What is the position of Anhui Jucheng Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. in China's polyacrylamide industry?
Anhui Jucheng Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. is one of the important enterprises in China's polyacrylamide (PAM) industry. Its industry status can be analyzed from the following key dimensions:
1. Capacity and scale advantages
Capacity expansion: According to the 2024 renovation and expansion project, Anhui Jucheng plans to increase the total capacity of polyacrylamide to 150,000 tons/year through two phases of projects. The first phase of the project will upgrade the original capacity from 60,000 tons to 100,000 tons, and the second phase will add 50,000 tons (including 25,000 tons each for cationic and anionic types)5911. This scale makes it one of the top domestic polyacrylamide production capacities.
Full industry chain layout: Since 2012, the company has made breakthroughs in the self-production technology of the key raw material of cationic polyacrylamide **acryloyloxyethyl trimethylammonium chloride (DAC)**, achieving 100% self-sufficiency in core raw materials, reducing external dependence, and improving cost control capabilities19.
2. Technological innovation and R&D capabilities
Core technological breakthroughs: Jucheng Chemical uses the homopolymerization-copolymerization co-production technology independently developed, achieving technological leadership in the production of anionic polyacrylamide, and improving product quality by optimizing catalyst selection and process control1.
Environmental protection and safety certification: Its expansion project has passed the first domestic chemical process safety and reliability demonstration, and is equipped with advanced waste gas and wastewater treatment facilities (such as RTO incineration, multi-stage absorption process, etc.), which meets national environmental protection standards and reflects the technical maturity and compliance79.
3. Market position and industry influence
Domestic market share: According to 2022 data, China's total polyacrylamide production is 1.3623 million tons. After the completion of Jucheng's expansion, the 150,000-ton production capacity will account for about 11% of the country's total production capacity, significantly increasing its market share9.
Industry competitiveness: In domestic and foreign market reports, Jucheng is listed as one of the main manufacturers in China's polyacrylamide industry, on par with Shandong Baomo, Beijing Hengju, Aisen China and other companies, especially in the field of cationic products with technical advantages210.
Downstream application coverage: Its products are widely used in oilfield mining (accounting for 42% of domestic consumption), water treatment (31%), papermaking (13%) and other fields, meeting the personalized needs of large customers such as CNPC and Sinopec910.
4. Environmental protection and sustainable development
Green production practice: Through the expansion project, the company introduced environmental protection technologies such as low-nitrogen combustion, bio-trickling filtration, and activated carbon adsorption. The exhaust gas emissions meet the "Synthetic Resin Industry Pollutant Emission Standards", and the wastewater treatment capacity is increased to 1,200 cubic meters/day, which meets the requirements of the circular economy 59.
Policy response: As one of the few domestic companies that has achieved a closed loop of the entire industrial chain, Jucheng has reduced its dependence on imports while promoting the industry's transformation to high-end and environmentally friendly, in line with the country's "dual carbon" goals110.
5. Industry recognition and future potential
International competitiveness: Although the global market is still dominated by SNF Group (45% share), Jucheng has gradually narrowed the gap with international giants through capacity expansion and technology upgrades, and has occupied an important position in the Asia-Pacific market (accounting for 47% of the world)29.
Growth expectations: With the growth of demand in China's water treatment, oilfield mining and other fields, the global polyacrylamide market is expected to reach US$3.598 billion by 2030. Jucheng is expected to further consolidate its industry position through capacity release210.
Anhui Jucheng Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. has become one of the leading companies in China's polyacrylamide industry by virtue of its capacity scale, technological autonomy, full industrial chain integration and environmental protection practices. Its renovation and expansion project further strengthened its competitiveness in the field of high-end products, and is expected to achieve greater breakthroughs in domestic and foreign markets in the future.
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