The demand for m-p-cresol is on the rise and there are still certain development prospects in the future.

The chemical formula of m-p-cresol is CH3C6H4O. It is a mixture of m-cresol and p-cresol. It is mainly derived from chemical synthesis or by-products of coking, oil shale carbonization and city gas. It usually exists in the form of a colorless and transparent liquid and is widely used in anti-oxidants. Oxygen agent, enameled wire, flotation agent, anti-corrosion coating, insulating paint and lubricant additives, pesticides, disinfectants, plasticizers and other industries. As a mixture, the ratio of m-p-cresol and p-cresol contained in m-p-cresol is usually variable. The common meta-position content of m-p-cresol in the domestic market is 45%-50%.

Judging from the current status of industry development, the p-cresol industry in developed countries and regions such as the United States, Europe, and Japan has developed earlier, has relatively advanced technology, and has a relatively high degree of application development in the downstream market. China’s m-p-cresol industry started relatively late and was highly dependent on imports in the early days. In recent years, with the technological advancement and production capacity expansion of China’s m-p-cresol industry, China’s m-p-cresol production has continued to increase, but China’s production of m-p-cresol Cresol is still not enough to fully meet domestic market demand.

According to the “China Meta-p-Cresol Market Feasibility Research Report 2022-2026” released by the Industrial Research Center, from the production enterprises Judging from the above, the main producers of para-cresol in Europe, the United States and Japan are Sasol of the United States, LANXESS of Germany, Mitsui Chemicals Co., Ltd., JFE Company, etc. The main domestic producers of para-cresol include Henan Hongye Technology and Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Chifeng Boyuan Technology Co., Ltd., Yili Xindi New Materials Co., Ltd., etc.

Judging from the demand for m-p-cresol, the downstream application demand for m-p-cresol mainly comes from enameled wire, insulating paint, anti-corrosion coatings, phenolic resin, disinfectants, pesticides and other industries. From 2017 to 2021, driven by the development of enameled wire, insulating paint, anticorrosive coatings, phenolic resin and other industries, the domestic demand for p-cresol has generally shown an upward trend. Among them, in 2021, domestic demand for p-cresol will be around 50,000 tons.

From the perspective of development prospects, m-p-cresol has a wide range of downstream applications. In the future, as the downstream industry of m-p-cresol continues to develop, the market demand for m-p-cresol will further grow. At the same time, as the technology of the m-p-cresol industry continues to advance, product With the continuous improvement of quality and increasingly rich product specifications, m-p-cresol will be able to better meet the needs of downstream users, which will benefit the increase in demand for m-p-cresol to a certain extent.

Industrial analysts said that there are currently many m-p-cresol production companies in our country. In the future, due to the attraction of demand, m-p-cresol There will still be new companies entering the phenol industry, and existing companies in the m-p-cresol industry will face market competition risks. To this end, companies in the m-p-cresol industry need to strengthen cost control and quality management, improve meta-p-cresol meta content, para-content control technology and purification and purification technology to ensure that their products can better meet the needs of downstream users.