The types of cellulose ethers are increasing day by day, and the market size is gradually growing.

Cellulose ether is a general name for cellulose derivatives generated from natural cellulose after etherification and alkalization reactions under certain conditions. Cellulose ether can be dissolved in dilute alkali solutions and organic solvents. It has good water solubility, film-forming properties, adhesion, water retention and other characteristics. It can improve and optimize product performance, thereby increasing the added value and utilization efficiency of the product.

At present, the types of cellulose ethers are increasing day by day, and there are various classification methods according to different classification standards. According to whether it contains ionization, cellulose ethers can be roughly divided into non-ionic cellulose ethers, ionic cellulose ethers, etc.; according to different solubility, cellulose ethers can be roughly divided into water-insoluble cellulose ethers and water-soluble cellulose ethers. Ethers, etc.; according to different types of substituents, cellulose ethers can be divided into single ether cellulose ethers, mixed ether cellulose ethers, etc.; according to different application fields, cellulose ethers can be divided into medical grade, food grade, etc.

From the perspective of the downstream market, cellulose ethers have a wide range of applications and are widely used in petroleum, medicine, food, building materials, daily chemicals, papermaking, mining, textiles and other fields. Among them, building materials have become the largest application field of cellulose ether, with a market share of 34.2%; followed by the petroleum field, with a market share of 16.5%; and the third ranked food field, with a market share of 15.3%.

According to the “Global Cellulose Ether Industry In-depth Market Research and Key Area Research Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center, As a kind of pharmaceutical material, cellulose ether is widely used in the field of medicine. It is often used to make sustained- and controlled-release preparations, plant capsules, pharmaceutical films, pharmaceutical tablet coatings and other products. It can promote the dispersion and dissolution of pharmaceuticals to a certain extent. , which plays the role of extending the duration of drug effect. In addition, cellulose ethers can also be used directly as food additives, with functions such as thickening and improving taste, and are widely used in fried foods, baked foods, non-dairy cream and other products. Driven by downstream market demand, the size of my country’s cellulose ether market has shown a trend of increasing year by year. From 2016 to 2022, my country’s cellulose ether market size will increase from 6.884 billion yuan to 13.641 billion yuan, with an average annual compound growth rate of 11.8%.

Industry analysts said that at this stage, my country’s largest cellulose ether companies mainly include Heda Group and Zhongfu Zhiwei , Yuegui Co., Ltd., Maocheng Chemical, Northern Chemical, Yiteng Group, Huiguang Chemical, Pengyu Chemical, Xiangtai Cellulose, etc. Among them, Heda Group has a relatively high market share and has gradually become the leading company in the industry. In addition, there are some companies in my country’s cellulose ether market. These companies are small in scale and have relatively single product categories. As my country’s cellulose ether market continues to develop, competition among companies has gradually intensified. In order to seize market share, leading companies continue to optimize production technology and improve market competitiveness. The living space of small and medium-sized cellulose ether companies is shrinking day by day. They may be merged or disappear in the future, and market concentration is expected to further increase.