Methylcyclohexane (MCH) has a wide range of applications and my country is one of the major producing countries in the world.

Methylcyclohexane (MCH), also known as hexahydrotoluene and cyclohexylmethane, has a chemical formula of C7H14 and is an organic compound. Methylcyclohexane appears as a colorless and transparent liquid with an aromatic odor. It is soluble in ether, ethanol, benzene, and carbon tetrachloride, but insoluble in water. Methylcyclohexane has the advantages of good chemical stability, low toxicity, and environmental protection. As an important organic solvent and extractant, it is widely used in coatings, petrochemicals, synthetic rubber, chromatographic analysis and other fields.

​​​​Toluene is the main raw material of methylcyclohexane. Toluene, also known as methylbenzene and phenylmethane, is an organic compound with strong refractive properties, volatile and flammable characteristics, and is an important organic chemical raw material. Benefiting from the improvement of technological level and the increasingly strong downstream demand, the development speed of my country’s toluene industry continues to accelerate. In 2022, my country’s toluene production will reach 8.913 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 8.1%. The growth in toluene production provides sufficient raw material guarantee for the development of my country’s methylcyclohexane industry.

Methylcyclohexane has excellent properties and is widely used in many fields. In the field of coatings, methylcyclohexane can be used to produce environmentally friendly coatings and varnish solvents; in the petrochemical industry, methylcyclohexane can be used as a solvent for oil extraction; in the field of chromatography, methylcyclohexane can be used as a solvent. Chromatographic analysis of standard materials. Driven by market demand, the development space of the methylcyclohexane industry continues to expand. According to the “2023-2028 China Methylcyclohexane (MCH) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report span>》shows that my country’s methylcyclohexane market size will reach 230 million yuan in 2022.

In recent years, Chinese companies have continued to increase their investment in research and development of methylcyclohexane, driving its application scope to continue to expand. In 2022, the methylcyclohexane (MCH)-toluene organic liquid hydrogen storage technology independently developed by China National Chemical Research Institute successfully passed the scientific and technological achievements evaluation. This technology will be widely used in the field of long-distance hydrogen energy transportation in the future.

my country is one of the world’s major producers of methylcyclohexane. In 2022, my country’s methylcyclohexane production will reach 42,000 tons, accounting for nearly 50% of the world’s total production. Kaili New Materials, China National Chemical, Luyuan Chemical, Changde Environmental Technology, Yangnong Chemical, etc. are the main manufacturers of methylcyclohexane in my country. As the national environmental protection policy gradually takes effect, methylcyclohexane, as an environmentally friendly organic solvent, will gain broad market prospects, attracting more chemical companies to lay out their R&D and production tracks.

Industry analysts said that as an environmentally friendly organic solvent, methylcyclohexane is widely used in many fields, and the industry development prospects continue to good. Driven by sufficient supply of raw materials and technological innovation, my country’s methylcyclohexane production continues to increase. At present, my country has become one of the major producers of methylcyclohexane in the world. In the future, with the in-depth research and technological advancement of local enterprises, methylcyclohexane will gain broad application prospects in emerging fields such as hydrogen energy transportation.