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 a comprehensive assessment of each province’s variety count and capacity share for key chemical products, this article ranks the top ten chemical‑producing provinces in China.

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 acetate (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%).