CEH: Ethylene Glycols

Apr 2020. Over the last decade, new monoethylene glycol (MEG) capacities have started up in cost-advantaged regions (Middle East) or where demand has been booming (Northeast Asia), while other regions have rationalized their MEG capacity (Europe and Japan). In the Middle East, the abundance of competitively priced ethane has provided a significant cost advantage for regional ethylene and ethylene derivative manufacturers, creating the foundation for the most cost-competitive MEG production in the world. In Northeast Asia—particularly China—the development of the textile industry, as well as the growing dominance of polyester fibers within the textile fibers mix, has driven the construction of large-scale MEG plants. Together, the Middle East and Northeast Asia have accounted for more than 85% of the MEG capacity additions over the last 15 years.

• Publish Date: 2020-04-15
• Chemical Focus: Chlor-Alkali, Inorganics and Mining Materials
• Number of Pages: 145
• 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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