrated in the mid- to low-end fields, and demand for high-end products still relies on imports. In recent years, in order to ensure supply security, my country’s supply capacity of high-end electronic chemicals for PCBs has been continuously strengthened, and the pace of domestic substitution has accelerated.