According to the Research Report on China’s benzyl alcohol CAS 100-51-6 market supply and demand and investment prospect (2020 Edition) released by Limu information consulting, benzyl alcohol has been widely used in the field of epoxy resin and coatings in recent years because of its good curing performance, plasticizing performance, safety and environmental protection performance. At present, benzyl alcohol has developed into an excellent additive. At the same time, benzyl alcohol is insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvents. It is also a good medium boiling solvent, which is often used as a solvent in many fields. Therefore, the consumption of benzyl alcohol has increased significantly compared with the early stage.

In recent years, the development pattern of domestic benzyl alcohol has been determined, and the production capacity concentration is high, which is mainly concentrated in four large companies such as Anhui LVjian Chemical Group, Hefei TNJ Chemical Industry CO.,Ltd. etc.

China’s exports of benzyl alcohol were 16307 tons in 2015, 18447 tons in 2016 and 9045 tons in the first half of 2020.