subject: Middle Eastern Aromatics Strut [print this page] Analysis of the United States step Petrochemical Consulting Corporation (CMAI) latest research report released last week showed that aromatics production prospects in the Middle East. The Middle East has increased in recent years, nearly 600 million tons / year aromatics production capacity,fine chemicals, which increased benzene production capacity of about 160 million tons / year styrene production capacity of 180 tons / year, p-xylene production capacity increased by about 240 million tons / year.
Step analysis of the company, said the current production capacity of benzene in the Middle East in the global share of less than 10%. Ethylbenzene and isopropyl benzene yield by increasing the stimulation of the Middle East the next few years the demand for benzene will be 3.7% average annual rate of rapid growth, by 2015,Copper ChromiteCC, demand will reach 3.2 million tons of benzene is about. Meanwhile, the region's annual average benzene production capacity will grow at a rate of 1.6%, benzene production capacity by 2015 will reach about 410 million tons. Middle East, most of the benzene from the reformer, but because of the region, strong growth in ethylene production capacity is among the heavy pyrolysis gasoline from the production of benzene production is constantly increasing.
For styrene, a step the company that the analysis of annual global consumption will grow at a rate of 2.4%, by 2015 demand will reach 28 million tons. Add the next few years in the Middle East as styrene production capacity is very limited, so the operating rate of the global styrene plant is expected to grow substantially,Copper ChromiteCC exporter, from 80% in 2010 to more than 90% in 2015.
Moore Hawes pointed out that the Middle East by 2014 to increase production capacity of para-xylene 220 tons / year, while the lower reaches of the main products of xylene demand for polyester will be about 6% average annual growth rate. In addition to meet the needs of the region, the Middle East producers will also have the ability to export to Asia and Europe, excess xylene. At present,CAS 12018-10-9, Europe has become a net importer of xylene.
