Production & Market of Pentaerythritol in China

A Preliminary Survey

Released date: June 2006

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Updated in May 2004

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Content

	Executive Summary	4
	Methodology & Sources	5
I.	Production and Market Information	6
I-1	Production of Pentaerythritol in the Past Years	6
I-2	Production Production of Pentaerythritol in 2003 & 2004	10
I-2.1	Summary of Chinese Manufacturers	10
I-2.2	Product Species of Pentaerythritol in China	14
I-2.3	Changes in the Production Structure in 2003 and Its Influence on the Import	15
I-2.4	About monopentaerythritol	15
I-2.5	About Dipentaerythritol	16
I-2.6	About Tripentaerythritol	16
I-3	Import and Export Analysis of Pentaerythritol in 2003	17
I-3.1	Import Situation of Pentaerythritol in 2003	18
I-3.2	Export Situation of Pentaerythritol in 2003	22
I-4	Pricing of Pentaerythritol in the Past	26
I-5	Consumption Pattern of Pentaerythritol in China	27
I-5.1	Alkyd Resin	27
I-5.2	Polyurethane	28
I-5.3	Lubricant (High-grade)	29
I-5.4	Rosin Pentaerythritol Ester	30
I-5.5	Others	30
I-6	Brief Introduction to Major Raw Materials of Pentaerythritol in China	29
I-6.1	Formaldehyde	31
I-7	Brief Introduction to Production Technology of Pentaerythritol in China	33
I-7.1	Some Factors for the Pentaerythritol Production	33
I-7.2	Brief Introduction & Comparison of Differnet Production Pathways/Methods	34
I-7.3	Flowchart for Low temperature Method in China	37
I-7.4	Some Difficulties for the Pentaerythritol Production	38
I-8	Problems for Chinese Production	39
I-9	Outlook of Pentaerythritol Industry in China	40
I-10	Conclusion & Recommendation	43
II.	Manufacturers of Pentaerythritol in China	44
II-1	Active Manufacturers of Pentaerythritol	44
II-1.1	Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.	44
II-1.2	Yunnan Yuntianhua Co., Ltd.	50
II-1.3	Puyang Pengxin Chemical Co., Ltd.	54
II-1.4	Baoding Basic Chemicals Plant	57
II-1.5	Liyang Ruiyang Chemical Co., Ltd.	60
II-1.6	Hunan Hengyang Sanhua Co., Ltd	65
II-1.7	Shandong Bofeng Pesticide For Plants Co., Ltd	69
II-1.8	Jinzhou Yongan Chemical Co., Ltd.	71
II-1.9	Jilin Changsong Chemical Plant	73
II-1.10	Guizhou Crystal Organic (Group) Co., Ltd.	76
II-1.11	Shanxi Sanwei (Group) Co., Ltd.	78
II-1.12	Liaohe Oil Field Organic Chemical Co., Ltd.	81
II-2	Potential Producers	84
II-2.1	Jiangsu Sanmu Group	84

Executive Summary

- In the past China is a net importer of pentaerythritol, mostly monopenta, with annual import average volume of 10,000MTs.

- However since the launch of the 10,000MTs/year facility (8,000MTs/year middle grade material + 2,000MTs/year monopenta) in Hubei Yihua in May 2003, this situation changed dramatically. China is becoming a net exporter of pentaerythritol, especially the middle grade material and monopenta.

- By April 2004, there are 13 manufacturers of pentaerythritol in China, including one plant under construction (Jiangsu Sanmu). The most active ones include Hubei Yihua and Yunntianhua.

- The capacity of pentaerythritol by May 2004 is 136,500MTs/year including 27,000MTs/year under construction in Hubei Yihua and Jiangsu Sanmu. The capacity of dipenta and tripenta is 2,500MTs/year and 600MTs/year, respectively. It is expected that capacity in 2005 and 2010 will increase to 150,000MTs/year and 200,000MTs/year, respectively.

- The output of pentaerythritol in 2003 including:

ü Technical penta, 51,800MTs,

ü Middle grade penta (94-97%), 7,200MTs

ü Monopenta 12,876MTs

ü Dipenta 185MTs

The product structure of Chinese pentaerythritol in 2005 and 2010 is expected to as follows:

Specification in China marketplace	Technical grade	Middle grade	Monopenta	Dipenta	Tripenta	Total	Quantity (MTs)
%, 2003	71.9%	10.0%	17.9%	0.3%	0.0%	100.0%	72,061
%, 2005 prediction	68.0%	12.0%	19.5%	0.5%	0.0%	100.0%	95,000
%, 2010 prediction	45.0%	28.0%	24.0%	2.0%	1.0%	100.0%