Sodium bicarbonate production capacity is overcapacity and the high-end market needs to be developed

Sodium Bicarbonate, commonly known as baking soda and soda ash, CAS number is 144-55-8, chemical formula is NaHCO₃, molecular weight is 84.01, and is a white crystalline powder or opaque monoclinic crystal It is a fine crystal, easily soluble in water, insoluble in ethanol, etc., and can decompose in humid air or hot air to generate CO₂. Sodium bicarbonate is an important inorganic chemical product with a wide range of downstream applications, including medicine, food, industry and other fields.

Common sodium bicarbonate can be divided into industrial grade sodium bicarbonate, food grade sodium bicarbonate, and pharmaceutical grade sodium bicarbonate according to its use. Among them, industrial-grade sodium bicarbonate is mainly used to produce fire extinguishing agents, detergents, color-fixing agents, co-solvents, etc.; food-grade sodium bicarbonate is also called edible alkali and is commonly used to make steamed buns, steamed buns, fried dough sticks, biscuits and other foods. It will generate carbon dioxide, sodium carbonate, and water. The overflow of water and carbon dioxide will make the food soft and delicious; sodium bicarbonate is weakly alkaline, so it is often used as a pharmaceutical raw material in the medical field to neutralize excessive gastric acid in patients and relieve pain. Stomach pain, heartburn, and acid reflux symptoms.

The production process of sodium bicarbonate is not complicated, the raw materials are convenient and easy to obtain, and the technical content of the production equipment is not high. Therefore, the entry threshold for this industry is not high. There are many production companies in the industry, and the domestic sodium bicarbonate production capacity is excessive. In addition, the sodium bicarbonate industry has a scale effect, so there are many large-scale production companies in the industry and the industry concentration is high. The main sodium bicarbonate companies in my country include Inner Mongolia Yuanxing Energy Co., Ltd., Lingyun Pharmaceutical Chemical Co., Ltd., Tianjin Bohua Yongli Chemical Co., Ltd., etc. Among them, Inner Mongolia Yuanxing Energy Co., Ltd. has higher production capacity and ranks first in the country. According to the “In-depth Market Research Report on Sodium Bicarbonate Industry Segments in 2022” released by the Industrial Research Center, in 2021, China The production capacity of sodium bicarbonate is 3 million tons, and the production capacity of Inner Mongolia Yuanxing Energy Co., Ltd. is 1.1 million tons/year, accounting for 36%.

In recent years, as sodium bicarbonate has made progress in research on feed additives and medicine, its demand in feed additives, medicine and other fields has increased rapidly, becoming an important driving force for the development of the sodium bicarbonate industry. For example, in the field of food additives, sodium bicarbonate can speed up the animal’s digestion and absorption of feed by adjusting the acid-base balance of the animal’s body, thereby promoting the rapid development and growth of animals. Our country is a country with a large population. With economic development and the improvement of people’s living standards, domestic consumers’ demand for meat, eggs, milk and other products continues to grow, which in turn promotes the application of sodium bicarbonate in feed additives; in recent years, with the The role of sodium in drug poisoning and correction of acidosis has emerged, and the application of sodium bicarbonate in the medical field continues to grow rapidly.

Industrial analysts said that the production of sodium bicarbonate in my country is relatively mature, and its output is sufficient to meet the needs of food, industry and other aspects. However, the sodium bicarbonate currently produced is mainly industrial grade, and the production of sodium bicarbonate for high-end markets such as food grade and pharmaceutical grade needs to be increased. As my country’s feed additives and pharmaceutical fields continue to develop, the application of sodium bicarbonate in the above fields will gradually increase. There is still much room for development in the future. Sodium bicarbonate companies can focus on the development of this field.