Production and Market of Glyoxylic Acid in China-2011

Early in 1985, China has started glyoxylic acid (GA) production with oxalic acid electroreduction method, which marked the start of GA industry in domestic market. However, the production scale of most GA producers in China was quite small then and their production technology was also very laggard. Because of the poor quality and high price of the product, the development of GA industry was limited.

GA is an important raw material for production of allantoin and vanillin. In the 1990s, domestic demand of allantoin and vanillin increased rapidly, which promoted the rapid development of GA industry. However, the development of GA production technology could not catch up with the rising demand, which led to the slowly expanding production scale of GA producers.

GA industry has developed rapidly in China since the early 21st century, and many GA producers increased their investment in R&D and started to expand their production capacity in China. After several years’ development, the quality of China’s GA has improved markedly. The gross actual output in China was less than 1,000 tonnes in 2002. Nevertheless, after nearly 8 years’ development, the total actual output has amounted to 68,969 tonnes (calculated by 50%) in 2010. As of March 2011, China’s GA active capacity has reached 134,880t/a, and it is estimated to reach 135,380t/a by the end of 2011.

In 2010, 58,039 tonnes (calculated by 50%) of GA are consumed to mainly produce p-hydroxylphenylglycine, DL-p-hydroxy phenylhydantoin, allantoin, vanillin, 2-hydroxyl-phosphine acetic acid and other chemical products in China. The fast increase in GA consumption in China is mostly driven by demand from its downstream products, especially P-hydroxylphenylglycine, DL-p-hydroxy Phenylhydantoin and vanillin.

Besides the above points, this report will also focus on:
 GA supply situation and its price trend
 The history of GA in China
 Analysis on the products from raw material to downstream products of GA
 GA consumption patterns
 In-depth analysis on key factors influencing the development of China’s GA industry
 Introduction and comparison of different production technology routes of GA
 Major producers’ capacity and output of GA and oxaldehyde
 Forecast on output and consumption of GA in China in the next 5 years

Executive summary
Methodology and definition
I Development history in China
II Status of the industry in China
II-1 Current production situation
II-2 Raw material supply situation
II-3 New projects of glyoxylic acid
III Price and its influencing factors
III-1 Historic pricing and current pricing
III-2 Raw material resulting in pricing changes
IV Consumption pattern
IV-1 Analysis of applications
IV-2 Brief introduction to major end use segments
IV-2-1 P-hydroxylphenylglycine
IV-2-2 DL-P-hydroxy Phenylhydantoin
IV-2-3 Allantoin
IV-2-4 Vanillin
IV-2-5 2-hydroxyl-phosphine acetic acid
IV-2-6 Others
V Brief introduction to production technology
V-1 GA production methods in China
V-2 Manufacturing cost
VI Future forecast
VI-1 Main influence factors of GA producion in China
VI-2 Quantities forecasts of market in the next 5 years
VII Conclusion
VIII Profile
VIII-1 Shanghai Guangyu Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.
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VIII-26 Hebei Xinji Taida Sinopec Co., Ltd.

LIST OF TABLES

Table II-1 Annual average exchange rate of USD against RMB, 2005-2011
Table II-1-1 Summary of important producers of GA , 2011-1
Table II-1-2 Summary of active producers of GA, 2011-2
Table II-2-1 Major oxaldehyde producers in China, 2011
Table IV-1-1 Consumption status of GA in China, 2006-2010
Table IV-2-1-1 List of major end users of GA in P-hydroxylphenylglycine in China, 2011
Table IV-2-2-1 List of major end users of GA in DL-P-hydroxy phenylhydantoin in China, 2011
Table IV-2-3-1 List of major end users of GA in allantoin in China, 2011
Table IV-2-4-1 List of major end users of GA in vanillin in China, 2011
Table IV-2-5-1 List of major end users of GA in 2-hydroxyl-phosphine acetic acid in China, 2011
Table V-1-1 Comparison between four main GA production methods in China, 2010
Table V-2-1 Cost analysis of GA production with oxaldehyde oxidation method in China, 2011

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure II-1-1 GA output of major production areas in China, 2010
Figure II-1-2 Geographical distribution of GA production by output in China，2010
Figure III-1-1 Historical quotations price of 40% GA in China, 2005-2008
Figure III-1-2 Figure Quotations price of 50% GA in China, 2008-2011
Figure III-2-1 Historical quotations of oxaldehyde and glycol in China, 2006-2008
Figure III-2-2 Historical quotations of oxaldehyde in China, 2008-2011
Figure IV-1-1 Share of GA consumption by downstream product in China, 2010
Figure V-1-1 Flow chart of GA production in MA-ozone oxidation method
Figure V-1-2 Flow chart of GA production in Oxaldehyde oxidation method
Figure VI-2-1 Forecast of GA production in China, 2011-2015
Figure VI-2-2 Forecast of GA consumption in downstream products in China, 2011-2015