The market concentration of p-fluoroaniline is high. China is the largest producer.

​ ​ ​P-Fluoroaniline, also known as 4-fluoroaniline, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H6FN. Para-fluoroaniline is mainly divided into two types according to product purity: 99.5% or less, 99.5% and above. Among them, p-fluoroaniline with a purity of less than 99.5% is mainly used in pesticides and other fields. Para-fluoroaniline with a purity of 99.5% or above can be used in pesticides, medicines and other fields. It is the most common para-fluoroaniline product in the global and domestic markets.

The production process of p-fluoroaniline is to first synthesize p-fluoronitrobenzene from p-nitrochlorobenzene, and then reduce it to obtain p-fluoroaniline. At present, there are about 10 domestic p-nitrochlorobenzene manufacturers, mainly including Anhui Bayi Chemical Group Co., Ltd., Anhui Guangxin Agricultural Chemical Co., Ltd., Sinopec Nanjing Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., and Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co., Ltd. wait.

From the second half of 2020 to April 2022, Jiaxing Zhonghua’s 70,000 t/a and Bayi Chemical’s 320,000 t/a nitrochlorobenzene units were shut down successively, causing domestic supply of para-fluoronitrobenzene to be tight and prices to rise sharply. The price of p-fluoroaniline increased; as Bayi Chemical’s relocation to the park and resumption of production were gradually completed, the price of p-fluoronitrobenzene gradually fell, and the domestic price of p-fluoroaniline also dropped.

Para-fluoroaniline has a wide range of applications. In the medical field, para-fluoroaniline is an important intermediate for the synthesis of the new pesticide fluclozolin and the herbicide flumetrachlor; in the pharmaceutical industry, para-fluoroaniline can be used to synthesize cephalosporins, etc.; in addition , p-fluoroaniline is also used in the synthesis of new liquid crystal materials.

Adjustments to the pesticide structure and agricultural protection policies drive market growth and promote the development of the pesticide intermediates industry. The pesticide intermediates industry has the largest demand for p-fluoroaniline, and sales continue to grow. However, the pesticide market is constrained by environmental protection policies, and its market share has declined. Showing a downward trend. According to the “2023-2027 In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Suggestions Report on the Para-Fluoraniline Industry released by the Industrial Research Center, in 2022 The annual domestic production of p-fluoroaniline exceeds 6,000 tons.

Fluorobenzene and its derivatives, such as p-fluoroaniline, still have major environmental pollution problems during the production process, which has forced companies in Europe and the United States to abandon the production of this product and instead seek imported products. Under this development situation, developing countries such as China and India have become the main production areas of para-fluoroaniline.

Due to the strict national environmental protection policies and the small domestic market capacity, a number of backward enterprises have been eliminated. Industry analysts said that there are not many manufacturers of para-fluoroaniline in the industry, and the industry concentration is high. The main manufacturers in the industry are: Zhejiang Yongtai Technology Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Jitai New Materials Co., Ltd., Changzhou Huihe Chemical Co., Ltd., etc.