There are few production companies in the m-trifluoromethylphenol industry, and industry concentration may decline in the future.

m-Trifluoromethylphenol, also known as 3-hydroxytrifluorotoluene and m-hydroxytrifluorotoluene, is an important chemical product with a molecular formula of C7H5F3O and a relative molecular mass of 162.11. It is easily soluble in ethanol, benzene, ether and other organic compounds. , difficult to dissolve in water. m-Trifluoromethylphenol is one of the main derivatives of m-trifluoromethylaniline and is mainly used as an intermediate for pesticides, medicines and fuels. Since the 1980s, with m-trifluoromethylphenol as the main body, companies have developed pesticides such as insecticides and herbicides and chemical drugs for anticonvulsants, antidepressants, antiarthritis, anti-AIDS and other chemical drugs.

The raw materials of m-trifluoromethylphenol include trifluorotoluene, m-aminotrifluorotoluene, m-chlorotrifluorotoluene, etc. The production process is complex, the product has high added value, and the technical barriers are high. Currently, the domestic market supplies m-trifluoromethylphenol products. The number of companies is relatively small, including Zhejiang Weihua New Materials Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Fenghua Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Zhongyao Biotechnology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., etc. Among them, Zhejiang Weihua New Materials Co., Ltd. has a large competitive advantage in the m-trifluoromethylphenol industry by virtue of its advantages in technology, channels, and scale.

Beloflmethyl phenol is an important raw material for the production of pyromoride. The global market for flufenacet has been developing for a long time. However, due to different corporate layouts, the consumer market for flufenacet is mainly concentrated in Europe, and the Asian market has great development potential. Flufenacet has the characteristics of low toxicity, broad spectrum, safety, etc., and has a wide range of adaptability. At the same time, flufenacet has good compounding properties, and there are many compound products. my country is a large agricultural country with a vast domestic planting area of ​​wheat, rice, etc., and the demand for diflufenac is vast. In recent years, due to the abuse of herbicides, weed resistance has gradually increased, and weed control has become more difficult. The domestic market has strong demand for new products and technologies. Against this background, the development of my country’s diflufenac market has accelerated. This in turn drives the growth in demand for m-trifluoromethylphenol. According to the released “2023-2027 China Trifluoromethylphenol Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report” , in 2022, China’s demand for m-trifluoromethylphenol will be 2,450 tons.

Analysts believe that in the future, as the research on m-trifluoromethylphenol gradually deepens and the technical level continues to improve, m-trifluoromethylphenol The demand for phenol will continue to grow. Driven by the growth in demand, some companies may break through technical barriers and enter the m-trifluoromethylphenol industry, thereby intensifying market competition. At the same time, major m-trifluoromethylphenol companies will continue to increase research and development of green production processes, expand corporate production scale, and enhance brand awareness. Under the situation of increasingly stringent environmental protection policies and increasing industry standardization, the competition among leading enterprises will become more prominent. They will further improve the competitiveness of enterprises by relying on first-mover advantages such as technology, capital, brand, and channels, and the market may emerge as a “strong player”. “Hengqiang” competitive situation.