As national environmental protection policies become more stringent, the development of the alkylphenol (AP) industry faces challenges

Alkylphenol (AP), also known as alkylphenol, has a molecular formula of RC6H4OH and refers to an organic compound made by replacing the hydrogen atoms on the aromatic ring of phenol with an alkyl group. Alkyl phenols are often used as intermediates in organic synthesis and can participate in a variety of chemical reactions. They are widely used in medicine, chemical industry, printing, dyeing, textile and other fields. There are many types of alkylphenols, with methylphenol, nonylphenol, propylphenol, etc. being their representative products.

Nonylphenol (NP) is a long-chain alkylphenol with the chemical formula C15H24O. It has the characteristics of good dispersion, strong cleaning ability, good emulsification, and strong penetration. It is widely used in the production process of surfactants and pesticide additives. . In December 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the “List of Key New Pollutants for Control (2023 Edition)”, which clearly listed nonylphenol as a new pollutant. In the future, with the implementation of national environmental protection policies, the application of nonylphenol as a new pollutant will gradually be banned, and its market demand will shrink day by day, which will bring challenges to the development of my country’s alkylphenol industry.

Alkylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (APEO) is a downstream product of alkylphenol. It is made from alkylphenol and ethylene oxide as raw materials through condensation reaction. It has the advantages of low production cost, good chemical stability, acid and alkali resistance, etc. It can be used to produce various printing and dyeing auxiliaries, including metal cleaning agents, formulated detergents, spinning oils, etc. Alkylphenol polyoxyethylene ether has excellent comprehensive properties, but it is easy to cause environmental pollution during use. In the future, as the research and development of green and environmentally friendly alternative products accelerates, its market share will decline. By then, the development speed of my country’s alkylphenol industry will be There will be some slowdown.

In terms of application fields, alkylphenols are rich in types and have a wide range of applications, with the chemical industry being the largest demand end. According to the “2023-2027 Alkylphenol (AP) Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Suggestions Report released by the Industrial Research Center It shows that the global alkylphenol market size will reach 10.67 billion yuan in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 7.9%. It is expected that in the future, as some subdivided products and downstream products are prohibited from production and use, the prosperity of my country’s alkylphenol industry will decline, and its market size will continue to decline.

In terms of production companies, the main manufacturers of alkylphenols in my country include Tongcheng New Materials, Fengguang Co., Ltd., Dingjide, Ruifeng New Materials, Li’anlong, etc. Dingjide focuses on the R&D, production and sales of high-performance chemical additives such as catalysts and oxidants. Currently, the company is actively promoting a construction project with an annual output of 15,000 tons of alkylphenol.

Industry analysts said that alkylphenol, as an organic compound, has a wide range of applications. In recent years, driven by national environmental protection policies, the prosperity of my country’s green chemical industry has improved. Some alkyl phenol products are prone to causing environmental pollution and have gradually been banned from use and production. This has brought certain challenges to the development of the alkyl phenol industry. It is expected that in the future, as market demand shrinks, my country’s alkylphenol industry will enter a stage of slow development.