Parahydroxybenzaldehyde is widely used and the market is in short supply.

Para-hydroxybenzaldehyde (C7H6O2) is an important intermediate in the pharmaceutical industry and perfume industry. It is a light yellow or off-white crystal with an aromatic smell. It is slightly soluble in water and easily soluble in ethanol and ethyl acetate. The main synthesis methods of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde include phenol method, microbial method, p-nitrotoluene method, and p-cresol catalytic oxidation method.

The upstream of the p-hydroxybenzaldehyde industry chain is the supply of phenol, p-cresol, p-chlorophenol, p-nitrotoluene and other materials; the midstream is the production and production of products; the downstream is widely used in pesticides, spices, cosmetics, chemicals, medicine, and electroplating and other fields.

From the perspective of downstream application fields, fragrances and cosmetics account for more than 57% of the p-hydroxybenzaldehyde market structure, ranking first, and the pharmaceutical field accounts for approximately 26%, ranking second. In the field of cosmetics, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde has good antibacterial, whitening, antioxidant and other properties. While acting as a preservative, it can protect the skin from damage to the external environment, increase skin elasticity and delay aging; in the field of medicine, it is Hydroxybenzaldehyde can be used to synthesize amoxicillin (amoxicillin), the anti-fasciola drug nitrodofenonitrile, the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular drug esmolol, etc.; in the fragrance industry, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde can be used to synthesize syringaldehyde, Vanillin, raspberry ketone, jasmonaldehyde, anisaldehyde and other valuable spices.

According to the “my country’s Parahydroxybenzaldehyde Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report 2023-2028” released by the Industrial Research Center , with the continuous development of our country’s economy, the continuous improvement of national living standards, and the continuous improvement of quality of life requirements, the fragrance and cosmetics industry will maintain a good development trend. In addition, the aging process of our country continues to accelerate, the number of elderly people continues to grow, and the demand for medical and health care continues to increase. , the demand for parahydroxybenzaldehyde will continue to grow. In 2022, my country’s demand for parahydroxybenzaldehyde will be close to 20,000 tons, with a market size of approximately 700 million yuan.

In April 2022, six departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting High-Quality Development of the Petrochemical Industry during the “14th Five-Year Plan””, proposing to vigorously develop new chemical materials and fine chemicals, accelerate the digital transformation of the industry, and improve intrinsic safety and clean production levels, accelerate the quality change, efficiency change, and power change of the petrochemical and chemical industry, and promote my country’s transformation from a big petrochemical and chemical country to a powerful country. As one of the important chemical raw materials, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde has a good development environment.

Industry analysts said that the production process of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde is relatively complex and has certain technical barriers. my country’s p-hydroxybenzaldehyde industry started late. The scale of production companies is generally small, the industry concentration is not high, and the production capacity is insufficient. The market is in short supply and the industry still has a lot of room for development. In 2022, my country’s p-hydroxybenzaldehyde production will be approximately 13,000 tons. Domestic p-hydroxybenzaldehyde production companies mainly include Jiema Chemical Co., Ltd., Jiaxing Jinli Chemical Co., Ltd., Hubei Zhuoda Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., Suzhou Fanhua Chemical Co., Ltd., etc.