The dihydroxyacetone market has not yet opened, and domestic companies mainly export.

Dihydroxyacetone is also known as 1,3-dihydroxyacetone, and its English abbreviation is DHA. Dihydroxyacetone is a naturally occurring ketose that is biodegradable, edible and non-toxic to the human body and the environment. It is a multifunctional additive that can be used in industries such as cosmetics, medicine and food.

Dihydroxyacetone is mainly used as a raw material in the formulation of cosmetics. It has special effects as a sunscreen agent, which can prevent excessive evaporation of skin moisture and play the role of moisturizing, sunscreen and UV radiation protection. In addition, the ketone functional group in dihydroxyacetone can react with the amino acids and amino groups of skin keratin to form a brown polymer, which produces an artificial brown color on people’s skin. Therefore, it can also be used as a tanning agent for sun-exposed skin. A tanning effect that produces the same brown or tan skin that appears as a result of prolonged exposure to the sun.

The production of dihydroxyacetone has certain technical and financial barriers, and the market capacity is relatively limited, which inhibits the enthusiasm of Chinese companies to enter the dihydroxyacetone industry. In addition, the development of China’s dihydroxyacetone industry is relatively late, resulting in fewer domestic dihydroxyacetone industry companies. , production capacity is mainly concentrated in a few companies, such as Hubei Zhengxingyuan Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., Nanjing Sbaico Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Hubei Maoerwo Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., etc., and the market concentration is high. According to the“China Dihydroxyacetone Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report 2022-2026” released by the Industrial Research Center, In 2021, as China’s epidemic prevention and control situation improves, the output of China’s dihydroxyacetone industry has increased year-on-year, reaching 1,610 tons.

Dihydroxyacetone can be used in many fields such as cosmetics, medicine, spices, and feed. However, at present, due to the development of technology and market demand in downstream fields, the market size in many fields is relatively small. As the main application field of dihydroxyacetone, cosmetics have a relatively limited market capacity due to market fragmentation and small amounts added. Foreign countries have a high acceptance of tanning and skin care products. In addition, the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries in Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea are developing well. Therefore, about half of the products in China’s dihydroxyacetone industry are exported, and the export ratio of some companies even reaches 60%. %.

Industry researchers said that in the future, with the continuous deepening of dihydroxyacetone research and the continuous development of application technology, dihydroxyacetone products The application potential in new fields such as food may be gradually tapped. The application proportion of dihydroxyacetone products in these emerging fields will increase. New investment companies must seize market opportunities and develop products suitable for downstream customers. Specialized products in various fields to improve the competitiveness of corporate products.