Cetyl alcohol ester is a new type of environmentally friendly film-forming additive with huge market development potential in the future.

Globally, the production capacity of cetyl alcohol esters is mainly concentrated in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. As the global industry shifts eastward, the Asia-Pacific region has become the main production base of cetyl alcohol esters. In this region, Japan, India, China and other countries are the main producing countries of cetyl alcohol ester. At present, my country already has the advantage of large-scale development of the cetyl alcohol ester industry. At this stage, my country’s cetyl alcohol ester production capacity is mainly concentrated in East China, of which Jiangsu is the largest production place in the country, accounting for more than 55.4% of the production capacity.

The scientific name of cetyl alcohol ester is 2,2,4-trimethylpentanediol isobutyl ester, which is a non-toxic new film-forming additive that does not contain benzene rings. Cetyl alcohol ester has the characteristics of environmental protection, high efficiency, non-toxicity, good light resistance, high transparency and balanced lubricity. It can be used as a plasticizer, film-forming aid, viscosity reducer, etc. to produce various PVC paste resin products. Widely used in construction, coatings, plastic processing, daily necessities and other fields. In recent years, as environmental protection supervision has become increasingly strict, the market has increasingly higher requirements for the environmental performance of film-forming additives. Against this background, the market demand for cetyl alcohol esters has gradually been released.

According to the “2021-2025 China Cetyl Alcohol Esters Market Feasibility Research Report” released by the Industrial Research Center, in recent years , with the continuous development of my country’s economy, the market demand for cetyl alcohol esters has been released. At present, domestic production companies include Runtai New Materials Co., Ltd., Qilu Eastman, Puyang Hongye High-tech, Qiaofeng Chemical Technology, Huachang Zhidian New Materials, etc. , among which Runtai New Materials Co., Ltd. occupies a relatively high market share in China and is the leading enterprise in the domestic cetyl alcohol ester market. In response to the national “One Road, One Belt” policy, Runtai New Materials Co., Ltd. is actively developing the overseas hexadecyl carbon diester market while deploying the domestic market.

Cetyl alcohol ester has excellent comprehensive properties and has a wide range of application fields. Currently, gloves, toys and artificial leather are the main application areas of cetyl alcohol ester, with the application proportion in these three fields exceeding 65.0%. Affected by factors such as environmental protection supervision and rising raw material costs, my country’s cetyl alcohol ester production capacity utilization rate has been low in recent years, remaining at around 60.0%. At present, my country’s cetyl alcohol ester production enterprises are in a polarized situation. In the future, with the deepening of the supply-side structural reform and the upgrading of market demand, the backward production capacity of cetyl alcohol ester will be eliminated at an accelerated pace, and the market share will continue to move toward the top. Advantageous enterprises gather.

Industry analysts said that cetyl alcohol ester is a new type of environmentally friendly film-forming additive. In an era of increasingly stringent environmental protection regulations, Against this background, the market for cetyl alcohol esters has broad development potential. my country is a major producer of cetyl alcohol esters, and domestic enterprises are in a polarized situation. In the future, with the upgrading of market demand and the deepening of the supply-side structural reform, the market share of cetyl alcohol esters will continue to gather towards leading companies.