The market demand for trimethoxysilane continues to grow, and industry competition is likely to intensify in the future.

Trimethoxysilane is also known as trimethoxyhydrogensilane and trimethoxysilane. Its CAS number is 2487-90-3 and its molecular formula is C₃H₁₀O₃Si, the relative molecular weight is 122.20, the flash point is 24 °F, the melting point is −115 °C (lit.), the density is 0.96 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.), and it is non-existent in normal conditions. A clear liquid with a slightly pungent odor. At present, the purity of trimethoxysilane on the Chinese market is mostly 99% or 98%. Trimethoxysilane can be used as chemical reagents, fine chemicals, pharmaceutical intermediates, material intermediates, especially as organosilicon compounds to prepare silane coupling agents, etc.

Trimethoxysilane has certain toxicity and is a hazardous chemical. Its transportation is highly dangerous. In addition, trimethoxysilane is usually used as a raw material to produce vinyltrimethoxysilane, γ-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)propane. Downstream products such as trimethoxysilane are rarely used directly, so trimethoxysilane manufacturers usually use them directly as raw materials to produce vinyltrimethoxysilane, γ-(2,3-epoxy) with higher added value. Products such as propoxypropyltrimethoxysilane and trimethoxysilane are rarely sold externally. Especially in the context of the price increase of the upstream raw material – silicon powder, the prices of products in the middle and lower reaches of the industrial chain have increased strongly. Trimethoxysilane companies are more willing to produce downstream products and obtain higher profits, and directly sell trimethoxysilane. The enthusiasm is low, so companies in the industry mostly implement backward integration strategies, and only sell trimethoxysilane externally when they have excess production capacity.

At present, there are not many manufacturing companies in the trimethoxysilane industry in my country. The main companies include Jiangxi Chenguang New Materials Co., Ltd., Hubei Jianghan New Materials Co., Ltd., Hubei Xinlantian New Materials Co., Ltd., and Shandong Silicon New Materials Co., Ltd. Company, Nanjing Qiyu Chemical Technology Co., Ltd., etc., are distributed in East China and Central China. In recent years, the output of my country’s trimethoxysilane industry has shown a sustained and rapid growth trend. This is mainly due to the continuous development of trimethoxysilane downstream industries such as functional silanes in my country, and the increase in demand for trimethoxysilane, driving the increase in industry output; Especially since 2021, my country’s silane product market has exploded, causing trimethoxysilane production to increase significantly. According to the “Trimethoxysilane Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Suggestions Report 2023-2028” released by the Industrial Research Center, In 2022, my country’s trimethoxysilane industry production capacity will be 34,500 tons.

Industrial analysts said that trimethoxysilane is an intermediate for the synthesis of functional silane, and functional silane can be used to produce silane coupling agent. As the global functional silane industry chain gradually shifts to China, related industries in the downstream application fields of functional silane have also begun to build supporting facilities in the country. China has become one of the regions with the fastest growing demand for functional silane, which has strongly promoted the development of trimethoxysilane. Expansion of silane market demand. As the industry continues to develop, technological innovation improves, and product demand continues to increase, new investors will enter the trimethoxysilane market, and competition in the trimethoxysilane industry will continue to intensify.