CEH: Toluene

Dec 2021. Toluene is a large-volume commodity petrochemical that is produced primarily in oil refineries and steam crackers. It is normally recovered from aromatic hydrocarbon streams that also contain benzene and mixed xylenes: thus, its supply is not driven by global toluene demand, but rather by demand for other products (gasoline, ethylene, p-xylene). Toluene finds diverse applications within the chemical industry, serving as a building block for the synthesis of other chemicals. Toluene, unlike benzene, is a not a carcinogen and is widely used as a blend component in gasoline. This report focuses on toluene that is recovered for subsequent processing in chemical operations.

• Publish Date: 2020-12-10
• Chemical Focus: Aromatics and Fibers
• Number of Pages: 118
• 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