Upgrading of downstream industrial structure promotes the development of China’s electronic grade potassium hydroxide into high-end products

In the manufacturing of integrated circuits and very large-scale integrated circuits, electronic-grade potassium hydroxide is mainly used for wafer surface cleaning, cleaning and etching during chip processing. It is one of the key auxiliary materials in the semiconductor industry. Electronic grade potassium hydroxide is mainly divided into high-grade electronic grade potassium hydroxide (metal impurity content is less than 1ppb, controlled particle size is between 0.09~0.2μm and less than 0.09μm), EL grade electronic grade potassium hydroxide (metal impurity content is less than 100ppb, controlled 1μm particle size) two categories. Currently, the market is dominated by EL-grade electronic grade potassium hydroxide, which has a wide range of applications and a large share of output.

From a production perspective, the electronic grade potassium hydroxide industry has certain entry barriers in terms of capital, technology, and brand. Currently, the global electronic grade potassium hydroxide industry production is mainly concentrated in major countries and regions such as China, North America, Europe, and Japan. Among them North America, Europe and Japan have strong competitiveness in the international market due to their early start in R&D, advanced technology, large investment in R&D, and relatively complete industrial chains. Major companies in the global electronic grade potassium hydroxide industry include Avantor, TOAGOSEI, KMG Electronic Chemicals, Kanto Chemical, etc.

From the perspective of demand structure, at present, global consumer demand for electronic grade potassium hydroxide is concentrated in China, North America, Europe and other countries and regions. As the world’s most important consumer market for semiconductors, solar photovoltaics, display panels and other products, China has a strong demand for electronic grade potassium hydroxide. Potassium consumption is in great demand. According to the “China Electronic Grade Potassium Hydroxide Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report 2023-2027” released by the Industrial Research Center Shows that in 2022, the global apparent consumption of electronic grade potassium hydroxide will be approximately 200,000 tons, and China’s apparent consumption of electronic grade potassium hydroxide will be approximately 120,000 tons.

In the future, with the development of the global electronic grade potassium hydroxide industry, corporate production technology will continue to improve, the electronic grade potassium hydroxide industry production capacity will be enhanced, the regional layout will be more complete, and the sales area will be further expanded. At the same time, the market demand for electronic grade potassium hydroxide in China will continue to increase, and the market prospects are broad.

Industrial researchers believe that my country’s electronic-grade potassium hydroxide production technology is not mature enough and the product level is low. EL-level products Mainly, high-end products account for a low proportion, and there is still much room for improvement in terms of product impurity content control and stability. In the future, as the new engine of economic growth gradually comes into play, China’s economic and industrial structure will gradually realize transformation and upgrading. The continuous development of semiconductor, crystalline silicon solar cell and other industries will create broad demand space for the development of the electronic grade potassium hydroxide industry; At the same time, with the continuous breakthroughs in the production technology of high-end electronic grade potassium hydroxide, its downstream application fields will continue to expand, and the market size will also continue to expand.