as well, China will expand its
dominating role on the market
for butanol even further. The
main motor of this growth is
the construction sector, followed by the
growth markets wood processing and
the automotive industry. Demand for
butanol on the part of Chinese processors is projected to amount to almost
1. 64 million tons in 2021.
Contested Export Markets
Faced with an only moderate increase of
demand or even a decline of market volume in many countries during the past
eight year period, competition for access
to exports markets in emerging countries increases. China is one of them, but
also smaller markets such as Brazil. Yet
as these countries already possess sufficient production capacities to satisfy
domestic demand or are currently increasing them, an increasing surplus of
butanol on the world market is the result. According to the analyses of experts
at Ceresana, this trend will continue on
the medium-term, resulting in a decline
of capacity utilization; also, prices will
not increase as rapidly as they had in the
past. Countries reporting an excessive
output of butanol are the USA in particular, exporting 213,000 tons of butanol in 2013, but also Russia, Malaysia,
Taiwan, and South Africa.
The Study in Brief:
Chapter 1 is a description and analysis of the global market for butanol.
Development of demand, revenues,
and production is explained in detail.
Additionally, data on existing and future
production capacity is provided. This report also offers an extensive insight into
the development in individual countries
and regions.
Chapter 2 examines the 12 largest
countries of the market in more detail
and provides information on demand,
revenues, production, import, and export of butanol as well as on current and
future capacities. Information covering
the applications acrylate, acetate, glycol
ethers, solvents, plasticizers, and other
applications is given as well.
Chapter 3 provides a detailed analysis
of applications of butanol, e.g. its use in
the manufacturing of acrylate and in oth-
er applications. This study contains data
on demand development, split by Western
Europe, Eastern Europe, North America,
South America, Asia-Pacific, and the
Middle East/Africa as well as consump-
tion figures for individual countries in
these regions.
Chapter 4 is a useful directory of producers, clearly arranged according to
contact details, turnover, profit, product
range, production sites, profile summary,
product-specific information as well as
existing and future capacities at individual production sites.
Extensive profiles of 37 manufacturers are provided, such as BASF SE, BASF
Petronas Chemicals, The Dow Chemical
Company, Eastman Chemical Company,
Formosa Plastics Group, Gazprom
Neftekhim Salavat JSC, KH Neochem
Co., Ltd., OXEA S.à.r.l., PetroChina
Company Limited, Sasol Limited,
SINOPEC Corp.
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The report presents a worldwide stra-
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•Sales forecasts for major market
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• Sales forecasts for key geographic regions: North America, Europe, Asia
Pacific, Latin America, Africa, Mideast.
In addition, the report reviews the
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