The market demand for baking soda is growing, and food addition is its main application area.

Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, with the molecular formula NaHCO₃, is an inorganic compound in the form of a white crystalline powder, odorless, salty in taste, and easily soluble in water. It decomposes slowly in humid air or hot air to produce carbon dioxide, which is completely decomposed when heated to 270°C. When encountering acid, it decomposes strongly and produces carbon dioxide. Baking soda is mainly used in industrial, food, feed and pharmaceutical industries.

The baking soda preparation process is relatively simple and is mainly divided into three types, namely the soda ash synthesis method, the trona method and the ammonium bicarbonate method. The soda ash synthesis method and the trona method both introduce carbon dioxide into the soda ash for carbonization to obtain baking soda. At present, the soda ash synthesis method accounts for a relatively high proportion, but as environmental protection requirements gradually increase, the proportion of the trona method will gradually increase.

Because baking soda technology has a low technical threshold and raw materials are convenient and easily available, the number of companies in the industry has increased. In addition, because the production of baking soda has economies of scale, there are many large-scale production companies in the industry, and the industry concentration is high. Companies in the industry The main ones include Inner Mongolia Yuanxing Energy Co., Ltd., Lingyun Pharmaceutical and Chemical Co., Ltd., Tianjin Bohua Yongli Chemical Co., Ltd., etc.

In recent years, against the background of continued growth in demand in downstream food, industry and feed fields, my country’s baking soda production capacity and output have continued to expand. According to 2023 released by the Industrial Research Center -2027 Baking Soda Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Suggestions Report” shows that in 2021, the production capacity of my country’s baking soda industry will be 3 million tons.

Baking soda is an important inorganic chemical product widely used in industry, food, feed and medicine. In 2022, the main downstream demand for baking soda is in food additives, industrial fields and feed additives. Among them, food additives are its main application fields, accounting for about 30% of the demand. In addition, as environmental protection policies become increasingly strict, the industry The demand for baking soda in desulfurization and water treatment is gradually increasing, driving the demand for baking soda in the supply field to rise, and the proportion of baking soda demand in the industrial field has also increased.

Industry analysts said that in recent years, with the continued development of downstream industries, the market demand for baking soda has continued to increase, and with the demand continues to grow, baking soda production capacity is also expanding. In the future, with the continuous development of downstream industries, the market demand for baking soda will continue to grow.