Citrate plasticizer is an environmentally friendly plasticizer and has a large market development space in the future.

Citrate plasticizer refers to a plasticizer synthesized from plant fermentation product citric acid as the main raw material. Citrate plasticizer is a non-toxic plasticizer. It has the characteristics of good biodegradability, natural non-toxicity, high plasticization efficiency and anti-bacteria. It is currently one of the preferred environmentally friendly plasticizers at home and abroad. Due to the high market price, citrate ester plasticizers are currently mainly used in fields with high non-toxic safety requirements, including food packaging, plastic film processing, pharmaceutical packaging, plastic toys, medical equipment, cosmetics, and plastic wrap.

According to the “2021-2025 Citrate Plasticizer Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospects Forecast Analysis Report》shows that my country has become the world’s largest citric acid producer and exporter. The country has relatively advanced citric acid production and fermentation technology, and product quality and output are constantly improving. In 2020, the market size of my country’s citric acid industry will be in 20 It is about 100 million yuan, and the industry output is about 1.5 million tons. The synthesis process of citrate plasticizers is simple. my country has raw material and technical advantages in developing citrate plasticizers. As environmental protection supervision becomes increasingly strict, the market for citrate plasticizers has broad development space.

Plasticizers are the most widely produced plastic additives. In 2020, the global plasticizer market will be around US$49.6 billion, and more than 500 plasticizers have achieved industrial production. my country is the world’s largest producer and consumer of plasticizers, among which phthalic acid plasticizers are currently the mainstream products in the market. In recent years, as environmental protection supervision has become increasingly strict, the market application of phthalic acid plasticizers has been restricted. Against this background, the market attention of new, environmentally friendly, and non-toxic plasticizers has increased. Citrate plasticizer is environmentally friendly and non-toxic. It is one of the upgraded products of phthalic acid plasticizers and has broad room for industry development in the future.

There are many types of citrate ester plasticizers, including citric acid fatty alcohol ester and acetyl citrate fatty alcohol ester. The subdivided products include tri-n-butyl citrate (TBC), acetyl triethyl citrate (ATEC), acetyl lemon Tributyl citrate (ATBC), triethyl citrate (TEC), trioctyl citrate (TOC), acetyl trioctyl citrate, etc. Among various citrate plasticizers, TBC and ATBC have wider application fields. Globally, the main production capacity of citrate ester plasticizers is concentrated in North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Related production companies include Germany’s BASF, Kyowa Hakko, Morflex, Unites Chemical Company, etc.

Industry analysts said that my country is a major producer of citric acid and also a major producer of plasticizers. The development of citrate ester plasticizers The industry has raw material advantages. In the context of increasingly stringent environmental protection supervision, the upgrading of the plasticizer industry has become a general trend. Citrate plasticizers are environmentally friendly and non-toxic, and are one of the main directions for upgrading the plasticizer industry. In the future, citrate plasticizers There is broad space for industrial development.