1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane Market - Forecast 2022-2027
1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane Market Overview
The 1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane market size is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of around 3.2% from 2022 to 2027. The 1,1 dichloro-1-fluoroethane is a haloalkane and is one of the isomers of Dichloroethene. The 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane has major application as a solvent in plastic foams, electronics, cleaning systems and others. It is used as a foam blowing agent alongside in polyurethane foams and other plastics. The 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane has major demand as a precision cleaning agent in homecare and personal care, thereby creating a drive in the 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane market. Furthermore, the rise in the application of 1,1 dichloro-1-fluoroethane across various end use industries such as homecare, plastics, electronics and others will offer major growth in the market during the forecast period.
1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane Market COVID-19 Impact
The global disruptions and slowdown during the covid-19 outbreak created a major impact in the global 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane market. The 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane has growing application in the electronic, plastics and other sector. The electrical & electronics sector suffered major growth slowdown and disruptions during the pandemic. Furthermore, the halt in electronic manufacturing, supply chain disruptions, logistics disturbances and other lockdown restrictions led to a major fall in growth in the pandemic. According to the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the sales of electronics and electrical equipment saw a fall of 30% in the first three quarters of 2020 in the low- and middle-income countries. Moreover, the application of <span times="" new="" roman";mso-bidi-font-family:="" calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane also witnessed a fall due to restricted growth in the electrical & electronics sector. Thus, the 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane industry faced slowdown and restricted growth during the peak covid-19 period.
Report Coverage
The “1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane Market Report – Forecast (2022-2027)” by IndustryARC, covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments in the 1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane industry.
Key Takeaways
- The 1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane market size will increase owing to its rise in demand for foam bowing agent, solvent cleaning agent, refrigerant gas and other applications across major end-use industries during the forecast period.
- The Asia Pacific is the fastest growing region in the 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane market owing to the increasing demand for polymeric foam demand across industries, cleaning trends, electronic production and others, thereby boosting the growth in the market.
- The blowing agent application of the 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane has high demand, majorly in the plastic sector for manufacture of PU foams, polystyrene insulating and others.
Figure: Asia Pacific 1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane Market Revenue, 2021-2027 (US$ Million)
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1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane Market Segment Analysis – by Application
By application, the blowing agent segment is expected to grow with a CAGR of around 3.9% during the forecast period. The growing application of the 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane as blowing agents for polyurethane foam, extruded polystyrene foam board insulation, metal and faced panels for construction is influencing the growth of global 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane market. The demand of blowing agent in the market is rising due to increase in the polymeric foam usage globally for construction, automotive, electronics and other sectors. According to the World Bank data, the value addition by construction sector in 2020 accounted for a USD 22.04 trillion in 2020. The increasing demand of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane as blowing agents agent for wide range of usage in plastic foams, insulating boards and others across various industries is boosting the growth in the market. Thus, the global 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane market will grow during the forecast period
1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane Market Segment Analysis – by End-Use Industry
By end-use industry, the plastics segment held the largest 1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane market share of 42% in 2021. The growth of plastic sector in the 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane industry is influenced by its rising application in the rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate production or phenolic insulating foams. Furthermore, the growing plastics production and development in this sector is offering major growth opportunities in the market. According to the Plastics Soup Foundation, the global plastics production reached 368 billion tons in the year 2019. The functions and usage of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane as foam blowing agent for plastics foam and rigid foam, that are used across various industries is offering high demand in the market. Thus, with an increasing demand and growth opportunities in the plastics sector, the 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane market will grow rapidly during the forecast period.
1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane Market Segment Analysis – by Geography
By geography, the Asia Pacific is the fastest-growing region in the 1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane market and is expected to grow with a CAGR of around 4.4% during the forecast period. The high demand of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane in this region is influenced by rising application across various sectors such as home care and maintenance, plastics, electronics cleaning and others. The growth of home cleaning sector in the APAC due to rise in cleaning and hygiene trend during the Covid outbreak has led to a high demand for 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane and trichlorofluoromethane as cleaning agent, foaming and surfactant applications. Furthermore, the growth of electronics productions in APAC is boosting the demand for 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane in cleaning agent for printed circuit boards, solder fluxes and others. According to the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Association (JEITA), the production by the electronics industry in Japan for October 2019 for consumer electronic equipment showed a positive increase of 75% compared to the previous year. The rise in applications of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane in electronic cleaning, home cleaning, plastics foam and others for various industries is propelling the demand in the market. Thus, the 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane industry would experience a major growth during the forecast period.
1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane Market – Drivers
Increasing demand in cleaning applications
The 1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane has major application as precision cleaning agent and solvent cleaning in home cleaning sector, electronics cleaning and others. It is used as cleaning solvent for metals, defluxion, cold cleaning and cleaning solder flux from the printed circuit boards in the electronics sector. Furthermore, the rise in application of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane in the surface cleaning for various end-use industries, majorly electronics is driving the global 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane market. According to the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), the National policy on electronics by Indian government aimed to facilitate turnover of around a USD 400 billion by 2025 in domestic electronics manufacturing. Thus, a high demand of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane as a solvent cleaning agent, across major end-use industries is boosting the demand and growth opportunities in the market.
Growing application of blowing agent
The robust growth of 1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane as blowing agent for polyurethane, polystyrene insulating foam board and others is boosting the demand in the market. The 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane reduces the CFC-11 as the foaming agent for soft and rigid polyurethane foams. Furthermore, the rising demand for PU foams across the globe for packaging, bedding, automotive and others is driving the global 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane market. For instance, Covestro AG collaborated with Ricticel NV/SA for the development of mattress using PU foams in 2020. Thus, the rise in demand for 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane in blowing agent applications for processing foams is offering major growth opportunities in the market.
1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane Market – Challenges
Hazardous health and environmental threats
The Dichloro-1-fluoroethane is a haloalkane and one of the three isomers of dichloroethene. It belongs to the hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) class that causes global warming and ozone depletion. The 1,1,-dichloro-1-fluoroethane and trichlorofluoromethane have ozone depletion potential of 0.12 and 1 respectively, which is rapidly-increasing and creating major environmental hazards. Furthermore, this compound creates suffocation and unconsciousness in containment and release in environment. Thus, owing to severe environment pollution and threat, the application and demand of 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane faces major slowdown, thereby resulting in major growth challenge for the global 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane market.
1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane Industry Outlook
The 1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane industry's top 10 companies are:
- Arkema S.A.
- Solvay S.A.
- Reflex Industries Limited
- Daikin Industries Limited
- Yingpeng Chemical Co. Limited
- Juhua Group Corporation
- Sankyo Chemical Co. Limited
- Changsu 3F Fluorochemical Industry Company
- Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.
- Zhejiang Sanhuan Chemical Company Limited
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