With the deepening of research, China’s demand for acetophenone continues to grow

Acetophenone, also known as acetophenone and methyl phenyl ketone, is one of the simplest aromatic ketones. The CAS number is 98-86-2. The molecular formula of acetophenone is C8H8O, and its molecular weight is 120.15. It is a colorless or light yellow liquid, slightly soluble in water, and easily soluble in alcohols, ethers and other organic compounds. Acetophenone is flammable and explosive when exposed to open flames or high heat. Acetophenone is an important chemical intermediate, mainly used in the plastic additives industry, and is an important raw material for PVC heat stabilizers. Acetophenone is also an important intermediate for medicines, flavors and fragrances.

At present, the global acetophenone production capacity is mainly concentrated in the United States, China and other countries and regions. Due to its late start and relatively short development time, China’s acetophenone industry is currently not mature and there are still many deficiencies in the development of downstream application fields. At the same time, due to factors such as the lack of technological innovation capabilities of enterprises, China’s acetophenone industry has a global reputation. The competitiveness is not strong. From the perspective of market demand, due to the continued expansion of domestic PVC stabilizers, plasticizers, flavors, fragrances, solvents and other industries, the overall domestic demand for acetophenone has maintained rapid growth and has now become the world’s major demand for acetophenone. market.

Acetophenone is a niche chemical product. Due to factors such as limited market capacity, high product technology level, and immature domestic large-scale production technology, there are not many companies in the industry. In addition, affected by environmental protection policies in recent years, some small-scale, Enterprises that do not meet environmental protection standards are launched on the market. At this stage, the key enterprises in my country’s acetophenone industry include Haicheng Liqi Carbon Materials Co., Ltd., Shanghai Shengshan Chemical Technology Co., Ltd., Dandong Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd., and Jiangxi Dadi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , Anhui Jiaxian Functional Additives Co., Ltd., etc. Among them, Haicheng Liqi Carbon Materials Co., Ltd. is the largest acetophenone manufacturer in China. It occupies an important market share in the domestic acetophenone market and has a high industry market concentration.

According to the “Acetophenone Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Suggestions Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center, benzene Ethyl ketone is an important raw material for PVC heat stabilizers, which can meet the stringent requirements for materials in food packaging and other fields. In recent years, the increased demand for various types of food packaging has driven the continued growth of PVC production capacity and driven the continued rise in market demand for acetophenone. In addition, as the research on acetophenone gradually deepens, its demand in the fields of flavors and fragrances, solvents, and medicines continues to grow.

Industry analysts said that acetophenone is an important chemical intermediate and is widely used in plastic additives, medicines, and flavors. Spices and other fields. In the next few years, thanks to the continued development of downstream industries such as plastic additives and flavors and fragrances, as well as the continued improvement of acetophenone technology, improved product quality, and further broadening of product application scope, China’s acetophenone market demand may continue to grow. .