Anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) is in strong demand in the fluorine chemical industry and my country’s output maintains a growth trend

Anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) is a compound of fluorine and hydrogen. It is a colorless gas with a pungent odor. Anhydrous hydrogen fluoride has the advantages of extremely reactive chemical properties, strong corrosiveness, strong hygroscopicity, and strong catalytic activity. As an inorganic fluorine, it has broad application prospects in the fields of fluorine chemicals, electronics and electrical, atomic energy, and drug synthesis.

The core raw material of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride is fluorite. Fluorite, also known as fluorspar, is widely used in the production process of fluorine chemical products. my country is a major producer of fluorspar, with its main producing areas including Zhejiang, Hunan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Inner Mongolia, and Hebei. According to statistics from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the total global fluorspar reserves will reach 260 million tons in 2022, of which my country’s fluorspar reserves account for 18.9% of the world’s total. The sufficient supply of raw materials has laid a good foundation for the development of my country’s anhydrous hydrogen fluoride industry.

The preparation methods of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride include the fluorite-sulfuric acid method and the fluorosilicic acid method. After years of development, the maturity of my country’s anhydrous hydrogen fluoride technology has continued to improve, driving its production capacity to continue to expand and its output to continue to grow. In 2022, my country’s anhydrous hydrogen fluoride production will reach 2.01 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%. In the future, with in-depth research and technological advancement, my country’s anhydrous hydrogen fluoride industry will gradually develop in a high-quality direction.

According to the “2023-2028 China Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride (AHF) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center 》 shows that anhydrous hydrogen fluoride has broad application prospects in the fields of fluorine chemicals, electronics and electrical, atomic energy, drug synthesis and other fields. The fluorine chemical industry has the largest demand for anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, which can be used to produce fluoropolymers, fluorine salts, fluorine refrigerants, and fluorine fine chemicals. Among fluorine refrigerants, anhydrous hydrogen fluoride can be used to make R32 refrigerant, R125 refrigerant and R134a refrigerant. As of September 2022, my country’s R32 refrigerant production capacity has exceeded 500,000 tons. In recent years, with the accelerated development of the fluorine refrigerant industry, the market demand for anhydrous hydrogen fluoride has become increasingly strong.

There are many anhydrous hydrogen fluoride production companies in my country, and the market competition is fierce. Sanmei Co., Ltd., Juhua Co., Ltd., Yonghe Co., Ltd., Lantian Chemical, Sanning Chemical, Chuanheng Co., Ltd., Jinfu New Materials, Jinbo Fluorine Chemical, etc. are the main manufacturers of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride in my country. Jin’ebo Fluorine Chemicals is a holding subsidiary of Jinshi Resources. It focuses on the research and development, production and sales of fluorine chemical products. Currently, the company is actively promoting the construction of projects with an annual output of 360,000 tons of anhydrous aluminum fluoride and an annual output of 180,000 tons of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride. , the project will be officially put into production in October 2023.

Industry analysts said that anhydrous hydrogen fluoride has the advantages of strong hygroscopicity and strong catalytic activity, and is in strong demand in the field of fluorine chemicals. In the future As the development of the downstream industry accelerates, its market prospects will continue to improve. At present, there are many anhydrous hydrogen fluoride manufacturers in my country, and the market competition is fierce. It is expected that companies with high-quality anhydrous hydrogen fluoride production capabilities will occupy a larger space in the market in the future.