CEH: Mixed Xylenes

Jan 2020. Mixed xylenes are the second-most-important aromatic product in terms of world consumption for chemical manufacture, ranking behind benzene but ahead of toluene. The term mixed xylenes refers to the equilibrium mixture of four isomers with the same C8H10 chemical formula—para-xylene, ortho-xylene, meta-xylene, and ethylbenzene. Mixed xylenes are produced by several methods but petroleum is by far the major source; however, large volumes of the mixed xylenes produced during petroleum refining are not isolated but rather left in the refinery stream for use in the gasoline pool as an octane value enhancer. This application is not captured in this report; however, mixed xylenes markets can be greatly influenced by this alternative use.

• Publish Date: 2020-01-31
• Chemical Focus: Aromatics and Fibers
• Number of Pages: 110
• 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

• Drive market research and commercial development
• Support competitive analysis, marketing and sales
• Inform merger and acquisition decisions