The downstream demand for hydrotalcite in my country continues to be released, and the market size continues to expand.

Hydrotalcite is a type of anionic clay with a special layered structure. It is a non-toxic dihydroxy compound with a similar structure to brucite. It has alkalinity, adsorption, weak alkalinity, stability, flame retardancy, and thermal stability. , catalytic properties, memory effect, and structural controllability, and are widely used in fields such as medicine, plastics, flame retardants, catalysts, synthetic resins, and environmental protection treatments.

Depending on the content of impurity elements, hydrotalcite can be divided into pharmaceutical grade hydrotalcite and industrial grade hydrotalcite. The production process of industrial-grade hydrotalcite is relatively simple and can be used in the papermaking industry to improve the smoothness and controllability of paper; it can be used in the plastics industry to improve the hardness, stiffness, heat resistance, wear resistance, and creep resistance of plastic products. It can be used in the ceramic industry to improve the performance, strength, volume density and color rendering of ceramic embryos. Medical-grade hydrotalcite has higher production process requirements, and its application range is smaller than that of industrial-grade hydrotalcite. It is mainly used to produce medical polyvinyl chloride or treat chronic diseases caused by acidic environments, and its market capacity is small.

Depending on the source, hydrotalcite can be divided into natural hydrotalcite and synthetic hydrotalcite. Natural hydrotalcite is difficult to mine and its purity is not high. Therefore, most of the hydrotalcite supplies on the market are synthetic hydrotalcite. Synthetic hydrotalcite has simple processing technology, high purity, and wide application. It can be produced by low/high saturation co-precipitation method, hydrothermal synthesis method, roasting reduction method, anion exchange method, N2 protected synthesis method, etc.

According to the “In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Suggestions Report on Hydrotalcite Industry 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center, in recent years , my country’s hydrotalcite development trend is good. On the one hand, as my country’s emphasis on environmental protection continues to increase and sewage discharge supervision becomes more stringent, hydrotalcite, as a good sewage treatment adsorbent, is widely used in the field of sewage treatment, and the market demand continues to increase. On the other hand, with the continuous advancement of urbanization in my country and the rapid development of infrastructure construction, the number of modified building materials involving hydrotalcite has increased, promoting the continuous increase in hydrotalcite production.

Benefiting from the release of downstream demand, the scale of my country’s hydrotalcite market continues to expand. In 2022, the scale of my country’s hydrotalcite market was 1.34 billion yuan, which was 680 million yuan in 2018. It increased by 660 million yuan in five years, with a compound annual growth rate of 18.5%. Among them, the market size of industrial-grade hydrotalcite will be 1.19 billion yuan in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 20.2%; the market size of pharmaceutical-grade hydrotalcite will be 140 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.7%.

Industry analysts said that compared with developed countries such as Europe, the United States and Japan, my country’s hydrotalcite market started late and is still in the development stage. Although there are many domestic hydrotalcite manufacturers, they are mainly concentrated in the low-end market. Compared with advanced foreign products, there is a big gap in production technology and product quality. Domestic hydrotalcite imports are highly dependent. Hongyuan Chemical, Chenghe Technology, Shaoyang Tiantang, Boyang Chemical, etc. are the main hydrotalcite manufacturers in my country.