The market demand for sodium benzoate continues to rise, and Wuhan Organic Industry is my country’s leading enterprise

Sodium benzoate, also known as sodium benzoate, has a chemical formula of C7H5NaO2 and is an organic compound. Sodium benzoate appears as a white crystalline powder with a faint benzoin smell. It is easily soluble in water and ethanol, but insoluble in solvents such as toluene and concentrated hydrochloric acid. Sodium benzoate has the characteristics of lipophilicity, barrier properties, sterilization, and antibacterial properties, and is widely used in plastics, food, dyes, medicines, spices and other fields.

The preparation process of sodium benzoate mainly includes toluene oxidation method and neutralization method of benzoic acid and sodium bicarbonate. The toluene oxidation method uses toluene and cobalt naphthoate as the main raw materials. After heating, air is introduced to cause an oxidation reaction to produce toluene. After debenzenization, distillation and neutralization, sodium benzoate is obtained; benzoic acid and sodium bicarbonate neutralization method It refers to dissolving water and sodium bicarbonate, then adding benzoic acid, and preparing sodium benzoate through processes such as stirring, heating, suction filtration, and neutralization.

According to the “2022-2027 Belt and Road Construction Impact Analysis and Industry Development Strategy Research Report on China’s Sodium Benzoate Industry》shows that the main raw material of sodium benzoate is benzoic acid. Benzoic acid usually exists in nature in the form of free esters or acids. my country has sufficient benzoic acid production. As one of the world’s major benzoic acid producers, Wuhan Organic Industry accounts for nearly 35.0% of the world’s production. Driven by the advantages of raw materials, my country’s sodium benzoate production continues to grow. my country’s sodium benzoate output will reach 75,000 tons in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 6.9%. With the continuous innovation of production technology by leading enterprises, it is expected that my country’s sodium benzoate output will exceed 100,000 tons by 2025.

Sodium benzoate is mainly used in the food processing field, accounting for 50.0% of the demand. As a preservative, sodium benzoate is suitable for strongly acidic foods. It is usually used in soy sauce, fruit and vegetable drinks, carbonated drinks, preserves, jams and other foods. In recent years, with the rapid economic development and upgrading of consumption structure, carbonated drinks are increasingly favored by many young consumers. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, my country’s total carbonated beverage production will reach 23.373 million tons in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 18.2%. Benefiting from the increasingly strong market demand, the development space of my country’s sodium benzoate industry continues to expand.

my country’s sodium benzoate industry has a high degree of concentration. The main production companies include Wuhan Organic Industry, Tianjin Dongda Chemical, Dongguan Black Horse Chemical, Shandong Tongtai Weirun Chemical and Hefei Huayi Chemical. Wuhan Organic Industry, as the largest supplier of toluene derivatives in my country, occupies nearly 40.0% of the sodium benzoate market.

Industry analysts said that sodium benzoate, as one of the important toluene derivatives, is widely used in many fields such as food, dyes, medicine, etc. As market demand is gradually released, the future development prospects of the industry will continue to improve. Benefiting from the sufficient supply of raw materials, my country’s sodium benzoate production continues to increase. Driven by the technological innovation of leading enterprises, my country’s sodium benzoate production capacity has ranked among the world’s leaders.