Hexachloroethane (perchloroethane) has a wide range of applications and the market size continues to expand

Hexachloroethane, also known as perchloroethane and carbon hexachloride, has a chemical formula of C2Cl6 and is an organic compound. Hexachloroethane appears as a white crystalline powder with the smell of camphor. It is soluble in most organic solvents such as ether, ethanol, chloroform, benzene, and oil, but insoluble in water. Hexachloroethane has the characteristics of stable chemical properties, easy volatilization and sublimation, and is widely used in veterinary medicine, organic synthesis, pesticides, metal processing and other fields.

Hexachloroethane is usually produced by chlorination of tetrachloroethane. Tetrachloroethane is an important organic solvent and is widely used in many fields. In the early stages of industry development, due to factors such as high technical barriers, global tetrachloroethane production capacity was mainly concentrated in the United States. After years of development, my country’s tetrachloroethane technology maturity has continued to improve, with annual output reaching nearly 100,000 tons, and it has gradually become a global leader. Producing country. The supply of raw materials is sufficient, laying a good foundation for the development of my country’s hexachloroethane industry.

Hexachloroethane has a wide range of applications, including veterinary drugs, organic synthesis, pesticides, metal processing, etc. In the field of veterinary medicine, hexachloroethane can be used as an anthelmintic for veterinary medicine to treat nematodes, gastric leech disease and liver leech disease in ruminants; in the field of organic synthesis, hexachloroethane is used as an organic synthesis intermediate. It can be used to produce dimethylphosphoramidite chloride, 1,2-dichlorotetrafluoroethane and other products; in the field of pesticides, hexachloroethane can be used to prepare insecticides and repellents.

According to the “2023-2028 China Hexachloroethane (Perchloroethane) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center ” shows that driven by downstream demand, the development space of the hexachloroethane industry continues to expand. The global hexachloroethane market size will reach US$120 million in 2022, a year-on-year growth of 3.2%. The global hexachloroethane industry is highly concentrated. Indian Scottish Chemical Co., Ltd. is the world’s largest producer of hexachloroethane. Currently, the company has set up four factories in my country to manufacture hexachloroethane.

There are many hexachloroethane production enterprises in my country, but the market is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises, and the industry concentration is low. The main hexachloroethane production enterprises in my country include Guangxi Tiandong Jinxin Chemical Co., Ltd., Shandong Langsheng Chemical Co., Ltd., Tancheng Yongbin Chemical Co., Ltd., Dezhou Runde Chemical Co., Ltd., and Changshu Sanai Fuzhen Fluorine New Materials Co., Ltd. , Shandong Dongyue Fluorosilicone Materials Co., Ltd., Sinochem International (Holdings) Co., Ltd., etc. Sinochem International holds a number of invention patents for chemical intermediates and new materials, and is my country’s representative enterprise for hexachloroethane.

Industry analysts said that hexachloroethane has stable chemical properties, is widely used in many fields, and has good industry development prospects. Benefiting from the sufficient supply of raw materials and strong market demand, the prosperity of my country’s hexachloroethane industry continues to increase. However, at present, the concentration of my country’s hexachloroethane industry is low, and local companies urgently need to increase investment in research and development to further expand high-performance hexachloroethane production capacity.