Concise Analysis of the International Dimethyl Ether Market: Forecasts to 2023

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DUBLIN, Feb. 25, 2014
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"Concise Analysis of the International Dimethyl Ether Market: Forecasts to 2023"

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The global DME market has been witnessing many developments in recent years. DME is a preferred and widely accepted alternative fuel due to its clean burning properties and the focus of various regulatory bodies to reduce the dependence on oil and gas by-products for meeting the current and future energy needs. DME consumption has grown significantly in recent times and is at an emerging stage in various countries with sufficient coal deposits and rising energy deficit.

Currently, China is the single largest consumer of DME, consuming more than 90.0% of the total global consumption. The country has huge installed plant capacities of DME with its plants running on quite low operating rates. The DME market is emerging in various countries like Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Sweden due to high deficits of LPG and increasing diesel consumption. Furthermore, ministerial will to reduce import dependence on various domestic and commercial fuels is expected to drive the DME market in future.

Currently, a huge volume of DME is blended with LPG, which is further expected to increase as per the current focus of various countries in Asia-Pacific. There have been various DME plant announcements in recent times; still the huge gap between the potential DME demand and its supply is expected to persist.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Introduction

2 Executive Summary

3 Premium Insights

4 Market Overview

5 Regional Capacity Forecast

6 Dimethyl Ether (DME) Market, By Raw Materials

7 Dimethyl Ether (DME) Market, By Applications

8 Dimethyl Ether (DME) Market, By Geography

9 Competitive Landscape

10 Company Profiles

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