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Oxo Alcohols
This World Petrochemical (WP) report on (C3) Oxo Alcohols contains complete global and country supply/demand balances for the base year, the past five years and five and ten year projections; production, consumption and trade are estimated for 2-Ethylhexyl Alcohol, Isobutyl Alcohol and n-Butyl Alcohol separately in the analysis. The complete report including the analyses and supply/demand tables contains approximately 180 pages. There is also a table showing all global producers, their locations, and capacities (current, historical and future) to produce Oxo Alcohols, as well as capacities for derivative products.
Published January 2008
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Abstract
Global production and consumption of (C3) oxo alcohols in 2007 was approximately 6.4 million metric tons. Global capacity utilization was 72% in 2007, essentially unchanged from 2006. Global oxo alcohols consumption is estimated to have increased by 2.8% in 2007, and is expected to increase on average by 3.5% per year from 2007 to 2012, and 3.2% per year from 2012 to 2017. Due to faster capacity growth than consumption growth, average global utilization rates are expected to remain in the high-60s to low-70s range in the next few years.
The oxo alcohols analysis breaks out 2-ethylhexyl (2-EH) alcohol, isobutyl alcohol, and n-butyl alcohol. 2-EH made up about 47% of the total global oxo alcohol consumption in 2007, followed by n-butyl alcohol with 46%, and isobutyl alcohol with 7%. Globally in 2007, plasticizer use accounted for 78% of 2-EH consumption; solvent use made up 65% of isobutyl alcohol use; and chemical applications accounted for 73% of n-butyl alcohol consumption.
The following pie charts show world consumption of oxo alcohols by end use:
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