Sulfuric acid has a wide range of downstream applications and industry development is stable and improving

Sulfuric acid is an inorganic compound and one of the most important oxygen-containing acids. Sulfuric acid is active and can react with most metals. High-concentration sulfuric acid has strong water absorption and can be used as a dehydrating agent. Sulfuric acid is an important industrial raw material that can be used to produce drugs, explosives, pigments, fertilizers, detergents, batteries and other products. In recent years, with the continuous growth of my country’s economy, the scale of the sulfuric acid industry has expanded year by year. At this stage, my country has become a global The largest sulfuric acid producing country.

According to the “2021-2025 China Sulfuric Acid Industry Market Analysis and Research Report” released by the Industrial Research Center, from 2016 to 2020, my country’s The output of the sulfuric acid industry fluctuates little. In 2020, the output of the sulfuric acid industry reached more than 83 million tons. In the first half of 2021, the output of the sulfuric acid industry was around 46 million tons. In recent years, with the rapid development of many industries such as electric power, transportation, construction, and automobiles, sulfuric acid consumption has continued to increase. In the first half of 2021, the apparent consumption of sulfuric acid reached more than 45 million tons.

After continuous development and accumulation, my country’s sulfuric acid industry has made great achievements in many aspects such as process technology, equipment level, industrial scale, and comprehensive utilization of resources. From the perspective of the import and export market, my country is a major producer and exporter of sulfuric acid. Since 2018, my country’s sulfuric acid import and export market has been in a state of trade surplus. Domestic sulfuric acid is exported to India, Indonesia, Australia, Brazil and other regions. According to customs Data shows that from January to May 2021, my country’s total sulfuric acid exports were 843,000 tons, and total imports were 183,000 tons.

Sulfuric acid is a basic chemical raw material. my country is a major petrochemical country. There are many domestic companies with sulfuric acid production capacity, including Xinyangfeng Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong Hengbang Smelting Co., Ltd., and Anhui Silte Fertilizer Co., Ltd. , Shandong Lubei Chemical Co., Ltd., etc. With the improvement of corporate research and development capabilities and the advancement of production processes, the production capacity of high-end sulfuric acid products such as electronic-grade sulfuric acid and reagent-grade sulfuric acid has steadily increased.

From the perspective of production capacity distribution, my country’s sulfuric acid production capacity is mainly distributed in East China, Southwest China, and Central China and other regions. East China’s production capacity accounts for nearly 30%, followed by Southwest China’s production capacity, which accounts for approximately 27%. From the perspective of production capacity structure, sulfur acid production capacity accounts for about 45% of sulfuric acid production capacity, which is the mainstream production process, followed by smelting flue gas acid production, accounting for more than 35% of the production capacity.

Industry analysts said that sulfuric acid is a basic chemical raw material. In recent years, with the growth of my country’s economy, the scale of the sulfuric acid industry has expanded year by year. At the same time, The industry has also made good achievements in many aspects such as process technology, equipment level, and comprehensive utilization rate of resources. Overall, the development of the sulfuric acid industry is stable and improving. With the continuous optimization of production processes and the upgrading of market demand, the structure of the sulfuric acid industry is constantly being optimized.