Cellulose ethers are polymers produced by the chemical modification of cellulose. Cellulose ethers perform a variety of functions such as thickening, emulsification, film formation, colloid protection, water retention, and binding. In industrial production, cellulose ethers can be divided in to non-ionic cellulose ethers, ionic cellulose ethers, and mixed cellulose ethers generally. Compared with ionic cellulose ethers, non-ionic cellulose ethers perform better while its production costs are higher. The non-ionic cellulose ethers are mainly applied in construction industry, pharmaceuticals industry, daily chemicals industry, food industry, textile and dyeing industry, ceramics, coating material, polymerization, and paper making while ionic cellulose ethers are applied in petroleum industry, daily chemicals industry, rubber industry, leather industry, spinning, and paper making.

The application range and consumption quantity of cellulose ethers in a country are related to its economic development level. In developed countries, cellulose ethers have a wide application. The developed countries and regions such as Europe, North America and Japan are key cellulose ethers consuming counties and regions. Compared with developed countries, China still has a long path to go through in developing cellulose ethers. At present, China suffers from inferiority in application technology in cellulose ethers industry. Therefore, the application range of cellulose ethers is limited in China. However, with economic development in China, the market demand for cellulose ethers will increase as well.

In 2015, the production volume of cellulose ethers in China was 730.3 thousand tonnes while its apparent consumption volume was 702.1 thousand tonnes. It is predicted that the production volume of cellulose ethers in China will reach to 979.1 thousand tonnes while its apparent consumption volume realizing 92.47 thousand tonnes by 2021.

Figure No.	Figure Title
Figure 1	Production volumes of cellulose ethers in China, 2011-2015
Figure 2	Predicted production volumes of cellulose ethers in China, 2016-2021
Figure 3	Apparent consumption volumes of cellulose ethers in China, 2011-2015
Figure 4	Predicted apparent consumption volumes of cellulose ethers in China, 2016-2021
Figure 5	Analysis on industrial chain of cellulose ethers
Figure 6	Production volumes of refined cotton in China, 2011-2015
Figure 7	Total value of fixed assets investments in Chinese construction industry (excluding rural areas), 2011-2016
Figure 8	Floor spaces of residential buildings under construction in China
Figure 9	Production volumes of cement in China, 2011-2016
Figure 10	Total values of fixed assets investments in food industry in China (excluding rural areas), 2011-2016
Figure 11	Total values of fixed assets investments in pharmaceuticals industry in China (excluding rural areas), 2011-2016
Figure 12	Production volumes of Chinese patent medicines, 2011-2016
Figure 13	Total values of fixed assets investments in petroleum industry in China, 2011-2016
Figure 14	Structure of source countries of imported cellulose ethers in China in 2016
Figure 15	Structure of export markets for Chinese cellulose ethers in 2016
Figure 16	Product structure of Shandong Yiteng New Material in 2016
Figure 17	Products structure of Shandong Head in 2016

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Table 1	Regulators of cellulose ethers industry in China and their responsibilities
Table 2	Key players of cellulose ethers industry in overseas countries
Table 3	Capacities of major cellulose ethers manufacturers in China
Table 4	Market price of cellulose ethers in China in 2016
Table 5	Market price of refined cotton in some particular regions
Table 6	Production volumes of wood pulp in China, 2011-2015
Table 7	Appended proportion of HPMC (food-grade cellulose ether)
Table 8	Production volumes of crude oil in China, 2011-2015
Table 9	Production volumes of gas in China, 2011-2015
Table 10	Import quantities of cellulose ethers in China, 2011-2016
Table 11	Total import values of cellulose ethers in China, 2011-2016
Table 12	Source countries of imported cellulose ethers in China in 2016
Table 13	Average import prices of cellulose ethers in China, 2011-2016
Table 14	Export quantities of cellulose ethers in China, 2011-2016
Table 15	Export quantities of cellulose ethers in China, 2011-2016
Table 16	Export markets for Chinese cellulose ethers in 2016
Table 17	Average export prices of cellulose ethers in China, 2011-2016
Table 18	Brief introduction of HPMC product and application in Shandong Yiteng New Material
Table 19	Brief introduction of PAC product and its quality standards in Shandong Yiteng New Material
Table 20	Operating condition of Shandong Yiteng New Material in terms of products in 2016
Table 21	Sales revenues and total profits of Shandong Yiteng New Material, 2013-2016
Table 22	Operating condition of Shandong Yiteng New Material in terms of regions in 2016
Table 23	Brief introduction of cellulose ether products and application
Table 24	Brief introduction of production capacity, production volume, and sales volume of cellulose ethers in Shandong Head, 2013-2016
Table 25	Operating Condition of Shandong Head in terms of cellulose ether products in 2016
Table 26	Revenues and Profits of Shandong Head, 2013-2016
Table 27	Operating condition of Shandong Head in terms of regions in 2016
Table 28	Basic information of RuiTai International Holdings
Table 29	Revenues and profits of China RuiTai
Table 30	Major products and products application range in TSCC
Table 31	Revenues and profits of TSCC
Table 32	Basic information of Shandong Guangda Technology Development
Table 33	Revenues and profits of Shandong Guangda Technology Development
Table 34	Products and products application range of Shanghai Huiguang Fine Chemical Industry
Table 35	Revenues and Profits of Shanghai Huiguang Fine Chemical Industry
Table 36	Two trends of cellulose ethers industry in China
Table 37	Risks existing for policies, industrial cycles, techniques and related industries in China
Table 38	Administrative and Strategic Planning of Enterprises to VIPs