The market scale of nitrogen trifluoride continues to expand, and domestic products are already at the leading international level.

Nitrogen trifluoride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula NF3. It is a colorless gas insoluble in water under normal temperature and pressure. Nitrogen trifluoride is an industrial special gas with excellent etching rate and selectivity. It can be used as a fluorinating agent, reaction chamber cleaning agent, rocket propellant, and cleaning and etching gas. It is widely used in integrated circuits and display panels. , chemical industry, aerospace and other fields.

According to the “Global Nitrogen Trifluoride (NF3) Industry In-depth Market Research and Key Area Research Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center shows that with the continuous development of the domestic economy, the continuous improvement of technological levels, the continuous expansion of the scale of integrated circuits and other industries, coupled with the increasingly complex chip production process, the increasing demand for etching, deposition, etc., the demand for nitrogen trifluoride continues to grow, and the market size growing. In 2022, my country’s demand for nitrogen trifluoride will exceed 16,700 tons, and the market size will exceed 2 billion yuan.

The state encourages and supports the development of industrial special gases. In April 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting High-Quality Development of the Petrochemical and Chemical Industry during the “14th Five-Year Plan””, proposing to implement the “Three Products” action to improve the supply quality of chemical products and accelerate the development of high-end polyolefins, electronic chemicals, industrial Special gases, high-performance rubber and plastic materials, high-performance fibers, bio-based materials, special lubricating greases and other products. Nitrogen trifluoride, as one of the important categories of industrial special gases, has good development prospects.

Driven by market dividends and national policies, there are many domestic and foreign players in nitrogen trifluoride, and industry competition is fierce. Large enterprises have strong competitive advantages in R&D strength, innovation capabilities, product quality, brand awareness, etc. Small and medium-sized enterprises Competitiveness is relatively weak. At this stage, domestic representatives of nitrogen trifluoride companies include Jiangsu Nanda Optoelectronic Materials Co., Ltd., Haohua Chemical Technology Group Co., Ltd., China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation 718th Research Institute, etc.

Nitrogen trifluoride is one of the more successful domestically produced special gases. In 2002, the 718th Research Institute of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation successfully developed nitrogen trifluoride gas with a purity of up to 99.9%, breaking the foreign technology monopoly and establishing a strong presence in China. The subsequent research process continued to improve the production process and update the production equipment, successfully improving product purity and reducing production costs. At present, the domestic nitrogen trifluoride industry has reached the international leading level in terms of product quality, production technology, cost performance, etc., and has gradually transformed from a nitrogen trifluoride importer to an exporter. In 2022, my country’s nitrogen trifluoride export volume will exceed 3,200 tons.

Industry analysts said that with the continuous development of our country’s economy, the scale of semiconductors, integrated circuits, electronics and other industries continues to expand. In addition, trifluoride The quality and performance of nitrogen compounds continue to improve, and the application fields continue to expand. The market size of nitrogen trifluoride will further expand in the future. The country’s increasing emphasis on environmental protection has put increasing environmental pressure on the nitrogen trifluoride industry. Production companies need to strengthen environmental protection construction while ensuring product quality, reduce pollution emissions, and promote the industry to develop in a green and sustainable direction.