Production status and market analysis of cyanuric chloride intermediates in my country

Rapid growth in production capacity

In 2004, the global total production capacity of cyanuric chloride was about 260,000 t/a, and the output was about 160,000 t. The production facilities were mainly in Germany, Belgium, the United States and my country, as well as Switzerland, Mexico, India and other countries. Due to the supply of raw materials and the difficulty of production technology, my country's cyanuric chloride has been in short supply before 1995, and a large amount of it is imported every year. Since then, my country has set off a boom in the construction of cyanuric chloride, and manufacturers and production capacity have rapidly increased. In 2004, there were more than 20 cyanuric chloride production enterprises in my country, with a total capacity of about 96,300 t/a, an output of about 54,000 t, and an operating rate of less than 60%. The 40,000 t/a cyanuric chloride plant of Yingkou Sanzheng Organic Chemical Co., Ltd. in Liaoning Province ranks second in the world and first in Asia. Its production capacity and output account for 41.2% and 34.2% of the country's total capacity and output, respectively. See the situation of cyanuric chloride manufacturers above 1,000 tons in my country in 2004.

Import and export volume expand year by year

In recent years, due to the rapid expansion of domestic cyanuric chloride production capacity and the continuous improvement of technology by enterprises, it has become competitive in terms of product quality and price. In addition, due to the toxic raw materials required for the synthesis of cyanuric chloride, developed countries and regions are cautious about the development of this product, which provides a good opportunity for my country's cyanuric chloride products to participate in international competition. The export volume has increased year by year, from 1659t in 1995 to 16,200t in 2004, and the average annual growth rate of exports from 2000 to 2004 was 23.4%. Among them, Liaoning Yingkou Sanzheng Organic Chemical Co., Ltd. exported 9,400 tons in 2003, accounting for about 75% of the total export volume that year.

Consumption status and forecast

In recent years, the consumption of cyanuric chloride in my country has grown rapidly. The apparent consumption in 1998 was only 0.84 million tons, which increased to 28,900 tons in 2001, and further increased to 44,800 tons in 2004. The apparent consumption from 1998 to 2004 was only 0.84 million tons. The average annual growth rate is about 32.2%.

In 2004, the consumption structure of cyanuric chloride in my country was as follows: the consumption of cyanuric chloride by dyes accounted for about 28.6% of the total consumption, triazines accounted for 44.6%, fluorescent brighteners accounted for 19.0%, and other aspects accounted for about 7.8 %.

Dyes

The price of cyanuric chloride is mainly used for synthetic dyes and melamine-type direct dyes. In 2004, the demand for cyanuric chloride in my country's dye industry was about 12,800 tons. With the shift of the global industrial development focus to Asian countries, especially to developing countries such as my country, it has greatly promoted the development of my country's textile printing and dyeing industry. In the future, the proportion of dyes synthesized from cyanuric chloride will be There will be an increase. It is estimated that the demand for cyanuric chloride in my country's dye industry will reach 14,000 tons in 2005 and about 16,000 tons in 2010.

Pesticides

In 2004, the demand for cyanuric chloride for pesticides in my country was about 20,000 tons, and it is expected to reach about 22,000 tons in 2005 and about 29,000 tons in 2010.

Optical brightener

With the rapid development of my country's detergent, paper, synthetic materials, textile printing and dyeing industries, the fluorescent whitening agent synthesized with cyanuric chloride as a raw material will have a lot of room for development, and its export prospects are promising. In 2004, the demand for cyanuric chloride in the optical brightener industry was about 8,500 tons, and it is expected to reach about 10,000 tons in 2005 and about 13,000 tons in 2010.

Other

The demand for cyanuric chloride is about 3,500 tons, and it is expected to reach 4,000 tons in 2005 and 7,000 tons in 2010. In summary, my country's total demand for cyanuric chloride is expected to reach 50,000 tons in 2005, and 65,000 tons in 2010.

Development Strategy

Speed up the research and development of new technologies

Our country mainly adopts the sodium cyanide method to produce cyanuric chloride, which has high cost and small scale; while foreign countries mostly adopt the hydrocyanic acid method, which is more economical and easier to scale production than the sodium cyanide method. For this reason, the primary task for the development of cyanuric chloride in my country is to upgrade technology.

Speed up the pace of industrial adjustment

Cyanuric chloride is an important intermediate and has a large market demand. However, due to the blind construction in the past few years, the domestic supply of cyanuric chloride has exceeded demand. This situation of oversupply is bound to Leading to excessive competition, falling prices, and a decline in corporate economic efficiency. Therefore, the scale of production should be strictly controlled, and installations with a capacity of less than 1000t/a, three wastes with large amounts of waste, and production technology should be put into operation to control the new capacity. At the same time, through reorganization and market competition, small-scale production facilities should be eliminated as soon as possible to form economies of scale and enhance competitiveness in the international market.

Increase the development of downstream products

The application range of cyanuric chloride in China is relatively narrow, and its application in many fields is still blank. Therefore, in the future, we will focus on increasing the development of downstream products of cyanuric chloride to expand its application range and application volume. In the dye industry, it is necessary to speed up the development of new varieties of reactive dyes using cyanuric chloride as raw materials; in the pesticide industry, my country has fewer s-triazines synthesized from cyanuric chloride as raw materials, only 6, 7 Species, and as many as 20 kinds abroad, we should continue to develop other s-triazine herbicide varieties. In addition, the application of cyanuric chloride in plastics, rubber, medicine and other fields should be actively developed.

Improve existing production model

Since sodium cyanide (or hydrocyanic acid) and chlorine, the raw materials required for the production of cyanuric chloride, are highly toxic chemicals that are not easy to store and transport, the expansion of production scale in the future should rely on the advantages of raw materials. Nearly chlor-alkali companies use their own chlorine resources and acrylonitrile by-product hydrocyanic acid to build cyanuric chloride plants, which can make the most effective use of resource advantages, reduce risks, reduce production costs, and enhance competitiveness.

Actively expand exports

In the next few years, with the gradual improvement of process technology, the oversupply of cyanuric chloride market in my country will become more prominent. The developed countries are cautious about the development of organochlorine products, which provides a good opportunity for the export of cyanuric chloride products in my country. Therefore, domestic companies should also focus on the international market and actively expand exports to ease the pressure on the domestic market.