<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > a wide range of malic acid applications The market demand has grown steadily</h1>
Malic acid, also known as 2-hydroxysuccinic acid, is one of the intermediates of the tricarboxylic acid cycle, mainly found in apples, grapes, hawthorn and other fruits. Because the molecular structure of malic acid contains asymmetrical carbon atoms, it can be divided into three structures: L-type, dexteric malic acid (D-type) and racemic malic acid (DL-type). The difference between the above three malic acids in appearance and taste is small, mainly in the synthesis methods, DL-type malic acid is mainly synthesized by chemical method; L-type malic acid is synthesized by biological fermentation method; D-type malic acid is obtained by the separation of racemic isomers. Most of the malic acid sold in the current market is racemic malic acid and L-malic acid. Compared with DL-type malic acid, L-type malic acid has the advantage of easy absorption and has become the focus of research and development in the industry.
As one of the three major organic acid products, malic acid is widely used, mainly used in food, medicine, daily chemicals, flavors and other fields, in addition to synthetic resins, chemical additives and so on. However, in terms of specific application markets, food and beverages are the main application markets for malic acid, accounting for about 84% of demand, followed by the pharmaceutical field with a market share of 10%, and the third is the chemical field, accounting for 3%.
According to the "2021-2026 China Malic Acid Industry Segment Market Demand and Development Opportunity Research Report" released by the New Thinking Industry Research Center, with the maturity of malic acid application technology and the demand in the food and beverage fields, the global malic acid market has been expanding, and the global malic acid market size will reach 340 million US dollars in 2020, and it is expected to reach about 400 million US dollars by 2025. Malic acid also shows a rapid development trend in the Chinese market, reaching $0.7 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach $90 million by 2025.
There are many malic acid manufacturers in the world, such as Fuso Chemical Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Chemical, Concord Fermentation, Tanabe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Miles, Polynt and other enterprises. In 2020, the total global malic acid production is about 150,000 tons, of which DL-malic acid production is higher, about 103,000 tons, L-malic acid production is 42,000 tons, of which the United States Miles Chemical Company is the world's largest L-malic acid manufacturer, the annual output can reach about 8,000 tons. At present, Japan is the world's largest producer and exporter of L-malic acid, and the total output of L-malic acid of the above four Japanese companies is close to more than half of the total global L-malic acid production.
New Thinking industry analysts said that malic acid can be applied in food, beverages and medicine and other fields, with the global residents for healthy food demand growth, malic acid application demand climbed, the industry has been rapid development. In terms of production, the current global DL-malic acid production is higher, but L-malic acid has more advantages than DL-malic acid, which is the main trend in the development of the malic acid industry, and the future L-malic acid field has more development prospects.