Benzene - A World Market Review

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Demand for benzene continues to be driven by the gradual phasing out of MTBE. Several major refiners, who were earlier using MTBE, have shifted towards aromatics usage including benzene. Increased use of benzene in the production of styrene is additionally driving up demand in the world market. A majority of trading countries depend on import to balance their requirements, rather than making incremental increases in domestic manufacturing capacities, thus leading to demand and supply imbalances in the international marketplace.

These and other market data and trends are presented in "Benzene: World Market Review" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses

BENZENE BMR-2007

CONTENTS

1. METHODOLOGY 1

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1

Disclaimers 2

Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3

2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW 4

Market Snapshots 4

Global Benzene Market - A Perspective 4

A Quick Primer 4

Demand and Supply Scenario 5

Benzene to Witness Supply Fluctuations Globally 6

Factors Fueling Growth in Benzene Demand 6

Global Benzene Capacity on Rise 7

Surging Imports 9

Outlook 9

Benzene Demand to Continue Surpassing Supply in the Short Run .. 9

Trends and Issues 10

Benzene Prices Soften 10

Asian Benzene Suppliers Eye Western Markets for Exports 10

3. PRODUCT FACTS 11

Ethylbenzene for the Styrenics Industry 11

Cumene for the Phenolics Industry 11

Nitrobenzene for the Aniline Industry 11

Alkylbenzene 11

Other End-use Applications 12

4. PRODUCT SCENARIO 12

New Capacity to be Added Outside North America 12

The Middle East to Grow into One of the Foremost Exporters 12

Extraction of Benzene 12

Expensive TDP & STDP Technologies to be Key Source of Benzene

Supply 13

Benzene Production from Coal 13

Extraction from Petrol 13

Morphylane Process for Manufacturing Benzene and Toluene 13

Benzene from Gasoline and TDI to Flood the Market 14

5. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 14

Jiangsu Sanfangxiang to Invest in an Aromatics Complex 14

Axens Bags Design Package Deal from Aramco and Total 14

MMK and Kuibyshevazot to Inaugurate Joint Benzol Production 14

Borealis, IPIC to Erect New Chemical Complex in Abu Dhabi 15

Tianjin Jinweihui Commissions Solvent Oils Plant in China 15

Four Major Firms Teamed Up to Construct Aromatics Complex in

Vietnam 15

IOC Staged Plans to Build Para-xylene Plant in West Bengal 15

Mustang to Offer Engineering and Construction Management

Services for ExxonMobil 16

Kyushu Oil to Amalgamate Operations with Nippon Oil 16

Innova to Inaugurate New Ethylbenzene Facility 16

IOC Establishes a Separate SBU to Commercialize Petrochemical

Products 16

Sinopec Anqing Petrochemical Starts Construction of Ethyl

Benzene- Styrene Project 16

Hydrocarbon Jordanian Company to Set Up a Benzene

Manufacturing Unit 17

ExxonMobil to Expand its Rotterdam Aromatics Plant 17

BASF Divests Wibarco 17

PT Chandra Pockets SMI 17

Tianjin Bohai Initiates Construction of ABS and Styrene Projects 17

TPL Inks Master Swap Agreement with Shell 17

Jacobs Clinches Engineering Services Contract from Al-Rajhi

Petrochemical Group 18

Dwory Purchases Kaucuk 18

6. MAJOR PLAYERS 18

BP Plc (UK) 18

Compania Espanola de Petroleos SA (Spain) 19

ChevronTexaco Corp. (USA) 19

Chinese Petroleum Corporation (China) 19

Chevron Phillips Chemical (USA) 20

Copesul (Brazil) 20

Deutsche Shell GmbH (Germany) 20

Dow Chemical Company (USA) 20

Lyondell Chemical Company (USA) 20

Exxon Mobil Chemical Company (USA) 21

INEOS (UK) 21

Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (Japan) 21

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Japan) 21

Nippon Oil Corporation (Japan) 22

Total Petrochemicals USA Inc (USA) 22

The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Saudi Arabia) 22

Samsung Total Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. (South Korea) 22

Shell Chemical Ltd. (UK) 23

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (Japan) 23

SK Energy Co. Ltd. (South Korea) 23

7. MARKET ANALYTICS 24

8. THE UNITED STATES 30

Market Overview 30

Regulation 30

EPA Grants Benzene Emission Exemption to Chemical Companies 30

EPA Clamps Down on VOC Emissions 31

Import & Export Statistics 31

9. CANADA 33

Regulation 33

National Air Pollution Surveillance Networks 33

Legislation Limits Benzene Content in Gasoline 33

Import & Export Statistics 33

10. JAPAN 35

Environmental Issues 35

Low-Benzene Gasoline 35

Environmental Regulations 35

Wastewater Treatment in Japan 35

New Chemicals Included Under the Air Pollution Control Law 35

11. EUROPE 37

a. France 39

b. Germany 40

c. Italy 42

d. The United Kingdom 44

e. Spain 45

f. Russia 46

g. Rest of Europe 48

12. ASIA-PACIFIC 49

a. China 51

b. Korea 56

c. Rest of Asia-Pacific 58

13. THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 62

Petrochemical Industry: On the Growth Track 62

Middle East to Become Major Exporter of Benzene 62

Focus on Select Market 62

Saudi Arabia 62

Petrochemicals Major in the Middle East 62

Key Statistics 63

14. LATIN AMERICA 64

Major Market 64

Mexico 64

Mexican Chemical Industry - Highly Dynamic 64

Privatization Process Results in Flow of Capital into Mexico 64

EXHIBITS

Table 1: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Production Capacity

by Geographic Region in the World - 2007

Table 2: Breakdown of Leading Benzene Producers in Select

Regions by Production Capacity - 2007 (In '000 Metric Tons)

Table 3: Percentage Breakdown of Aromatics Consumption by

End-Use Application in the World - 2004

Table 4: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Supply by Source in

the World - 2004

Table 5: Global Benzene Market by Region for the Period

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 6: Percentage Breakdown of Global Benzene Market by

Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 7: Global Ethylbenzene Market in Styrenics Industry by

Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 8: Percentage Breakdown of Global Ethylbenzene Market in

Styrenics Industry by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 9: Global Cumene Market in the Phenolics Industry by

Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 10: Percentage Breakdown of Global Cumene Market in

Phenolics Industry by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 11: Global Nitrobenzene Market in Aniline Industry by

Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 12: Percentage Breakdown of Global Nitrobenzene Market

in Aniline Industry Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 13: Global Alkylbenzene Market by Region for the Period

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 14: Percentage Breakdown of Global Alkylbenzene Market

by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 15: Global Benzene Market in Other Applications by

Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric

Tons)

Table 16: Percentage Breakdown of Global Benzene Market in

Other Applications by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of US Benzene Export Value by

Destination - 2007

Table 18: Percentage Breakdown of US Benzene Import Value by

Country - 2007

Table 19: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in the US:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 20: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in the US for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 21: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Benzene Import

Value by Country - 2007

Table 22: Breakdown of Canadian Benzene Export Value by

Destination - 2007 (In US$ '000)

Table 23: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in Canada:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 24: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in Canada for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 25: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in Japan:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 26: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in Japan for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 27: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Production by Source

in Western Europe - 2006

Table 28: Benzene Market by Region in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales

in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 29: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by Region in

Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 30: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in Europe:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 31: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 32: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in France:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 33: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in France for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 34: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in Germany:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 35: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in Germany for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 36: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in Italy:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 37: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in Italy for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 38: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in the UK:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 39: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in the UK for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 40: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in Spain:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 41: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in Spain for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 42: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in Russia:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 43: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in Russia for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 44: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of Europe:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 45: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in Rest of Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 46: Benzene Market by Region in Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015

(Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 47: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by Region in

Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 48: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in Asia-Pacific:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 49: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 50: Breakdown of Benzene Imports and Exports in China -

2008E (In '000 Tons)

Table 51: Breakdown of Pure Benzene Production Output by

Province - 2006 (First Three Quarters) (In 10,000 Tons)

Table 52: Leading Pure Benzene Producers by Output in China -

2006

Table 53: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in China:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 54: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in China for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 55: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in Korea:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 56: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in Korea for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 57: Breakdown of Indian Benzene Imports and Exports -

2007 (In Kilo Tons)

Table 58: Percentage Breakdown of Indian Benzene Export Volume

by Petrochemicals - 2005

Table 59: Breakdown of Aromatics Volume Production in

Indonesia - 2004 (In '000 Metric tons)

Table 60: Percentage Capacity Utilization of Aromatics

Production by Product Type in Indonesia - 2004

Table 61: Taiwanese Benzene Annual Capacity and Imports -

2008E (In '000 Tons)

Table 62: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Volume Sales by

Product Segment in Taiwan - 2006

Table 63: Breakdown of Taiwanese Styrene Available Capacity -

2007 (In '000 MT)

Table 64: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of

Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 65: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in Rest of Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 66: Breakdown of Sudanese Benzene Export Value and

Volume - 2004 (In Metric Tons and US$ Million)

Table 67: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in Middle East &

Africa: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 68: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in Middle East & Africa for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 69: Benzene Market by End-Use Segment in Latin America:

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)

Table 70: Percentage Breakdown of Benzene Market by End-Use

Segment in Latin America for the Years 2008 & 2012

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