World Analysis - Toluene & Xylenes

Demand for mixed xylenes is dominated by paraxylene which consumes nearly eighty percent of the world’s mixed xylenes production. This is also the fastest growing outlet for mixed xylenes as the paraxylene is used to produce polyester fiber, film or bottle resin. Mixed xylenes are also used to make orthoxylene and metaxylene and they find outlets as a solvent in the coatings and inks industries. There are a variety of routes to mixed xylenes with reformate being the main source of supply. Other sources of supply also include toluene conversion and there is a small amount extracted from pygas.

Toluene has quite a wide variety of application. Approximately fifty percent of the world’s toluene is converted into benzene and mixed xylenes through several different processes. These vary from the STDP reaction where a paraxylene rich mixed xylenes stream and benzene are produced to the HDA process where the toluene is hydrodealkylated to benzene and methane. The later process is the only on purpose route to produce benzene and is high cost and as such is usually regarded as the source for the marginal ton. Reformate accounts for seventy five percent of the world’s toluene production with a further twenty percent coming from pygas. Small amounts are produced as a bi-product of styrene production and by the extraction of coal tar.

IHS Chemical World Analysis - Toluene & Xylenes examines historical trends and long term projections for supply/demand, production, capacity, and trade of the global  toluene & xylenes industry over a 16-year period (five-year history, base year, ten-year forecast).

Included with the IHS Chemical World Analysis - Toluene & Xylenes is 12-month’s access to IHS Chemical’s online capacity and supply/demand databases, with updates to the capacity database as they occur and one update to the supply/demand database. The study’s conclusions, with text and graphs, are provided online; as are the Excel files for the supply/demand flat file and the regional supply/demand graphs.

A partial list of toluene & xylenes derivatives covered includes:

• Orthoxylene
• Metaxylene
• Benzene
• Caprolactam
• Ethylbenzene
• Naphthalene Dicarboxylate
• Paraxylene
• Phenol
• Phthalic Anhydride
• Purified Isophthalic Acid
• TDI (Toluene Diisocyanate)

• World, regional and country-by-country analysis of market structure, strategic issues and emerging trends over an 16-year period (five-year history, base year, ten-year forecast)
• Supply/demand balances for toluene & xylenes for each country, plus extensive regional summaries
• Production capacities of all toluene & xylenes producers, by company and location, both historical and planned for the future
• Production capacities of major toluene & xylenes derivatives
• Trade grids for toluene & xylenes

• 12-Month Access to IHS Chemical's Capacity Database online, with updates as they occur through the year
• 12-Month Access to IHS Chemical's Supply/Demand Database online, with one update
• Access to IHS Chemical consultants who will provide a reasonable amount of consulting, explanation and basic support in order to understand the analysis
• One (1) copy in book format (where available) and one (1) copy in CD-ROM format
• Additional copies available at an extra charge

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The World Analysis – Phthalic Anhydride is available as an add-on to the World Analysis – Toluene & Xylenes and includes :

• World, regional and country-by-country supply/demand balances for phthalic anhydride including production, demand and trade over a 16-year period (five-year history, base year, ten year forecast), available through 12-month access to IHS Chemical’s online Supply/Demand Database, with one update
• Global phthalic anhydride capacity by company and location, both historical and planned for the future, available through 12-month access to IHS Chemical’s Capacity Database online, with updates as they occur throughout the year