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Benzene
Chemical Economics Handbook
Table of Contents
Section Page Number
Executive summary 7
Summary 9
Introduction 13
Sources 15
Petroleum-derived benzene 15
Catalytic reformate 16
Pyrolysis gasoline 17
Toluene disproportionation, selective disproportionation, and transalkylation 17
Toluene hydrodealkylation 18
Dealkylation of higher alkyl aromatics 19
Isomerization of xylenes and mixed stream conversion 19
Liquefied petroleum gas 19
Coal-derived benzene 19
Health and environmental issues 20
Supply and demand by region 21
World 21
Capacity 21
Producing companies 23
Salient statistics 24
Consumption 26
Ethylbenzene/styrene 27
Cumene/phenol/acetone 28
Cyclohexane/cyclohexene 29
Nitrobenzene 29
Other applications 30
Alkylbenzene 30
Maleic anhydride 30
Chlorobenzene 30
Benzene sulfonic acid 30
Biphenyl 31
Hydroquinone 31
Resorcinol 31
Solvent 31
Price 31
Trade 32
North America 34
Overview 34
Capacity 34
Salient statistics 36
Consumption 37
Trade 38
United States 39
Producing companies 39
Salient statistics 41
Consumption 42
Ethylbenzene/styrene 44
Cumene/phenol/acetone 44
Nitrobenzene 45
Cyclohexane/cyclohexene 45
Other applications 45
Trade 46
Canada 46
Producing companies 46
Salient statistics 48
Consumption 48
Trade 50
Mexico 50
Producing companies 50
Salient statistics 51
Consumption 52
Trade 54
Central and South America 54
Producing companies 54
Salient statistics 57
Consumption 57
Trade 59
Western Europe 60
Producing companies 60
Salient statistics 63
Consumption 64
Ethylbenzene/styrene 65
Cumene/phenol/acetone 66
Nitrobenzene 66
Other applications 66
Trade 66
Central and Eastern Europe 67
Producing companies 67
Salient statistics 69
Consumption 70
Trade 72
CIS and Baltic States 73
Producing companies 73
Salient statistics 75
Consumption 76
Trade 78
Middle East 79
Producing companies 79
Salient statistics 82
Consumption 83
Trade 85
Africa 86
Producing companies 86
Salient statistics 87
Consumption 88
Trade 89
Indian Subcontinent 90
Producing companies 90
Salient statistics 92
Consumption 93
Trade 96
Northeast Asia 96
Overview 96
Capacity 96
Salient statistics 98
Consumption 99
Trade 102
Mainland China 103
Producing companies 103
Salient statistics 111
Consumption 112
Ethylbenzene/styrene 113
Cyclohexane/ene 114
Nitrobenzene 114
Cumene/phenol/acetone 115
Other applications 115
Trade 115
Japan 116
Producing companies 116
Salient statistics 119
Consumption 120
Trade 122
South Korea 122
Producing companies 122
Salient statistics 125
Consumption 126
Trade 129
Taiwan 130
Producing companies 130
Salient statistics 131
Consumption 132
Trade 133
Southeast Asia 134
Producing companies 134
Salient statistics 138
Consumption 139
Trade 141
Additional resources 143
Revisions 144
Data Workbook 145
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