Sodium silicate has a wide range of applications and the industry needs to be transformed and upgraded.

Sodium silicate (Na2O·nSiO2), commonly known as sodium silicate, is a slightly colored translucent or transparent massive glass body, and its aqueous solution is commonly known as water glass (Na2O·nSiO2). It is a mineral binder. Sodium silicate can be divided into two categories according to its physical state: liquid sodium silicate and solid sodium silicate.

Sodium silicate has a wide range of applications. In the chemical industry, it can be used to produce silica gel, silica, sodium metasilicate and other silicate products. In the textile industry, it can be used to aid dyeing and sizing. In agriculture, it can be used as fertilizer. It can be used in light industry to enhance the washing ability of washing powder and laundry soap. Its aqueous solution can be used as a dye-fixing agent and impregnating agent in the textile industry. It can be used as a preservative in the food industry and also as a binding agent. Knotted ceramics, plywood, etc.

According to the “China Sodium Silicate Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center As the industry continues to develop and market demand continues to increase, more and more companies are entering the sodium silicate market. At the same time, in the early stages of industry development, many foreign sodium silicate manufacturers are optimistic about the domestic market and have invested or built factories in China. To a certain extent, it has promoted the development of my country’s sodium silicate industry. At present, my country has become a major producer of sodium silicate, and its production capacity ranks among the top in the world. At present, the main domestic sodium silicate companies include Nanfeng Chemical, Juhua Chemical, Sanyou Chemical, Jinhe Industrial, Beijite, Yuanxing Energy, Shandong Haihua, Quecheng, etc.

The foreign sodium silicate industry started early, has a long development time, relatively advanced and skilled production technology, high degree of scale and standardization, and occupies a favorable position in market competition. At present, most of the global sodium silicate market is monopolized by foreign brands, such as the United States. PQ, France’s Rodia, etc.

Since sodium silicate is subject to great energy constraints, the resources of many foreign countries have gradually been unable to meet production needs. In the future, the sodium silicate industry will be transferred to developing countries such as China and Vietnam.

The technical threshold for sodium silicate production is low. In the early stages of industry development, many sodium silicate production companies blindly expanded their businesses to increase output and the production process was extensive, resulting in overcapacity of sodium silicate. Market competition became increasingly fierce, and some companies had to lower prices. To maintain their own advantages, leading to a decline in corporate economic benefits.

As the country attaches greater importance to environmental protection, key sodium silicate enterprises have relatively mature production technologies and high environmental awareness. They can produce and discharge in accordance with relevant national standards and have strong competitive advantages. Most small and medium-sized enterprises have weak environmental awareness. The production process causes large environmental pollution, which is not conducive to the sustainable development of the industry and will be gradually eliminated by the market.

Industry analysts said that sodium silicate has a wide range of applications and can play an important role in industry, agriculture, and daily chemical industries. The market The demand is high. Sodium silicate production companies need to continuously improve production technology, accelerate industrial transformation and upgrading, improve environmental awareness, and promote sustainable development of the industry.