Industrial policy support and the expansion of polylactic acid industry production capacity have continued to develop China’s lactic acid industry

Lactic acid is a carboxylic acid with the molecular formula C3H6O3. It contains hydroxyl groups and is an α-hydroxy acid. Due to the asymmetry of its molecular structure, it is the smallest acid in nature. Chiral molecules. According to its optical activity, lactic acid can be divided into left-handed D-lactic acid, right-handed L-lactic acid and racemic DL-lactic acid. Lactic acid is one of the three major organic acids recognized in the world. It is not only a metabolite widely present in the biological world, but also an important pharmaceutical chemical intermediate. It can be used to prepare alkyl lactate, propylene glycol, and propylene oxide. , acrylic acid and polylactic acid and other chemicals or biological materials. Due to the advantages of easy availability of raw materials, low price and environmental protection, lactic acid products have been widely used in food, medicine, cosmetics and chemical industries.

As an important organic acid, lactic acid is strongly supported by national industrial policies. In 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission and other departments jointly issued the “Three-Year Action Plan to Accelerate the Innovative Development of Non-Grain Bio-based Materials”, proposing to accelerate the construction of product physical chemistry around key bio-based materials such as polylactic acid, polyamide, and polyhydroxyalkanoate. standards such as performance, processing performance in different processes, and degradation performance under different conditions; in addition, policies such as the “Guiding Opinions on the High-Quality Development of the Chemical Fiber Industry” and the “Guiding Opinions on the High-Quality Development of the Industrial Textiles Industry” also propose to improve polylactic acid, etc. The development of fiber monomer and raw material industries has provided a good policy environment for the lactic acid industry.

According to the “China Lactic Acid Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center, lactic acid It is widely used in food, medicine, cosmetics, etc. At the same time, in the field of polylactic acid, lactic acid is the main raw material in its synthesis process. In recent years, with the continuous development of industries such as food, cosmetics and new fields of polylactic acid, China’s demand for lactic acid has been growing steadily year by year.

From the production side, thanks to the country’s emphasis on lactic acid and other industries and the gradual in-depth research on lactic acid by relevant domestic organizations, the number of companies in my country that have mastered lactic acid production technology is increasing. One of the more representative companies is Henan Jindan Lactic Acid Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong Parkson Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Henan Xinghan Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Musashino Chemical (China) Co., Ltd., etc.

Industry researchers said that lactic acid is mainly used in food, medicine, feed, surface materials, chemical industry, textile industry, plastic industry, and packaging materials and other fields. In recent years, thanks to the country’s strong support for biodegradable materials policies, the market demand for polylactic acid has increased rapidly. In addition, people’s deepening understanding of the concepts of natural, safe, green, and environmentally friendly has provided an important impetus for the development of the lactic acid market and promoted the development of the lactic acid market. Increased demand for lactic acid. In the future, driven by downstream industries such as food and beverage, polylactic acid, and pharmaceuticals, as well as the support of national industrial policies, China’s demand for lactic acid will continue to grow.