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Market. The
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Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and
Forecast 2016 - 2024”,
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Captan
is a white or pale yellowish brown-colored compound. It is a
fungicide which belongs to the class of Phthalimides. In its pure
form captan is a colorless crystal having a pungent smell. It is
generally used as a pesticide as well as mixed with other components
to form a pesticide mixture, which has better effectiveness. The U.S.
Environment Protection Agency classified captan as a Class 4 toxic
chemical, which means it is practically non toxic. However when in
higher concentration, it is nauseating to the human eyes and skin.
Captan is disease-resistant to vegetables, fruits and ornamental
plants. Accounting to its wide applications, captan is useful in both
agricultural and domestic uses. The U.S Environment Protection Agency
stated captan as a potential carcinogen. Although in 2004 it was
reclassified as non-toxic as there was no experimental proof found
which could support the prediction. Captan is sold under different
trade names such as Merpan, Orthocide, Vancide 89, Clomitance and
Argox in the market.
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Captan
is the preferred fungicide as it also improves the external
appearance of the fruits making it look healthy and bright. The major
use of captan is in the cultivation of apples. Captan is protective
and curative against diseases such as white rot, black rot, bitter
rot and blossom end rot, occurring on apples. More than half of the
apple orchids in the U.S. are treated with captan-containing
fungicides. It is also extensively used in the cultivation of almonds
and strawberries. Captan is applied in packaging boxes to prevent the
fruits and vegetables from rotting while transportation. Captan is
used in leather and plastic products as preservatives against fungal
growth. On the agricultural crops, Captan is sprayed a month before
harvesting, to protect the crops against diseases such as fire blight
and rusts. However captan has a couple of spray incompatibilities
such as it should not be mixed with sulfur, lime, oil or other
alkaline medium as the resultant mixture may injure the plant parts
under high temperature and humidity. Use of Captan for the
cultivation and storage of food crops was banned in the U.S. in 1989
as it was thought to be a carcinogen. However the use of this
compound resumed post several decades after the U.S. Environment
Protection Agency classified captan as a non toxic chemical.
Captan
is considered as one of the widely used fungicide and its use in
terms of volume has increased drastically owing to its ability to be
used in a broad spectrum of applications. Increasing number of
agricultural activities has fuelled the demand for fungicides in the
Asia-Pacific region. Crops become disease-prone when they are
subjected to drastic climatic changes. Over the recent years, North
America has witnessed these climatic changes which in turn have
fuelled the demand for fungicides for crop protection applications.
Asia-Pacific region is leading in terms of growth rate and North
America with regards to consumption .In Europe farmers are opting
fungicides over other products such as herbicides and insecticides as
fungicides are comparatively cheaper than the latter agrochemicals
and they have a greening effect which gives the crop a fresh look. On
account of these factors, demand for fungicides is substantially
increasing in Europe, which has further boosted the demand for
captan-containing fungicides. Emerging economies such as China, India
and Brazil have the largest agricultural sector and are expected to
boost up the demand for agrochemicals as well as fungicides
containing captan. Manufacturers have started developing fungicidal
complex products which is resistance to more than one disease.
Triazoles and Strobilurines fungicides are the some of the key
competitors of captan-based fungicides.
Arysta
LifeScience, BASF SE, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Crop Care
Australasia Pty Ltd, and Makhteshin Agan of North America, Inc., are
some of the key players in the Captan market.
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