GLOBAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRY DATA
Appearance: Gas
Health: Extreme danger
Fire: Extremely flammable
Reactivity: Violent reaction
Melting point: -153,8°C
Boiling point: -13,4°C
En: Chloroethene | Vinylchloride monomer | Chloroethylene
Es: Cloruro de vinilo | Cloroeteno | Monocloruro de etileno | Cloroetileno
Ru: Винилхлорид | Хлорэтилен | Этиленхлорид | Хлорэтен
Vinyl chloride (VCM)
World production of Vinyl chloride (VCM): 56,9 million tons (approx.)
World consumption of Vinyl chloride (VCM):
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 99%
Other Vinyl chloride (VCM) derivatives 1%
Appearance: Solid
Health: Slightly hazardous
Fire: Combustible
Reactivity: Stable
Melting point: 300°C
En: TPA | para-Phthalic acid
Es: Ácido tereftálico
Ru: ТФК | Терефталевая кислота | пара-Фталевая кислота
Terephthalic acid (PTA)
World production of Terephthalic acid (PTA): 90,4 million tons (approx.)
World consumption of Terephthalic acid (PTA):
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 98%
Polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) 0%
Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) 1%
Dioctyl phthalate (DEHP) 1%
Appearance: Liquid
Health: Hazardous
Fire: Easily ignited
Reactivity: Violent reaction
Melting point: -30°C
Boiling point: 145°C
En: Ethenylbenzene
Es: Estireno | Etenilbenceno
Ru: Стирол | Этенилбензол
Styrene (SM)
World production of Styrene (SM): 34,2 million tons (approx.)
World consumption of Styrene (SM):
General purpose polystyrene (GPPS) 32%
Expandable polystyrene (EPS) 22%
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin (ABS) 21%
Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) 2%
Styrene butadiene latex (SBL) 4%
Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) 3%
Unsaturated polyester resins (UPR) 6%
Methacrylate-butylacrylate-styrene (MBS) 0%
Styrene butadiene copolymer (SBC) 0%
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) 2%
Other Styrene (SM) derivatives 7%
Appearance: Gas
Health: Slightly hazardous
Fire: Extremely flammable
Reactivity: Unstable if heated
Melting point: -185,2°C
Boiling point: -47,6°C
En: C3H6 | Propene
Es: Propileno | Propeno
Ru: Пропилен | Пропен
Propylene (C3=)
World production of Propylene (C3=): 141,5 million tons (approx.)
World consumption of Propylene (C3=):
Polypropylene (PP) 69%
Propylene oxide (PO) 7%
Acrylonitrile (ACN) 5%
Cumene (CU) 5%
Acrylic acid (AA) 4%
2-Ethylhexanol (2-EH) 3%
Butanols 3%
Isopropanol (IPA) 1%
Oligomers 1%
Other Propylene (C3=) derivatives 3%
Appearance: Solid
Health: Extreme danger
Fire: Flammable
Reactivity: Stable
Melting point: 40,5°C
Boiling point: 181,7°C
En: Benzenol
Es: Fenol
Ru: Фенол | Гидроксибензол
Phenol (PhOH)
World production of Phenol (PhOH): 13,2 million tons (approx.)
World consumption of Phenol (PhOH):
Bisphenol A (BPA) 49%
Phenol formaldehyde resin (PF) 28%
KA oil (ketone-alcohol) 13%
Alkylphenols 3%
PPO/PPE 1%
Other Phenol (PhOH) derivatives 5%
Appearance: Liquid
Health: Hazardous
Fire: Easily ignited
Reactivity: Stable
Melting point: -24°C
Boiling point: 144,4°C
En: o-Xylene | 1,2-Xylene | ortho-Xylene | 1,2-Dimethylbenzene | o-Xylol
Ru: ОК | Ортоксилол | о-Ксилол | 1,2-Диметилбензол
Orthoxylene (OX)
World production of Orthoxylene (OX): 3,1 million tons (approx.)
World consumption of Orthoxylene (OX):
Phthalic anhydride (PA) 93%
Other Orthoxylene (OX) derivatives 7%