1. Classification
Surfactants are widely used in various fields such as textiles, leather, daily chemicals, agriculture, oil fields, mining and construction because they can significantly reduce the interfacial tension of substances. They are indispensable chemical additives in many industrial sectors. Although the dosage of surfactant is small, it has a great effect. It is mainly divided into anionic type, nonionic type, cationic type and amphoteric type surfactant.
nonionic surfactant is a surfactant whose molecule contains an ether group that does not dissociate in aqueous solution as the main hydrophilic group, and its surface activity is reflected by neutral molecules. Nonionic surfactants have high surface activity, good solubilization, washing, antistatic, calcium soap dispersion and other properties, low irritation, excellent wetting and washing functions, certain hard water resistance and can be Used together with other ionic surfactants, it is an indispensable component in detergent and emulsifier formulas. Nonionic surfactants are mainly divided into four types: polyoxyethylene ethers, polyol esters, amides and block polyethers.
Classification of nonionic surfactants
Source: Compiled by Zhiyan Consulting
2. Production and sales
In the past 30 years, nonionic surfactants in China have developed extremely rapidly and are used more and more widely. According to incomplete statistics from the China Laundry Association Table Committee: China's nonionic surfactant production in 2020 was 1.862 million tons, sales volume was 1.851 million tons, and the production-to-sales ratio was 99.4%.
Data source: Compiled by China Laundry Association Table Committee and Zhiyan Consulting
Among them, the production of fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether was 537,000 tons, and the sales volume was 53.05 10,000 tons; polyether (including large monomer) production is 986,000 tons, sales volume is 986,000 tons; fatty amine polyoxyethylene ether production is 24,000 tons, sales volume is 24,000 tons; alkylphenol polyoxyethylene ether production is 41,000 tons, sales volume was 42,000 tons.
Source of data: Compiled by China Table Washing Association Committee and Zhiyan Consulting
3. Import and export trade
Since 2016, China’s non-ionic watches The export quantity of surfactants continues to increase, from 89,700 tons in 2016 to 188,300 tons in 2020; the import quantity is relatively stable, with the import quantity in 2020 being 200,800 tons, an increase of 8,000 tons compared with 2019.
Data source: "Market Development Scale and Investment Opportunities of China's Nonionic Surfactant Industry in 2021-2027" compiled by
Zhiyan Consulting and compiled by China Customs According to data from the "Analytical Report": China's nonionic surfactant export value in 2019 was US$309 million, and its import value was US$434 million; in 2020, China's nonionic surfactant export value was US$348 million, and its import value was US$444 million.
Source of data: Compiled by China Customs and Zhiyan Consulting
Chinese nonionic surfactants are mainly exported to India, Vietnam, Pakistan, Japan and other places. In 2020, China exported 11,500 tons of nonionic surfactants to India, with an export value of US$22.853 million; exported to Vietnam 11,300 tons, with an export value of US$21.684 million; exported to Pakistan 10,600 tons, with an export value of US$17.531 million; 10,400 tons were exported to Japan, with an export value of US$17.619 million.
Data source: Compiled by China Customs and Zhiyan Consulting
In 2020, China imported 60,400 tons of nonionic surfactants from Singapore, accounting for 30.1% of the country’s total imports; the import value was US$92.906 million, accounting for 20.9% of the country’s total imports . It imported 44,400 tons of nonionic surfactants from Malaysia, with an import value of US$48.519 million.
Data source: Compiled by China Customs and Zhiyan Consulting
In 2020, Jiangsu Province’s nonionic surfactant export volume was 58,000 tons, accounting for 30.8% of the country’s total export volume; the export value was US$106 million, accounting for 30.4% of the country’s total export volume. %. Shanghai's export volume of nonionic surfactants was 46,000 tons, with an export value of US$83 million.
Source of data: Compiled by China Customs and Zhiyan Consulting
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