Environmental supervision is becoming stricter, N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine industry development opportunities and risks coexist

N,N-Dimethylcyclohexylamine (DMCHA) is a strongly alkaline, low viscosity, moderately active amine (tertiary amine, i.e. tertiary amine) catalyst. It appears as a colorless or light yellow transparent liquid. Insoluble in most polyols and organic solvents, but basically insoluble in water. As an amine catalyst, N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine has a catalytic effect on gelation and foaming. It is widely used in polyurethane rigid foam production, board production, insulation materials and other fields.

According to the “2021-2026 China N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine industry market in-depth research and development prospect forecast report released by the Industrial Research Center 》shows that in the international market, the main market suppliers of N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine include Evonik of Germany, Huntsman of the United States, Solvay, and BASF of Germany. Among them, Evonik of Germany is The world’s largest manufacturer of N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine, with an annual production capacity of 5,000 tons/year.

From the perspective of the domestic market, there are a large number of N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine manufacturers in my country, but most of them are small and medium-sized enterprises. Due to limitations of technical level, environmental protection supervision, production equipment and other factors, domestic N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine production enterprises are mainly small and medium-sized enterprises. The output of dimethylcyclohexylamine is low, and the product’s dependence on imports is still high. The market share of N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine is mainly concentrated among the leading companies. The larger domestic production companies include Wanhua Chemical Group, Zhejiang Wansheng Co., Ltd., Shandong Lianchuang Fine Chemicals, Solvay ( Zhangjiagang) fine chemicals, etc.

From the production process point of view, there are many production processes for N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine, mainly including N,N-dimethylaniline hydrogenation method, cyclohexylamine methylation method, cyclohexanone method, and phenol method. wait. In recent years, due to the increasingly strict restrictions on environmental protection supervision, the approval of N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine projects has become more difficult, and there are fewer new domestic installations, resulting in a tight supply of N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine in the market. Against this background, some domestic companies have begun to choose alternative products that are more environmentally friendly and have similar functions, and the development of the N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine industry has been affected to a certain extent.

In recent years, with the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization in my country, the market demand for N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine has been increasing. In 2019, the domestic market demand for N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine was 2.7 10,000 tons. Affected by the epidemic, the market demand for N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine dropped in 2020 to about 24,000 tons. With the growth of the domestic economy, the market demand for N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine will resume growth. The market development space of N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine will be large in the future. However, under the background of tightening environmental protection supervision, N , the N-dimethylcyclohexylamine industry also has certain investment risks.

Industry analysts said that N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine is widely used in rigid foam production, insulation materials and other fields. In recent years, with the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization in my country, the market demand for N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine has been increasing. However, due to environmental protection supervision and production technology restrictions, the approval of N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine projects is difficult. Increase, new production capacity will be less. Overall, there are both opportunities and risks for the development of the N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine industry in the future.