The silicone industry has good prospects and promotes the development of methyl chloride industry

Methyl chloride, also known as methyl chloride, is a colorless and easily liquefied gas. It is mainly used in the silicone industry. It can also be used to produce methylcellulose, or used as organic solvents, refrigerants, foaming agents, local anesthetics, and methylcellulose. Chemical agents, used in the production of pesticides, medicines, spices and other fields.

Based on different production processes, methyl chloride on the market is currently divided into synthetic products and by-products. Among them, synthetic products are mainly used in the synthesis of organosilicon monomers, methyl cellulose, quaternary ammonium compounds, etc.; by-products are usually derived from by-product tail gas recovery of glyphosate, dimethyl phosphite, etc., and are mainly used in the synthesis of organic Silicon monomer, organic solvents, refrigerants, foaming agents and other fields. Whether it is obtained through synthesis or by-product, most of the methyl chloride is used to synthesize silicone monomers, and a small amount of the rest is used in other fields.

According to the “2023-2028 China Monochloromethane Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, In recent years, methyl chloride has been widely used in organic silicon, pesticides, solvents, etc. Especially in the field of organic silicon, methyl chloride has been used on a large scale as the main material of methyl chlorosilane, methyl cellulose and other products. In 2022, China’s demand for methyl chloride will be 2.2 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%.

In recent years, due to the influence of national environmental protection policies, many small and medium-sized glyphosate production companies that did not meet environmental protection standards and had backward production capacity have closed down and exited one after another, resulting in a decrease in the number of by-product methyl chloride companies, while the number of synthetic companies in the market continues to expand. The production scale of methyl chloride and market concentration continue to increase. Representative companies in the industry include Zhejiang Xin’an Chemical Group Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Juhua Co., Ltd., Luxi Chemical Group Co., Ltd., Shandong Jinling Group Co., Ltd., Tangshan Sanyou Chemical Co., Ltd., etc.

Although the production capacity of China’s methyl chloride industry ranks among the top in the world, a large number of production companies such as Hesheng Silicon Industry Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Xin’an Chemical Group Co., Ltd., and Tangshan Sanyou Chemical Co., Ltd. mainly use it for their own use to meet their needs. Due to its own demand, the number of methyl chloride products for “export” is not large, and the domestic market demand for methyl chloride has not yet been fully released, limiting the development of the methyl chloride industry.

Industrial analysts said that China’s methyl chloride is mainly used in the production of monomers in the field of organic silicon. As the world’s largest consumer of organic silicon and As a major producer, my country has good application prospects for methyl chloride and has great potential for tapping the market demand capacity. Moreover, in the “Made in China 2025” Green Paper on Technological Innovation in Key Areas – Technology Roadmap (2017 Edition), silicone rubber, silicone resin, silicone oil and other products are included in key development areas, and the methyl chloride industry has good development prospects. .