CEH: Benzene

Dec 2020. Benzene is a large-volume commodity petrochemical that is primarily produced in oil refineries and steam crackers, or as a by-product of p-xylene production. The primary chemicals produced from benzene are ethylbenzene, cumene, cyclohexane, and nitrobenzene. Ultimately, benzene is used in a wide range of downstream sectors including construction, automobiles, electronics, and appliances, as well as diverse other durables and consumables. Over the past decade, benzene consumption has shifted from the West (Western Europe, North America) to the East (Northeast Asia, Middle East, Southeast Asia), and mainland China has become an increasingly important influence on the global benzene market. Global demand for benzene grew significantly during 2016–18, but started to slow in 2019 and then fell nearly 5% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the diverse government lockdowns that followed in most major economies. 

• Publish Date: 2020-12-22
• Chemical Focus: Aromatics and Fibers
• Number of Pages: 137
• Content Type: Report
• Delivery: Email with link to PDF file

• Global summary; regional coverage
• Producers with annual capacities and plant sites
• Consumption and five-year forecast by end-use application
• Price and production figures and trends
• Trade imports and exports

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• Support competitive analysis, marketing and sales
• Inform merger and acquisition decisions