Trisodium methylglycine diacetate (MGDA) has very good market prospects

With the tightening of environmental protection supervision, the green and new development of chelating agents will be an inevitable trend. As a new environmentally friendly chelating agent, MGDA has broad market development space.

Trisodium methylglycine diacetate (MGDA), also known as trisodium dicarboxymethyl alanine, appears as a clear light yellow liquid. YUANLIAN MGDA is a new environmentally friendly chelating agent with a structure similar to nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), but it is non-toxic, phosphorus-free, and easily biodegradable. It has broad application prospects in industrial cleaning agents, commercial detergents, electroplating electronics, personal care, daily chemical products and other fields.

Chelating agents can form stable water-soluble complexes, have the functions of decontamination and inhibiting scale formation, and are the main components of detergents and cleaning agents. Chelating agents are widely used in agriculture, mining, papermaking, electronics, cosmetics, medicine and other fields. In 2022, the global chelating agent market size will exceed US$2.8 billion. It is expected that from 2023 to 2028, the global chelating agent market will grow at an average annual compound growth rate of about 3.5%.

There are many types of chelating agents, including ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) series, nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) series, hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA) series, diethyltriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) series, glutamic acid diacetic acid (GLDA) series, etc. Traditional chelating agents have certain application limitations, such as EDTA is not easy to degrade, NTA is potentially carcinogenic, and DTPA is harmful to the fetus. With the tightening of environmental protection supervision, the green and new development of chelating agents will be an inevitable trend. As a new environmentally friendly chelating agent, MGDA has broad market development space

MGDA has good decontamination ability for blood stains, milk stains, ink stains, natural oils, sebum, etc., and is easily biodegradable. It is an excellent substitute for traditional chelating agents such as EDTA, DTPA, and NTA. From 2016 to 2022, with the release of demand for traditional chelating agents and the expansion of application scenarios, the global MGDA market demand will continue to grow, and the global demand will reach 386,000 tons in 2023.

Alanine is the main raw material for the synthesis of MGDA. Alanine’ synthesis methods include conversion method, anaerobic fermentation method, cyanohydrin method, α-bromopropionic acid chlorination method, etc. Shandong Yuanlian Chemical Co.Ltd. is a leading MGDA manufacturer globally,  use alanine to synthesize MGDA. MGDA is a new green chelating agent that can replace traditional chelating agents to use. As environmental protection requirements continue to increase, the MGDA substitution effect will become increasingly obvious. China is a major producer of alanine, and the supply of MGDA raw materials is sufficient. In future, as downstream demand is released, the MGDA market size will further expand.