Development and market trend of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose is a leading sub industry in the fine chemical fiber industry. If it is deeply connected with the downstream demand, there will be great development space in the future. In order to break through the bottleneck of application, the hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose industry should strive to meet the high-end and emerging demand, which is the breakthrough for the further development of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose industry.

At present, the coating of cement mortar, ceramic tile cement, asbestos and other refractory materials, gypsum concrete slurry, joint cement, latex putty, latex, electronic materials, refractory mortar, water-based ink and other industries and fields have an inestimable role. In terms of building materials, the demand is the largest. In 2015, the development of building materials industry and the development of land market have the greatest impact on the supply and demand of HPMC, which is also directly related to its price trend.

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose plays an important role in many fields, such as national defense and military industry, medical and health care, building materials, information industry, energy conservation and environmental protection. In 2014, the production of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose in China increased by 10.3% over the previous year, and the consumption increased by 13%. This shows that there is still a big gap in demand, especially for high-end products. To fill this gap, we need to improve the production process. At present, it is mainly completed by alkali treatment, hydroxypropylation and methylation. In recent years, all kinds of technologies only focus on improving the operation of each unit. In general, cotton wool is used as raw material, and 50% sodium hydroxide aqueous solution is used for alkaline treatment to obtain cellulose sodium salt, which is used for hydroxypropylation and methylation. In order to meet the emerging demand and high-end product level, it is necessary to continuously improve the production process, develop new technologies, improve the viscosity and fineness of HPMC, and break through the 80-120 mesh standard in the current market. I believe that HPMC still has a great development space.