Overview of Key Products and Production Capacity Structures in Ten Major Chemical-Producing Provinces

Release Date:

2022-08-10

When it comes to major chemical‑producing provinces, Shandong and Jiangsu immediately come to mind. Based on the number of key chemical product varieties and each province’s share of production capacity, this article conducts a comprehensive assessment to rank China’s top ten chemical‑producing provinces.

Shandong

Key areas of expertise: petrochemicals, fluorochemicals, titanium dioxide, agrochemicals, plastics, organosilicon products, basic chemical raw materials, and other fine chemicals.

Number of key chemical products: 30

Capacity share of key chemical products: TDI (9%), spandex (8%), glufosinate (6%), R134a (6%), MDI (19%), glycine (18%), butadiene (18%), titanium dioxide (17%), organic silicon (17%), urea (15%), soda ash (15%), viscose staple fiber (14%), butyl acetate (14%), PVC (12%), glufosinate (11%), acrylic acid (11%), propylene oxide (55%), octanol (53%), butanol (47%), polyether (45%), DMF (41%), cyclohexanone (39%), adipic acid (38%), R32 (38%), R22 (35%), R125 (33%), carbon black (25%), caustic soda (25%).

Jiangsu

Key areas of expertise: petrochemicals, fluorochemicals, agrochemicals, dyes, plastics, titanium dioxide, organosilicon products, basic chemical raw materials, and other fine chemicals.

Number of key chemical products: 28

Key chemical product capacity shares: 1‑Octanol (10%), Butadiene (10%), Titanium Dioxide (8%), DMF (7%), PVC (6%), Glycine (5%), Carbon Black (5%), Urea (5%), R32 (20%), PTA (20%), Polyether (19%), Butanol (19%), Organosilicon (18%), Viscose Staple Fiber (17%), Spandex (13%), DOP (13%), Propylene Oxide (12%), Caustic Soda (11%), R134a (44%), Acrylic Acid (41%), Glyphosate (30%), Butyl Esters (29%), Ethylene Oxide (29%), R22 (28%), Glufosinate (27%), R125 (26%), Cyclohexanone (25%), Reactive Dyes (22%).

Zhejiang

Key areas of expertise: petrochemicals, fluorochemicals, dyes, agrochemicals, plastics, organosilicon products, basic chemical raw materials, and other fine chemicals.

Number of key chemical products: 19

Capacity share of key chemical products: caustic soda (5%), glyphosate (20%), glufosinate (20%), PTA (19%), DMF (17%), DOP (16%), cyclohexanone (13%), ethylene oxide (13%), disperse dyes (93%), reactive dyes (54%), MDI (41%), spandex (40%), R134a (39%), R32 (32%), acrylic acid (29%), organosilicon (28%), butyl acetate (27%), R22 (26%), R125 (25%).

Hebei

Key areas of expertise: agrochemicals, plastics, petrochemicals, and organosilicon compounds.

Number of key chemical products: 11

Capacity share of key chemical products: soda ash (8%), organic silicon (7%), cyclohexanone (7%), adipic acid (6%), urea (6%), polyether (5%), glyphosate (17%), TDI (17%), carbon black (14%), viscose staple fiber (13%), glycine (45%), and glufosinate (23%).

Sichuan

Key areas of strength: pesticides, titanium dioxide, and basic chemical raw materials.

Number of key chemical products: 10

Capacity share of key chemical products: butanol (10%), DOP (8%), viscose staple fiber (8%), R22 (8%), glycine (7%), urea (5%), soda ash (5%), titanium dioxide (15%), glyphosate (24%), and glufosinate (23%).

Guangdong

Key areas of expertise: plasticizers, petrochemicals, and fluorochemicals.

Number of key chemical products: 9

Capacity share of key chemical products: R125 (9%), propylene oxide (9%), butyl ester (9%), polyether (7%), PTA (6%), R32 (5%), spandex (13%), butadiene (11%), DOP (22%)

Tianjin

Areas of Strength: Petrochemicals

Number of key chemical products: 8

Capacity share of key chemical products: ethylene oxide (9%), butanol (8%), polyether (6%), PVC (6%), butadiene (5%), carbon black (5%), propylene oxide (5%), and octanol (14%).

Henan

Key areas of expertise: dyes, agrochemicals, and organosilicon compounds.

Number of key chemical products: 8

Capacity share of key chemical products: urea (10%), spandex (7%), PVC (5%), caustic soda (5%), titanium dioxide (17%), DMF (17%), adipic acid (16%), and soda ash (13%).