Five Chinese Silica Powder Manufacturers Shine in 2026 Market

CALIFORNIA, CA, UNITED STATES, September 28, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Exploring China’s Silica Powder Industry, Manufacturing Capabilities and Diverse Material Applications

China, September 28, 2026, Five producers are competing on regulatory reach, purity control and application breadth as global demand for E 551 silicon dioxide expands. The global market for food-grade silica was valued at USD 0.87 billion in 2025, according to Fortune Business Insights. Precipitated silica, the process type most widely used for food and feed anti-caking, reached 3.25 million tons worldwide in the same year, according to Mordor Intelligence. Toothpaste-grade silica is forecast at USD 441 million in 2025 by QYResearch, while silica antiblock additives are projected at USD 613.71 million in 2026 by SNS Insider.

Regulation has supported this demand. In October 2024, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reconfirmed that the food additive E 551, silicon dioxide, presents no safety concerns for any population group, including infants. The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) has assessed the additive's acceptable daily intake as "not specified," a category applied to substances of very low toxicity. Under the harmonised tariff code 281122, silicon dioxide remains a widely traded chemical commodity.

Against this backdrop, Chinese producers have moved beyond commodity anti-caking powder toward application-specific grades for food, pharmaceutical, oral-care, feed and industrial uses. Five China-based silica powder producers have become reference points for buyers assessing material performance in 2026: Shandong Zhonglian Chemical Co., Ltd.; Hubei Huifu Nanomaterial Co., Ltd.; Sanming Fengrun Chemical Co., Ltd.; Fujian Tongsheng New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.; and Zhuzhou Xinglong New Materials Co., Ltd. All operate in the precipitated or fumed silica segment, the two process routes that dominate global supply, but they differ in regulatory scope, documented quality systems and application focus.

Shandong Zhonglian Chemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Zhongqi (Guangdong) Silicon Materials (stock code 880747), publishes one of the broadest qualification matrices among the five. The company manufactures food-grade, pharmaceutical, toothpaste, cosmetic, pet-feed and industrial silica across its ZLSIL, ZLCSIDE and ZOILSIL series, which together cover more than 40 grades. Its food-grade range complies with GB 25576-2020 and GB 2760 in China; FDA 21 CFR 172.480 (GRAS) and the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) in the United States; and Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 with Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 in the European Union. Pharmacopoeia-grade specifications are available for USP, NF, EP and JP, with lead (Pb) at ≤1-2 ppm and total heavy metals at ≤10 ppm.

The company operates a GMP-certified food-grade production base in Guangdong with annual silica capacity of approximately 50,000 metric tons and 10,000-ton-level intelligent production lines. It reports 45 patents spanning production and preparation, environmental protection and energy saving, powder treatment, and automatic packaging, and states that its management systems are certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 22000:2018 and FSSC 22000 v6.0, with FAMI-QS v6.0 covering feed ingredients. Product certifications include HALAL, OU Kosher, US FDA and BPJPH, alongside SMETA Sedex social compliance; products have also been tested by third parties including Intertek and CQC.

Zhonglian states that it serves more than 400 downstream brand customers, including Nestlé, COFCO, Budweiser, Yihai Kerry, IFF and Symrise, and that it passed a Nestlé on-site audit in October 2025 as a certified supplier for pet-food and food wet/dry mixing applications. Domestically, it reports that its food-grade silica ranks among the top three in China and holds more than 80% share in South China, with toothpaste-grade silica ranked in the top five for three consecutive years. Exports reach more than 20 countries across Europe, the US, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Hubei Huifu Nanomaterial Co., Ltd. is a Hubei-based producer associated with nano-scale and fumed silica. Fumed silica is manufactured by high-temperature flame hydrolysis, producing primary particles in the nanometre range and very high specific surface area. The segment typically serves silicone rubber, coatings, adhesives and composites rather than mainstream food anti-caking, and its cost profile is generally higher than that of precipitated grades.

Sanming Fengrun Chemical Co., Ltd. is based in Sanming, Fujian Province, operating in the precipitated silica and sodium silicate field. Fujian has developed a concentrated silica and silicate industrial base, where producers usually supply rubber, tyre and industrial grades alongside selected specialty products.

Fujian Tongsheng New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. is a Fujian-based new-materials producer active in the silica field.