The market demand for isophthalonitrile (INP) is increasingly strong, and my country’s export scale continues to expand.

Isophthalonitrile (INP), also known as isophthalonitrile and 1,3-phthalonitrile, has a chemical formula of C8H5N3 and is an organic compound. Isophthalonitrile appears as white needle-like crystals or powder. It is soluble in chloroform, ether, benzene and hot ethanol, slightly soluble in water, and insoluble in light oil. Isophthalonitrile has the characteristics of good chemical stability and good thermal stability, and is widely used in many fields such as chemical industry, textiles, coatings, synthetic plastics, synthetic fibers, pesticides, medicines, and photosensitive materials.

Meta-xylene (MX) is the main raw material of isophthalonitrile. Meta-xylene, also known as 1,3-xylene, is an organic compound with a transparent liquid appearance and is an important organic chemical raw material. The production capacity of my country’s m-xylene units is relatively low, the industry as a whole is in short supply, and demand is highly dependent on imports. In terms of market competition, the number of enterprises with large-scale production capacity of m-xylene in my country is relatively small, and overseas enterprises have long dominated the Chinese market. Insufficient supply of raw materials will bring certain challenges to the development of isophthalonitrile industry.

According to the “2023-2028 China Isophthalonitrile (INP) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report span>》shows that isophthalonitrile has a wide range of applications. In the chemical industry, isophthalonitrile is used as a raw material for organic synthesis and can be used to produce dibenzoate compounds; in the pesticide field, isophthalonitrile can be used to synthesize chlorothalonil; in the pharmaceutical field, isophthalonitrile can be used to produce dibenzoate compounds. It is used to prepare antiviral and anticancer drugs; in the field of photosensitive materials, isophthalonitrile is used to prepare photosensitive catalysts. Benefiting from the accelerated development of downstream industries, my country’s market demand for isophthalonitrile is increasingly strong.

In terms of import and export, the current global demand for pesticide products such as chlorothalonil and DEET is growing, which has led to the expansion of my country’s isophthalonitrile export scale. According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs of China, my country’s import volume of isophthalonitrile will reach 32.2 tons in 2022; its export volume will reach 160.2 tons. Mexico, the United States, the Philippines and Brazil are my country’s main exporters of isophthalonitrile, with the United States accounting for nearly 40% of my country’s total exports.

The main manufacturers of isophthalonitrile in my country include Jiangsu Weyunat Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Suli Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Xinhe Agricultural Chemical Co., Ltd., Henan Unite Chemical New Materials Co., Ltd., etc. Currently, Unite Chemical is actively promoting an isophthalonitrile project with an annual output of 10,000 tons.

Industry analysts said that as an important organic synthetic raw material, isophthalonitrile is widely used in many fields and has great industry development prospects. better. my country is the main exporter of isophthalonitrile. In the future, with the sufficient supply of raw materials and the improvement of the technical level of local enterprises, the production and quality of isophthalonitrile in my country will be improved, and its export scale will be further expanded by then.