Breakthrough in production technology, my country’s adiponitrile production capacity will be significantly increased in the next three years

Adiponitrile (ADN), also known as 1,4-dicyanobutane, appears as a colorless, transparent oily liquid, is toxic, flammable, has a slight odor, is slightly soluble in water, ether, and is soluble in methanol, ethanol, chloroform, etc. . Adiponitrile is an important organic chemical intermediate with a wide range of downstream applications. It can be used as a solvent, detergent, extractant, analytical reagent, etc. in rubber, fiber, plastic, nylon and other fields. In my country, adiponitrile is mainly used In the manufacture of nylon intermediates, consumption accounts for 90%.

Adiponitrile is a key raw material for the production of nylon 66. With its good performance, nylon 66 shows good application prospects in the military, aerospace, and automotive fields. However, due to the supply constraints of the raw material adiponitrile, my country is highly dependent on the import of nylon 66. In recent years, driven by technological progress and policy support, my country’s nylon 66 production capacity has continued to grow, reaching 550,000 tons in 2020. my country has become one of the world’s major producers of nylon 66. As the production capacity of nylon 66 increases, the market demand for adiponitrile continues to be released, and the overall market is currently in a situation of short supply.

According to the “2022-2026 Adiponitrile Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospect Forecast Analysis Report released by the Industrial Research Center, In recent years, my country’s economy has grown steadily, and the localization rate of nylon 66 has continued to increase, driving the demand for adiponitrile to continue to rise. In 2020, my country’s market consumption of adiponitrile will reach about 286,000 tons.

The production process of adiponitrile mainly includes three methods: adipic acid ammoniation method, butadiene method, and acrylonitrile dimerization method. Among them, the butadiene method is divided into chloride cyanide method, direct cyanide method, etc., butadiene This method has lower cost and is the current mainstream production technology of adiponitrile. Due to technical limitations, the adiponitrile market is highly concentrated. In the international market, adiponitrile suppliers mainly include Ascend, Japan’s Asahi Kasei, the United States’ Invista, BASF and other companies. Among them, Invista’s adiponitrile production capacity is relatively high. Unlike most other companies, Invista not only sells its own products, but also sells them externally.

Adiponitrile is one of the key industrialization projects encouraged by the state. At present, my country’s adiponitrile production technology has achieved domestic breakthroughs. Related domestic companies include Tianchen Qixiang, Huafeng Group, Henan Shenma Group, etc. As relevant projects under construction and proposed come into operation, my country’s adiponitrile production capacity will be further improved. It is expected that my country will have one million tons of adiponitrile production capacity released in the next three years.

Industry analysts said that adiponitrile is a key raw material for the production of nylon 66. In recent years, with the increase in my country’s nylon 66 production capacity, The market demand for adiponitrile continues to be released, but due to technical limitations, my country is highly dependent on the import of adiponitrile, and there is an urgent need for localized production of adiponitrile. Adiponitrile is one of the key industrialization projects encouraged by the state. With policy support, technological progress, and corporate help, my country’s adiponitrile production capacity will be significantly improved in the next three years.