Chlorobenzene is also known as benzene chloride or phenyl chloride. It has high flammability, is colorless and is used as solvents in various industrial applications. The demand for global chlorobenzene market has increased with its increasing applications in the chemical industries, which is a major driver of the global chlorobenzene market. The global chlorobenzene market is expected to witness a moderate growth in the forecast period and is expected to continue so on in the near future.
The major factors that are driving the global chlorobenzene market are the increasing usage of chlorobenzene in chemical industries to develop chemicals like pesticides, herbicides, dyes, solvents, oils, engine cleaners etc. Also, with the growth of personal care industry in emerging economies the chlorobenzene market will grow in the region because of its increased usage in the manufacture of deodorants, perfumes and room sprays. Chlorination of benzene results into almost 12 products, but with the advent of technology and industrial applications the majority of the large scale production of chlorobenzene has been decreased to three primary products namely o-dichlorobenzene, p-dichlorobenzene and monochlorobenzene. In addition to it, the shift of chemical industries towards chlorobenzene for production in emerging economies is creating huge growth opportunities in the region. However, due to the increased availability of various alternatives and substitutes, preference for environment friendly products and increased government regulations for the use of herbicides and pesticides are the few factors that are restraining the growth of the global chlorobenzene market.
The global chlorobenzene biomarkers market is segmented on the basis of product type and applications. On the basis of product type, the market is segmented as monochlorobenzene, p-dichlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene, m-dichlorobenzene, hexachlorobenzene, tetrachlorobenzenes, trichlorobenzenes and others. In the product type segment, monochlorobenzene dominates the industry with approximately market share of 60% of the global chlorobenzene production. It is mainly used in the manufacturing of nitrochlorobenzene which has application areas in production of pesticides, dyes, rubber processing chemicals, pharmaceuticals and pigment intermediates etc. Treatment of garbage is done by O-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene, having the largest market in the personal care and moth control segment. On the basis of applications, the global chlorobenzene market can be segmented as chemical industry, paint and coatings industry, personal care industry and others.
Chemicals industry has a largest application segment as chlorobenzene is used in the manufacture of variety of chemicals like solvents, pesticides and insecticides, dyes, rubber etc. However, personal care segment has the highest growth due to its increased usage in deodorants, room perfumes etc. The major regional segments analyzed in the report include North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World with further bifurcation of them on country level, which includes U.S, Canada, India, China, Japan, Germany, U.K., Spain, Brazil etc. Asia Pacific has the largest market share in the global chlorobenzene market. The major reason for the high growth is the presence of wide customer base in the region, and large number of end user industries in countries like India and China. China is the largest producer and consumer of chlorobenzene across the world accounting for more than 50% of the total consumption. China is also a home to four out of five world’s largest producers of chlorobenzene. In addition to it, the shift in world’s chemical industries towards developing regions of APAC is causing development of new production facilities in Asia.
The gradual shift in the global demand away from developed regions and further into developing countries has resulted in a buildup of new chlorobenzene capacity in Asia. However, North America and Europe has largest share in monochlorobenzene segment. Also, the production of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) is majorly in US and is one of the largest growing chlorobenzene type. This is a a major driving factor for the US chlorobenzene market. Some of the key market players are Alfa Chemistry, Beckmann-Kenko GmbH, Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Chemada , Diaz Intermediates Corporation, Energy Chemical, Fluorochem Ltd, GL Sciences, Goodwill Group, HBCChem, Hindustan Organics Chemicals Ltd, J & K Scientific, Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Group Co, Ltd , Kokusan Chemical, Kureha Chemical Industry Co, Ltd, Meryer (Shanghai) Chemical Technology, Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd, PanreacQuimica Sa, PPG Industries, Inc., Scientific Corporation, Singpu Chemicals, Ltd, Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc., Solutia, Inc, Tianjin Chemical Reagent Co, Inc., and Wako Pure Chemical Industries. Expansions, mergers & acquisition and collaborations for product development are the key strategies adopted by the market players to increase their market share, product portfolio and to sustain in the global market.