Improved environmental protection policy requirements support the standardized development of the ortho-fluorotoluene industry

O-fluorotoluene, also known as 2-fluorotoluene, o-fluorotoluene, o-fluorobenzenemethane, etc., appears as a colorless liquid with a molecular formula of C7H7F. It is a flammable chemical. In industry, o-fluorotoluene is synthesized from o-toluidine. . O-fluorotoluene is mainly used as an intermediate for medicines and pesticides. For example, o-fluorotoluene undergoes chlorination and hydrolysis to form o-fluorobenzaldehyde, an important organic synthesis intermediate, which is then used in medicine, dyes, pesticides and other fields.

In recent years, driven by the tightening of my country’s environmental protection policies, some inefficient and high-pollution production lines have been forced to shut down. The cost of various products has increased. The profit margin of the o-fluorotoluene and fluorobenzene industry has been compressed. Coupled with the limited scale of market demand, The investment activity in the o-fluorotoluene industry is also low, and the growth rate of investment scale is very low. At this stage, my country’s o-fluorotoluene industry has formed a trend of large-scale development. East China has become the most important o-fluorotoluene production area in my country. At present, the domestic representative o-fluorotoluene production enterprises include Shandong Fore Co., Ltd., Dongzhi Detai Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., Xiangshui New United Chemical Co., Ltd., Yancheng Huahong Chemical Co., Ltd., Liaocheng Dongran Chemical Co., Ltd., etc.

From the perspective of market demand, with the development of downstream markets such as pharmaceuticals and pesticides and the expansion of new application fields, the demand for o-fluorotoluene may increase, which will in turn drive the growth of o-fluorotoluene production. However, with the development of its main application field, the pesticide industry, restricted, the growth rate of the o-fluorotoluene market size will remain at a low level, and the growth rate may gradually slow down. According to the released “2023-2027 China Orthofluorotoluene Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report” shows that in 2027 , China’s o-fluorotoluene market size is 275 million yuan.

In terms of technological development, after long-term development, the production technology of o-fluorotoluene has become mature. There are currently few studies on different o-fluorotoluene synthesis routes, but some companies will optimize and improve the reaction equipment, such as Shandong Fore Co., Ltd. Improvements to reactors and buffer tanks can improve production efficiency to a certain extent and reduce manual labor intensity. In the future, the o-fluorotoluene industry will still optimize production equipment based on existing process routes to improve production efficiency and reduce production costs.

Analysts believe that in recent years, our country has attached great importance to environmental pollution control and has put forward higher requirements in environmental protection, and environmental standards have also become increasingly strict. strict. The sewage, waste gas and solid waste generated during the production process of the o-fluorotoluene industry will have a certain impact on the ecological environment. Therefore, o-fluorotoluene companies are paying more and more attention to environmental protection issues. The increase in environmental protection requirements will help the o-fluorotoluene industry strengthen the research and development of environmentally friendly production processes, enhance product competitiveness, eliminate technologically backward enterprises, and promote the upgrading of the industrial structure, thereby making industry competition more orderly.