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1,4-Butanediol
Chemical Economics Handbook
Table of Contents
Executive summary 6
Summary 8
Industry trends and dynamics 16
Manufacturing processes 17
Reppe process 17
Butadiene–acetic acid process 18
Propylene oxide process 19
Dichlorobutene process 19
n-Butane/maleic anhydride process 20
Renewably derived processes 22
Biosuccinic acid process 22
Genomatica process 23
Environmental and health issues 25
Supply and demand by region 26
United States 26
Producing companies 26
Salient statistics 26
Consumption 27
Tetrahydrofuran 29
gamma-Butyrolactone 30
Polyurethanes 31
Polybutylene terephthalate resins 31
Other 32
Price 32
Trade 33
Canada 34
Latin America 34
Western Europe 35
Producing companies 35
Salient statistics 36
Consumption 37
Tetrahydrofuran 39
Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resins 39
gamma-Butyrolactone 40
Polyurethanes 40
Polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) 41
Price 41
Trade 41
Imports 42
Exports 42
Central Europe 43
Producing companies 43
Salient statistics 44
Consumption 44
Trade 44
Imports 44
Exports 45
CIS and Baltic States 45
Producing companies 45
Supply and demand 45
Consumption 46
Trade 46
Imports 46
Exports 47
Middle East 47
Producing companies 47
Salient statistics 48
Consumption 49
Trade 51
Imports 51
Exports 52
Africa 52
Producing companies 53
Salient statistics 53
Consumption 53
Trade 53
Imports 53
Exports 54
Indian Subcontinent 54
Mainland China 55
Producing companies 55
Salient statistics 61
Consumption 62
Tetrahydrofuran 62
Polybutylene terephthalate resins 63
gamma-Butyrolactone 63
Polybutylene adipate terephthalate/polybutylene succinate (PBAT/PBS) 64
Polyurethanes 64
Price 64
Trade 65
Japan 66
Producing companies 66
Salient statistics 67
Consumption 68
Tetrahydrofuran 69
Polybutylene terephthalate resins 70
Polyurethanes/other 70
Price 71
Trade 71
Other Northeast Asia 72
Overview 72
Producing companies 72
Salient statistics 72
South Korea 73
Taiwan 75
Southeast Asia 77
Overview 77
Malaysia 78
Appendix—Geographic regions 80
Additional resources 81
Revisions 83
Data Workbook 84
Notice 85
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