Eigenstructure Epoxiconazole molecule of ethylene oxide, represents a new generation of triazole fungicides. In recent years, foreign research for Epoxiconazole and more applications, a relatively small country. Global sales in 2004 Epoxiconazole of $ 395 million, from 1999 to 2004, average annual growth of 10.9 percent, growing rapidly. Impact in 2005 by the European market downturn, epoxiconazole sales of $ 270 million, approximately $ 400 million in 2006, 2007 was $ 345 million, $ 420 million for 2008, 2003 and 2008, an average annual increase of 8.4 %. The estimated amount of the original drug 1500 ~ 1800t / year, ranked No. 3 for the type of fungicide, triazole fungicides ranked No. 2 species, the main sales regions in the Americas, Europe markets.

In early 1993, epoxiconazole enter the French market for the first time, the trade name Opus, after entering Europe, South America and Asia, and is used to control a variety of diseases. Although the European cereals market competition, the number of product range, Opus get into the market after a certain amount of market share, the product is due to its rapid success has good activity for the major cereal diseases, this nature become its competitive advantage. Compared to other triazole fungicides, as the introduction of new products, triazole epoxiconazole become the dominant cereal fungicide products.

In recent years, due to the epoxiconazole mixed use with a variety of products, expanding the spectrum bactericidal, also Epoxiconazole sales has significantly increased. 2007 due to the support of the Brazilian market, particularly Brazil soybean rust, bad winter weather in Europe, to market Epoxiconazole provide favorable conditions. 2008 is also due to the support of the Brazilian market, especially the occurrence of soybean rust, increase grain planting area, relatively severe disease pressure in Europe, making Epoxiconazole sales growth.

Epoxiconazole as soybean fungicide sales in the international market in recent years: $ 097 million for 2003/2004, 2004/2005 for $ 035 million in 2005/2006 for $ 054 million in 2006/2007 for 071 million US $ 2007/2008 for $ 051 million. World pesticide market after a period of downturn and shrinking sales rebounded in 2008, reaching $ 35 billion, compared with the same period in 2007 an increase of approximately 10%. And the next 10 years, due to the many patented products are about to expire, generic pesticide manufacturers will have no bandit harvest. The world has just expired patent fungicide varieties have 12, epoxiconazole as one important one.