Supply and demand in my country’s nonionic surfactant market tend to be balanced, and domestic companies are investing in overseas markets.

Nonionic surfactants are an important type of ionic surfactants. They have good anti-corrosion, cleaning, solubilization and other characteristics. Compared with anionic surfactants, they have higher hard water resistance and emulsifying ability. They are good for human body and It is more environmentally friendly and conforms to the green development trend of modern industry. Therefore, it has become a mainstream product among ionic surfactants and has high market demand. Unlike the global surfactant market, my country’s non-ionic surfactant consumption accounts for a higher proportion, about 55% or more.

Nonionic surfactants are mainly used in real estate infrastructure, detergents, pesticide emulsifiers, textile printing and dyeing, leather and paper industries. Among them, the real estate infrastructure field has a high demand for nonionic surfactants, accounting for more than 60%. Secondly, Detergent supplies account for about 20%.

According to the “Nonionic Surfactant Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Suggestions Report 2021-2025” released by the Industrial Research Center , benefiting from the development of infrastructure, detergents and other industries, my country’s nonionic surfactant production and sales have shown a growth trend in recent years. In 2020, my country’s nonionic surfactant production reached 1.9 million tons, and sales volume was approximately 1.88 million tons. Production and sales tend to balance. There are many varieties of nonionic surfactants, among which polyethers (including macromonomers) account for a relatively high proportion, about 55%. In fact, fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ethers account for 30%, and the remaining varieties account for a lower proportion.

There are many surfactant manufacturers in the world, and Stepan, BASF, Dow, etc. occupy the main market. Among them, Stepan focuses on the field of non-ionic surfactants. In 2020, its market share in the global non-ionic surfactant field reached More than 10%. my country’s nonionic surfactant market is relatively low-concentrated and has many manufacturing companies. CR4 production capacity accounts for about 40%, among which Zhejiang Real Madrid ranks first, accounting for 14%, followed by Sanjiang Chemical, Jiahua Chemical, and Shengdehuaxing and other companies.

In terms of import and export, my country’s nonionic surfactant import volume is higher than its export volume. In 2019, my country’s nonionic surfactant export volume was approximately 160,000 tons, while the import volume was approximately 200,000 tons. my country’s nonionic surfactants are mainly exported to countries such as India, Japan, and Vietnam; they are imported from Singapore and Malaysia. Singapore is my country’s main importer of nonionic surfactants, and its import volume in 2020 will reach about 32%.

Industry analysts said that the application demand for non-ionic surfactants in the domestic market is high. Driven by the development of terminal industries, the current domestic The supply and demand of nonionic surfactants are gradually balancing. In terms of import and export, in the past five years, my country’s import and export volume of nonionic surfactants has shown a growth trend, with export volume growing at a faster rate and import volume tending to be stable. In terms of production, there are many nonionic surfactant manufacturers in my country, with low market concentration and strong competition.