Trichloroisocyanuric acid, is a kind of organic compounds, common for white crystalline powder or granular solid, with strong chlorine gas irritation. Trichloroisocyanuric acid is a strong oxidant and chlorinating agent. It has high-efficiency, broad-spectrum and relatively safe disinfection effect. It has a killing effect on bacteria, viruses, fungi, spores, etc., and also has a certain killing effect on coccidia oocysts.

Trichloroisocyanuric acid is an efficient disinfectant and bleaching agent. It is stable in storage, convenient and safe to use. It is widely used in food processing, drinking water, sericulture and rice seed disinfection. It has a killing effect on almost all fungi, bacteria and viral spores. It has special effects on killing hepatitis A and hepatitis B viruses, and also has a good disinfection effect on sexual viruses and HIV. It is safe and convenient to use, now in the industrial water, swimming pool water, cleaning agents, hospitals, tableware, etc. as a bactericidal agent: used as a bactericidal agent in silkworm rearing and other breeding. Trichloroisocyanuric acid is not only widely used in disinfectants and fungicides, but also widely used in industrial production.

In terms of downstream applications, the civilian sector occupies the vast majority of the market, with the market consumption share of trichloroisocyanuric acid in the civilian sector up to 78.51 percent in 2019, followed by the water treatment sector, with a market share of 11.75 percent, while other sectors such as the chemical industry, prevention industry and others have a lower share of consumption, all below 5 percent.

The United States is the largest revenue market, accounting for nearly 80% of the market value.

Research data shows that in the North American trichloroisocyanuric acid industry, the United States is the largest revenue market. In 2019, the market value of trichloroisocyanuric acid in the United States was 280.2 million US dollars, accounting for 79.21 percent of the entire North American market. Mexico, with a market value of 39.64 million US dollars, occupies 11.21 percent of the North American market, ranking second. Canada accounts for 9.58 percent of the market, with a market value of 33.9 million US dollars in 2019.

At present, the US Department of Commerce has determined that trichloroisocyanuric acid (a chemical imported from China for disinfection) is subsidized and therefore intends to impose countervailing duties on such imports from China. The U.S. Department of Commerce will notify U.S. Customs to impose a corresponding countervailing duty bond on such products. This will reduce the international competitiveness of the market to a certain extent and help the development of North American SMEs and new entrants.

Analysis on the Future Development Trend of Trichloroisocyanuric Acid Industry in North America

In the future, water and wastewater treatment are the main drivers of the trichloroisocyanuric acid market in North America. Since drinking and using contaminated water can cause many diseases, water treatment is highly valued in economically developed regions. In North America, trichloroisocyanuric acid is mainly used as a disinfectant for spas, swimming pools and sewage treatment in residential sanitation facilities, as well as recycled algaecide water. It is expected that the many advantages of trichloroisocyanuric acid in water treatment will lay a strong platform for strong market growth in the next few years.

North America is constantly improving water quality standards, controlling emission permits, and reducing pollution from emission sources. Various regulations and standards related to safe water supply infrastructure and systems in North America are also expected to provide a solid foundation for the future growth of the trichloroisocyanuric acid market.

However, new entrants in the North American market are facing stiff competition from international markets.

Due to the relatively high cost of producing trichloroisocyanuric acid in North America and the restrictions on the production of chlorinated products in North America, some small and medium-sized enterprises have stopped producing trichloroisocyanuric acid, and the North American market output is in short supply. Many downstream buyers turn to imports from developing countries such as China and then produce their compound formulations to form the final product. As a result, the export volume of this product in many developing countries has been on the rise in recent years. Secondly, imports occupy a very important proportion in the North American market. The price of this product in other developing countries is much lower than the price of products in North America, which brings great competitive pressure to new entrants in the industry.

In addition, the lack of trichloroisocyanuric acid product itself has brought certain restrictions to the continuous expansion of the market. The dissolution rate of trichloroisocyanuric acid is slow, and the content is 90%. When the pool load is high, it may not be able to keep up with the consumption rate of residual chlorine, resulting in reduced disinfection ability. However, there are also fast dissolving, the content is 50%, the dissolution is rapid, the bactericidal effect is also strong, the price is lower, but its pH value is relatively low, and a lot of alkali adjustment is required after use. Trichloroisocyanuric acid contains the stabilizer cyanuric acid, which is stable under ultraviolet light and is suitable for outdoor swimming pools, but its use in indoor swimming pools will cause stability problems. At the same time, the use of trichloroisocyanuric acid inevitably produces harmful chlorinated by-products, which is also a common disadvantage of chlorine-based chemicals.

Our research data show that the market value of the North American three-filter outbreak uric acid industry was $280.65 million in 2015, and since then, while growing year-on-year, the growth rate has been slower, increasing to only $353.74 million in 2019 and a compound growth rate (CAGR) of 5.96 percent in 2015-2019. According to our forecast and combined with the market law, in the next few years, the North American trichloroisocyanuric acid market has some room for expansion, and the market value will reach 507.97 million billion US dollars by 2025, but the growth rate is still relatively slow.