Benzaldehyde has broad application prospects and my country is a major producer and exporter.

Benzaldehyde, also known as benzoin aldehyde and benzaldehyde, has a chemical formula of C7H6O and is an organic compound. The pure product of benzaldehyde appears as a colorless liquid, and the industrial product appears as a colorless to light yellow liquid with a unique aromatic odor. It is miscible with chloroform, ether, ethanol and benzene, and is slightly soluble in water. As the simplest aromatic aldehyde, benzaldehyde is widely used in many fields such as spices, herbicides, medicines, food additives, and dyes.

The main preparation methods of benzaldehyde include dibenzyl ether oxidation method, toluene chlorination and then hydrolysis method, cinnamic aldehyde method and toluene liquid phase oxidation method. The dibenzyl ether oxidation method refers to reacting dibenzyl ether with oxygen under heating conditions, and then distilling it to obtain the finished product; the toluene chlorination and rehydrolysis method refers to using toluene as the main raw material, through chlorination, distillation, hydrolysis and other processes. The finished product is obtained; the cinnamic aldehyde method refers to the synthesis of benzaldehyde using cinnamaldehyde as raw material; the toluene liquid phase oxidation method has the advantages of low production cost, green environmental protection, simple operation, etc., and is suitable for continuous production.

In terms of import and export, my country is a major exporter of benzaldehyde in the world, and the market has been in a trade surplus situation for a long time. According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs of China, my country’s benzaldehyde import volume reached 337.5 tons in 2022, with an import value of US$1.225 million; export volume reached 5586.7 tons, with an export value of US$39.763 million. Taiwan, the Philippines and South Korea are my country’s main exporting countries and regions of benzaldehyde, with the Philippines accounting for nearly 30% of my country’s total exports.

Benzaldehyde is an organic chemical raw material with broad application prospects in many fields. In the field of spices, benzaldehyde has a unique aroma and can be used to make floral spices such as jasmine, lilac, plum blossom, violet; in the field of medicine, benzaldehyde can be used to make sulfates of N-methyl-2-methylfurylamine, Pharmaceutical intermediates such as phenylaminoacetic acid and 2-phenylbenzimidazole. With the growth of market demand, my country’s benzaldehyde production capacity continues to expand and has become one of the world’s major producing countries. According to the “2023-2028 China Benzaldehyde Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, 2022 my country’s benzaldehyde production capacity reached 72,000 tons in 2018, accounting for nearly 40% of the world’s total production capacity.

Yan’an Bikang, Weiyuan Co., Ltd., Yaxiang Co., Ltd., Qianli New Materials, Tianshi Chemical, Meibang Technology, etc. are the main manufacturers of benzaldehyde in my country. Meibang Technology occupies nearly 20% of my country’s benzaldehyde market, and its output ranks among the top in my country. The company is currently focusing on the research of green synthesis processes for benzaldehyde.

Industry analysts said that as the simplest aromatic aldehyde, benzaldehyde is widely used in many fields. my country is a major producer and exporter of benzaldehyde. With the continuous upgrading of technology, my country’s benzaldehyde industry will gradually develop in a high-quality direction. In terms of market competition, there are many participants in my country’s benzaldehyde market, with leading companies occupying a dominant position in the market. Overall, my country’s benzaldehyde industry still has considerable room for development.