The Canton Fair is 2 days away: Insights into the six basic chemical raw materials, with their essential nature lighting up the global market
With only two days left until the opening of the Canton Fair, as the core window connecting global trade, the essential products in the chemical sector have always been the focus of buyers. The six basic chemical raw materials - formic acid, calcium formate, acetic acid, Sodium acetate,sodium formate, and Phosphoric acid - are receiving in-depth attention from the global market due to their irreplaceable nature in multiple fields.
Organic acids and salts: The essential core for multi-scenario penetration
Formic acid, as the simplest carboxylic acid, is truly a "multi-purpose industrialist". This colorless liquid, although having a pungent odor, plays a crucial role in agricultural feed preservation, soil regulation, leather processing, rubber production, and metal surface treatment. Its derivative product, calcium formate, also performs outstandingly. The 98% industrial-grade calcium formate is a high-quality early-strength agent in the construction field, helping concrete reach the required strength quickly in low-temperature environments. Adding 1%-1.5% to feed can significantly increase the conversion rate of livestock meat and reduce the diarrhea rate.
The "acid-base combination" composed of acetic acid and sodium acetate is widely used in the industrial system. Acetic acid is the basic raw material for chemical, pharmaceutical, and textile printing and dyeing industries, while sodium acetate plays an important role as a carbon source in wastewater treatment. Both are core export products of enterprises such as Hebei Pengfa Chemical, and are supplied to the global market for a long time. Sodium formate, as another important formate salt, is indispensable in leather tanning and the production of potassium permanganate. Together with the above products, it constitutes a complete supply system of organic acids and salts.
Phosphoric acid: The mainstay of inorganic acids in cross-domain layout
Phosphoric acid, as a key inorganic acid, is applied in a wide range of fields including agriculture, industry, food, medicine, and electronics. In agriculture, it is the core raw material for producing phosphoric acid calcium and potassium dihydrogen phosphate, which are types of phosphorus fertilizers, and is also an important component of feed nutrition agents, capable of enhancing the growth ability of animal bones. In the industrial sector, it can be used for metal anti-corrosion treatment and chemical polishing. In the electronics industry, the high-purity phosphoric acid can better meet the cleaning and etching requirements of ICs and LEDs. By 2025, the global market size of food-grade phosphoric acid has exceeded 4.5 billion US dollars. China, as the largest producer, saw a 18.7% year-on-year increase in exports to Southeast Asia in the first three months, making it a popular chemical category at the Canton Fair.
Opportunities in the global market and quality endorsements
The necessity of these chemical raw materials has continued to be prominent in the international market. At the European Fine Chemical Exhibition, Shandong Asde Technology won new orders from multiple countries such as Spain and Poland with its products of formic acid and calcium formate, covering multiple industries including leather and feed. Meanwhile, Hebei Pengfa Chemical, leveraging over 30 years of production experience, has established a full-chain service from research and development to logistics. Its six major raw material export businesses have penetrated into global fields such as pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and wastewater treatment.
The Canton Fair is about to open. These high-quality chemical raw materials that have passed market tests are now waiting to connect with global buyers. From agricultural production to industrial manufacturing, from food processing to electronic manufacturing, they will become a prominent highlight of the chemical section of this exhibition with their stable quality and diverse application scenarios.
