Domestic industrial production of bisphenol F has not yet been achieved, and market demand relies on imports.

Bisphenol A-type epoxy resin is a mature product. It was developed earlier internationally and currently has a relatively high output in China, accounting for about 70% of domestic epoxy resin usage. Bisphenol F has a similar structure to bisphenol A. It is a new type of epoxy resin. It is a product developed to reduce the operating viscosity of bisphenol A. Bisphenol F not only has the excellent characteristics of bisphenol A, but also has a room temperature viscosity of only It contains about 15%-25% of bisphenol A, so no additives are needed to reduce the viscosity during use. It can be cured at low temperature, which broadens the scope of application and is used in military, shipbuilding, wind power and other industries.

Bisphenol F (BPF), also known as dihydroxydiphenylmethane, is structurally similar to bisphenol A, but there are major differences in production processes. At present, the production technology of bisphenol F is relatively backward, the process is cumbersome, the energy consumption is high, and the recovery rate of phenol is low. The product needs further refinement, which results in higher costs and has no advantage in replacing bisphenol A.

In terms of application, bisphenol F is mainly used in three fields: epoxy resin, polycarbonate, and phenolic resin in the world. Epoxy resin accounts for about 70%, followed by polycarbonate, which accounts for about 15%. %. The industrialization process of bisphenol F in China is relatively slow. At present, the production of bisphenol F, bisphenol F epoxy resin and other series of products are mostly in the trial production stage, and market demand relies on imports. Wuxi Resin Factory synthesizes electronic-grade epoxy resin using imported bisphenol F. Imported bisphenol F and epoxy resin are expensive, which limits the development of the bisphenol F industry in the country.

According to the “Global Bisphenol F Industry In-depth Market Research and Key Area Research Report 2021-2025” released by the Industrial Research Center, Currently, there are already a number of companies overseas that can produce bisphenol F on a large scale, but the scale of domestic production has not yet reached industrial standards. At present, the production of bisphenol F epoxy resin in Japan has reached about 26% of the total epoxy resin production, and this proportion is still showing a growing trend. Globally, bisphenol F production capacity is mainly concentrated in Japan and the United States. Representative production companies include American GCI Company, Honshu Chemical Industry, Daelim Chemical, Huntsman, Dongcai Technology, etc., among which GCI market share is approximately 26%, ranking first The world’s first.

As bisphenol F gradually realizes industrial production, its application scope has been broadened, and the market size has grown accordingly. In 2020, the global bisphenol F market size was approximately 440 million yuan, and is expected to reach 530 million yuan by 2025. Due to the limited production of bisphenol F, there is still much room for improvement in product performance, so the market size will grow slowly in the short term.

Industry analysts said that bisphenol F has the potential to replace bisphenol A, but due to the late start of the industry, the current technology is not yet mature. , the product performance is poor and the cost is high, it does not have the advantage of replacing bisphenol A, and the market demand is limited. In terms of production, global bisphenol F production is mainly concentrated in the United States and Japan. China has not yet fully realized industrialization. Only a small number of companies are in the trial production stage, and market demand relies on imports.