There is strong demand for ion exchangers in the field of water treatment, and my country’s import and export scale continues to expand.

Ion exchanger refers to an insoluble polymer substance containing several ionic groups, which can carry out an equivalent exchange reaction with ions in the solution. Ion exchangers have the advantages of high selectivity, high product purity, long service life, and low production costs. They are widely used in water treatment, chemical separation technology, food processing, biotechnology and other fields.

There are many types of ion exchangers. According to different parent materials, ion exchangers can be divided into ion exchange gels, ion exchange resins and ion exchange cellulose, etc.; according to the different properties of active groups, they can be divided into anion exchangers and cation exchangers; according to different organic substances, they can be divided into It is an organic ion exchanger and an inorganic ion exchanger. Ion exchange resin has the advantages of reusability, strong separation ability, and simple use method, and is a mainstream product in my country’s ion exchanger market.

In recent years, the global market demand for ion exchangers has grown, driving the continued expansion of my country’s import and export scale. According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs of China, in 2022, my country’s export volume of primary form ion exchangers based on polymers from items 3901 to 3913 will reach 142,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 9.3%; import volume will reach 19,000 tons, a year-on-year increase 5.9%. At present, countries such as South Korea, the United States, Italy and Germany are the main exporters of ion exchangers in my country.

According to the “2023-2028 China Ion Exchanger Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, Ion exchangers are mainly used in water treatment, chemical separation technology, food processing, biotechnology and other fields, among which the water treatment field is the largest demand end. In recent years, with the tightening of national environmental protection policies, the development speed of my country’s water treatment industry has continued to accelerate. my country’s water treatment market size will reach 35.6 billion yuan in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 9.2%. Ion exchangers can change the ion concentration in industrial wastewater, medical wastewater, and domestic sewage, and achieve water purification purposes by adsorbing harmful ions. Benefiting from the growth in downstream demand, the development space of my country’s ion exchanger industry will be further expanded.

The major global manufacturers of ion exchangers include Merck of Germany, DuPont of the United States, etc. Compared with overseas developed countries, my country’s ion exchanger industry started late, and the market lacks leading companies. Jianlong Micro-Nano, Zhengguang Co., Ltd., Lanxiao Technology, Yaoyang Fine Chemicals, etc. are the main manufacturers of ion exchangers in my country.

Industry analysts said that ion exchangers, as a reactive polymer electrolyte, have broad application prospects in the field of water treatment. In the future, as the concept of environmental protection continues to deepen, the scale of my country’s water treatment market will further expand, which will accelerate the development of the ion exchanger industry. my country’s ion exchanger industry started late, lacks leading companies in the market, and relies heavily on imports of high-performance products. This is the main challenge facing the development of the industry.