my country’s high-end competitiveness of fluorinated coolant is expected to increase, with data centers as its main demand side

Fluorinated coolant, also known as electronic fluorinated coolant, is a fluoride solution that appears as a colorless and transparent liquid. Fluorinated coolant has the advantages of safety, reliability, good high temperature stability, low surface tension, good chemical inertness, and good thermal conductivity. It is widely used in mechanical processing, electronic and electrical, metal processing, photovoltaic power generation, data centers and other fields.

The raw materials of fluorinated coolant include organic acids, chlorofluorocarbons and metal oxides. Organic acids include citric acid and acetic acid; chlorofluorocarbons, also known as chlorofluorocarbons, include trichlorethylene, carbon tetrachloride, phosphorus pentachloride, diphenylmethane and hexamethylenetetramine, etc., occupying fluorine The main production cost of chemical coolant. In recent years, benefiting from national policy support and the improved technological maturity of local companies, my country’s chlorofluorocarbon production has continued to increase, driving the development of the fluorinated coolant industry to further accelerate.

According to the “2023-2028 China Fluorinated Coolant Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center , fluorinated coolant has a wide range of applications and good industry development prospects, with the data center field being its largest demand end. As my country’s data center construction process accelerates and high-tech technologies such as AI continue to innovate, the market demand for fluorinated coolant as a transmission medium for data center cooling systems is increasingly strong.

The major global manufacturers of fluorinated coolant include 3M Company of the United States, Mitsubishi Group of Japan, Daikin Industries of Japan, Solvay of Belgium, Chemours of the United States, etc. 3M is the world’s largest manufacturer of fluorinated coolants, accounting for nearly 90% of the market. Its independently developed Novec series of fluorinated coolants can be used as semiconductor heat transfer media, and its product sales have reached a leading position in the world. In December 2022, 3M announced that it would exit the fluorinated coolant and fluoropolymer business before the end of 2025, which will bring development opportunities to my country’s fluorinated coolant companies.

my country’s fluorinated coolant industry is still in its infancy. In recent years, attracted by market prospects, the number of companies entering this industry has continued to grow. Juhua Co., Ltd., Xinzhoubang, Zhongxin Fluoro Materials, Yongtai Technology, Haisifu Chemical, etc. are the main players in my country’s fluorinated coolant market. Due to factors such as high technical barriers, there is still a certain gap in the quality of my country’s fluorinated coolants compared with overseas developed countries. Local companies urgently need to increase investment in research and development to enhance their high-end competitiveness.

Industry analysts said that fluorinated coolant has the advantages of good chemical inertness and good thermal conductivity, and is often used as a heat transfer medium. In the fields of electronics, electrical and data centers, in recent years, as the construction process of data centers has accelerated, the market demand for fluorinated coolants in my country has continued to grow. In terms of market competition, in the future, as the technological level of local enterprises improves, the market share of high-end fluorinated coolant in my country will increase.