Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Executive Summary
1 Market Data
1.1 World
1.2 Europe
1.3 North America
1.4 Asia
1.4.1 China
1.4.2 India
1.4.3 Japan
1.4.4 Korea
1.5 Trends and Innovations
2 Areas of Application
2.1 Printing Inks
2.2 Adhesives
2.3 Paints and Varnishes
2.4 Cleaning Agents
2.5 Miscellaneous Application Areas
2.5.1 Paint Remover
2.5.2 Agricultural Chemicals
2.5.3 Cosmetics
2.5.4. Pharmaceuticals
2.5.5 Waxes
3 Product Overview
3.1 Oxygenated Solvents
3.1.1 Alcohols
3.1.1.1 1,2 Propylene glycol
3.1.1.2 2-Ethyl hexanol
3.1.1.3 Butanol
3.1.1.4 Diethylene glycol
3.1.1.5 Ethanol
3.1.1.6 Ethylene glycol
3.1.1.7 Isobutanol
3.1.1.8 Isopropanol
3.1.1.9 Methanol
3.1.1.10 Octanol
3.1.1.11 Pentanol
3.1.1.12 Propanol
3.1.2 Esters
3.1.2.1 Butyl acetate
3.1.2.2 Dibasic esters
3.1.2.3 Dibutyl phthalate
3.1.2.4 Ethyl acetate
3.1.2.5 Isobutyl acetate
3.1.2.6 Methyl acetate
3.1.2.7 Methyl soyate
3.1.2.8 Propyl acetate
3.1.2.9 Propylene carbonate
3.1.3 Glycol ethers
3.1.3.1 1-Methoxypropanol-2
3.1.3.2 1,4-Dioxane
3.1.3.3 2-Butoxyethanol
3.1.3.4 Butyl diglycol
3.1.3.5 Diethyl ether
3.1.3.6 Ethylene oxide
3.1.3.7 Propylene oxide
3.1.3.8 Tetrahydrofuran
3.1.4 Ketones
3.1.4.1 Acetone
3.1.4.2 Acetophenone
3.1.4.3 Cyclohexanone
3.1.4.4 Methyl ethyl ketone
3.1.4.5 Methyl isobutyl ketone
3.2 Hydrocarbon Solvents
3.2.1 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
3.2.1.1 Benzine
3.2.1.2 Cyclohexane
3.2.1.3 Heptane
3.2.1.4 Hexane
3.2.1.5 Kerosene
3.2.1.6 Octane
3.2.1.7 Pentane
3.2.2 Aromatic Hydrocarbons
3.2.2.1 Benzene
3.2.2.2 Cumene
3.2.2.3 Ethylbenzene
3.2.2.4 Hydroquinone
3.2.2.5 Naphthalene
3.2.2.6 Toluene
3.2.2.7 Xylene
3.2.2.7.1 Ortho-Xylene
3.2.2.7.2 Para-Xylene
3.3 Chlorinated Solvents
3.3.1 1,2-Dichloroethane
3.3.2 Chlorobenzene
3.3.3 Chloroform
3.3.4 Methylene chloride
3.3.5 Perchloroethylene
3.3.6 Carbon tetrachloride
3.3.7 Trichloroethane
3.3.8 Trichloroethylene
3.4 Miscellaneous Solvents
3.4.1 Acetonitrile
3.4.2 Formic acid
3.4.3 Ammonia (liquid)
3.4.4 Butyraldehyde
3.4.5 Dimethylformamide
3.4.6 Dimethyl sulphoxide
3.4.7 Acetic acid
3.4.8 Ethyl lactate
3.4.9 Ionic Liquids
3.4.10 Cresol
3.4.11 Methyl cyclohexane
3.4.12 Methylamine
3.4.13 Pyridine
3.4.14 Sulphur dioxide (liquid)
3.4.15 Siloxane
3.4.16 Terpenes
3.4.16.1 Limonene
3.4.16.2 Pinene
3.4.16.3 Turpentine
3.4.17 Triethylamine
4 Environmental and Health Aspects
4.1 Effects on the Environment
4.2 Effects of Humans
5 Legal Situation
5.1 Regulations
5.1.1 Europe
5.1.1 North America
5.1.2 Japan
5.1.3 International Treaties
5.2 Bans and Taxes
5.2.1 Europe
5.2.2 USA
5.3 Labelling
5.3.1 Obligation to Label
5.3.1.1 European Union
5.3.1.2 USA
5.3.2 Environmental Labelling
5.3.2.1 European Union
5.3.2.2 Canada
6 Manufacturer Profiles
6.1 Europe
6.1.1 Belgium
6.1.1.1 Lambiotte & Cie S.A./N.V.
6.1.1.2 Oleon NV
6.1.1.3 Solvay SA
6.1.1.4 Taminco NV
6.1.1.5 Tessenderlo Chemie NV
6.1.2 Germany
6.1.2.1 Aral Aromatics GmbH
6.1.2.2 BASF Aktiengesellschaft
6.1.2.3 Berkel Pfälzische Spritfabrik GmbH & Co KG
6.1.2.4 Bernd Braun Destillierbetrieb- Ultragrade Chemicals
6.1.2.5 BrüggemannAlcohol
6.1.2.6 Chemische Werke Kluthe GmbH
6.1.2.7 Cölner Benzin-Raffinerie Karl A. Kroseberg GmbH & Co. KG
6.1.2.8 Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
6.1.2.9 Degussa AG
6.1.2.10 DHC Solvent Chemie GmbH
6.1.2.11 Domo Caproleuna GmbH
6.1.2.12 European Oxo GmbH
6.1.2.13 Haltermann Products
6.1.2.14 Helm AG
6.1.2.15 Ionic Liquids Technologies GmbH & Co KG
6.1.2.16 Kraul & Wilkening u.Stelling KG - GmbH & Co
6.1.2.17 Lenz-Chemie GmbH
6.1.2.18 LII Europe GmbH
6.1.2.19 Oxeno Olefinchemie GmbH
6.1.2.20 Rütgers Chemicals AG
6.1.2.21 Solvent Innovation GmbH
6.1.2.22 Südzucker Bioethanol GmbH
6.1.2.23 Sustec Schwarze Pumpe GmbH
6.1.2.24 Wacker-Chemie GmbH
6.1.3 France
6.1.3.1 Arkema
6.1.3.2 Dislaub
6.1.3.3 Novapex
6.1.3.4 Rhodia SA
6.1.3.5 Socomor
6.1.3.6 Sodes SA
6.1.3.7 Stearinerie Dubois Fils
6.1.3.8 Total SA
6.1.4 Great Britain
6.1.4.1 Distillex Ltd.
6.1.4.2 E P Laboratories Ltd
6.1.4.3 Hydra Technologies Limited
6.1.4.4 Ineos Group
6.1.4.4.1 Ineos Oxide
6.1.4.4.2 Ineos Chlor
6.1.4.4.3 Ineos Phenol
6.1.4.5 Petrochem Carless Ltd.
6.1.4.6 Royal Dutch Shell plc
6.1.4.7 Scionix Ltd
6.1.4.8 SIS Chemicals Ltd
6.1.5 Italy
6.1.5.1 Eni
6.1.5.2 IMAF SpA
6.1.5.3 Multichimica SpA
6.1.5.4 Polimeri Europa SpA
6.1.6 The Netherlands
6.1.6.1 Akzo Nobel
6.1.6.2 Koninklijke Nedalco BV
6.1.6.3 Methanor v.o.f.
6.1.7 Poland
6.1.7.1 Firma Chemiczna Dwory S.A.
6.1.7.2 PCC Rokita SA
6.1.7.3 Petrochemia-Blachownia S.A.
6.1.7.4 PKN Orlen
6.1.7.5 Solvent Dwory Ltd.
6.1.7.6 Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A.
6.1.7.7 Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach S.A.
6.1.8 Romania
6.1.8.1 Chimcomplex Borzesti
6.1.8.2 Oltchim SA
6.1.8.3 S.C.Chimopar S.A.
6.1.8.4 Solventul S.A.
6.1.9 Russia
6.1.9.1 JSC Acron
6.1.9.2 JSC Ekos-1
6.1.9.3 JSC „Metafrax"
6.1.9.4 JSC „Naftan"
6.1.9.5 JSC „Shchekinoazot"
6.1.9.6 JSC Sibur
6.1.9.7 JSC „Usoliekhimprom"
6.1.9.8 „Kazanorgsintez" OJSC
6.1.9.9 „Kuibyshevazot" Joint Stock Company
6.1.9.10 OAO Lukoil
6.1.10 Spain
6.1.10.1 Ercros S.A.
6.1.10.2 Ertisa
6.1.10.3 Petrocepsa
6.1.10.4 Repsol YPF SA
6.1.11 Czech Republic
6.1.11.1 Ceská Rafinérská, A.S
6.1.11.2 Chemopetrol, a. s.
6.1.11.3 Spolchemie
6.1.12 Other Countries
6.1.12.1 Besma International Chem A/S (Denmark)
6.1.12.2 Clariant (Switzerland)
6.1.12.3 Keo Ltd. (Cyprus)
6.1.12.4 Lonza (Switzerland)
6.1.12.5 MOL Plc. (Hungary)
6.1.12.6 Neste Oil Corporation (Finland)
6.1.12.7 Novacke Chemicke Zavody AS (Slovakia)
6.1.12.8 Nynas (Sweden)
6.1.12.9 Perstorp (Sweden)
6.1.12.10 Petroleos de Portugal - Petrogal SA (Portugal)
6.1.12.11 Slovnaft AS (Slovakia)
6.1.12.12 Svensk Etanolkemi AB (Sweden)
6.2 North America
6.2.1 3M Co.
6.2.2 Advanced Aromatics L.P.
6.2.3 Ag Environmental Products, LLC
6.2.4 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
6.2.5 Alcochem, Inc.
6.2.6 Arch Chemicals, Inc.
6.2.7 Archer Daniels Midland Co.
6.2.8 ArroChem, Inc.
6.2.9 Calumet Lubricants Co.
6.2.10 Celanese Corporation
6.2.11 Citgo Petroleum Corp.
6.2.12 Cobar Americas LLC
6.2.13 Commercial Alcohols, Inc.
6.2.14 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
6.2.15 Crowley Chemical Company, Inc.
6.2.16 Dakota Gasification Co.
6.2.17 Dynaloy
6.2.18 Dynamold Solvent, Inc.
6.2.19 E. I. DU Pont De Nemours And Co.
6.2.20 Eastman Chemical Company
6.2.21 Elgene Chemical
6.2.22 Enerchem International, Inc.
6.2.23 Enviro-Tech International, Inc.
6.2.24 Equistar Chemicals LP
6.2.25 Ethanol2000 Llp
6.2.26 Exxon Mobil Corp.
6.2.27 Ferro Corporation
6.2.28 Gaylord Chemical Corporation
6.2.29 Gemtek Products, LLC
6.2.30 Georgia Gulf Corporation
6.2.31 Grain Processing, Corp.
6.2.32 Halocarbon Products Corporation
6.2.33 Honeywell International, Inc.
6.2.34 Huntsman Corporation
6.2.35 Innovene
6.2.36 International Specialty Products
6.2.37 Invista
6.2.38 JLM Chemicals, Inc.
6.2.39 Koch Industries, Inc.
6.2.40 Lord & Partners Ltd.
6.2.41 Lyondell Chemical Company
6.2.42 Methanex Corporation
6.2.43 Millennium Chemicals, Inc.
6.2.44 Morflex, Inc.
6.2.45 Nova Chemicals Corporation
6.2.46 Occidental Petroleum Corporation
6.2.47 PPG Industries, Inc.
6.2.48 Solutia, Inc.
6.2.49 SOYsolv
6.2.50 Sunoco, Inc.
6.2.51 T2 Laboratories Inc.
6.2.52 Terra Industries, Inc.
6.2.53 The Dow Chemical Company
6.2.54 Triangle Chemical LLC
6.2.55 Valero
6.2.56 Vertec Biosolvents, Inc.
6.3 Asia
6.3.1 China
6.3.1.1 Bluestar New Chemical Materials Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.2 Changfeng Chemical Co.
6.3.1.3 Changshu Alliance Chemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.4 Changzhou Jushun Chemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.5 Changshu Runzhi Petrochemical Plant
6.3.1.6 Changhua Chemical
6.3.1.7 China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp.)
6.3.1.8 Foshan Shunde Shunguan Gas Solvent Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.9 Hang Cheung Petrochemical Limited
6.3.1.10 Hangzhou Nature Organic Chemicals Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.11 Hunan Yueyang Yunxi Daorenji Solvent Chemical Factory
6.3.1.12 Jiangdu Haichem Chemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.13 Jiangsu Danhua Group Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.14 Jiangsu Gaoke Petrochemical Company Limited
6.3.1.15 Jiangsu Hualun Chemical Industry Co., Ltd
6.3.1.16 Jiangsu Lemon Chemical &Technology Co., LTD.
6.3.1.17 Jiangsu Ruijia Chemistry Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.18 Jiangsu Tianyin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.19 Jiangyin City Wuyang Chemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.20 Jilin Chemical Industrial Co. Ltd
6.3.1.21 Lanzhou Huifeng Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.22 Liaoyang Guanghua Chemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.23 Liyang Dacan Solvent Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.24 Meishan Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.25 Nanchang Ganjiang Solvent Factory
6.3.1.26 Panjin Far East Chemicals Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.27 PetroChina Company Limited
6.3.1.28 Shandong Shenghai Chemical Stock Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.29 Shandong Shida Shenghua Chemical Co., Ltd
6.3.1.30 Shanghai People Pharmaceutical Solvent Plant
6.3.1.31 Sinopec Jinling Petrochemical Corp., Ltd.
6.3.1.32 Sinopec Qingjiang Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.33 Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Company Chemical Works
6.3.1.34 Sinopec Tianjin Petrochemical Co.
6.3.1.35 Suzhou Jiutai Group Company
6.3.1.36 The No.3 Plant of Fushun Petrochemical Compny of CNPC
6.3.1.37 Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd
6.3.1.38 Tianjin Organic Chemistry Industry Company
6.3.1.39 Wujiang Xueli Lubricant Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.40 Wujiang Zhenrong Chemical Co.,Ltd.
6.3.1.41 Wuxi Saite Chemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.42 Xinjiang Zepu Petrochemical Factory
6.3.1.43 Yanbian Tumenjiang Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.1.44 Yip's Chemical Holdings Limited
6.3.1.45 Zhejiang Pinghu Petroleum Solvent Chemical Plant
6.3.1.46 Zibo Linzi Zequan Chemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.2 India
6.3.2.1 Ashok Organic Industries Ltd.
6.3.2.2 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
6.3.2.3 Cetex Petrochemicals Ltd.
6.3.2.4 Chemilite Industries
6.3.2.5 Ganga Rasayanie Pvt. Ltd.
6.3.2.6 Haldia Petro
6.3.2.7 H.K.Enterprise
6.3.2.8 Hema Dyechem PVT LTD
6.3.2.9 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
6.3.2.10 Jubilant Organosys Ltd.
6.3.2.11 Kochi Refineries Limited
6.3.2.12 Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd.
6.3.2.13 Mehta Petro Refineries Limited
6.3.2.14 Prachi Poly Products Ltd.
6.3.2.15 Reliance Industries Ltd.
6.3.2.16 Schenectady Herdillia Limited
6.3.2.17 Spectrum Chemicals
6.3.3 Japan
6.3.3.1 Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
6.3.3.2 Chisso Corporation
6.3.3.3 Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.
6.3.3.4 Daicel-Degussa Ltd.
6.3.3.5 Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
6.3.3.6 Kanto Denka
6.3.3.7 Kureha Corporation
6.3.3.8 Kuraray Co., Ltd.
6.3.3.9 Kyowa Hakko Chemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.3.10 Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.3.11 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
6.3.3.12 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.
6.3.3.13 Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
6.3.3.14 Musashino Chemical Laboratory Ltd.
6.3.3.15 Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.3.16 NOF Corporation
6.3.3.17 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.3.18 Showa Denko K.K.
6.3.3.19 Sojitz Corporation
6.3.3.20 Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
6.3.3.21 The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
6.3.3.22 Toagosei Co., Ltd.
6.3.3.23 Tokuyama Corporation
6.3.3.24 Toray Industries, Inc
6.3.3.25 Tosoh Corporation
6.3.4 Korea
6.3.4.1 Dongnam Petrochemical MFG.Co.,Ltd
6.3.4.2 GS-Caltex Corp.
6.3.4.3 Hannong Chemicals Inc
6.3.4.4 Hansuk Group
6.3.4.5 Honam Petrochemical Corporation
6.3.4.6 Hosung Chemex. Co., Ltd.
6.3.4.7 Hyundai Petrochemical of Korea
6.3.4.8 Korea Alcohol Industrial Co., Ltd.
6.3.4.9 Kumho P & B Chemicals Inc
6.3.4.10 LG Chem Ltd.
6.3.4.11 Michang Oil industrial Co., Ltd.
6.3.4.12 Samsung Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
6.3.4.13 Samsung Total Petrochemicals Co., Ltd.
6.3.4.14 SK Corporation
6.3.5 Taiwan
6.3.5.1 China Steel Chemical Corp.
6.3.5.2 Formosa Chemicals & Fiber Corp.
6.3.5.3 LCY Chemical Industry Corporation
6.3.5.4 Shiny Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.
6.3.6 Other Countries
6.3.6.1 Arak Petrochemical Co. (Iran)
6.3.6.2 Continental Chemical Corporation Pte Ltd. (Singapore)
6.3.6.3 Esfahan Petrochemical Company (Iran)
6.3.6.4 Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore Limited (Singapore)
6.3.6.5 Primochem Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
6.3.6.6 Safra Co. Ltd. (Saudi-Arabia)
6.3.6.7 Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) (Saudi-Arabia)
6.3.6.8 Thai Petrochemical Industry Group of Companies (Thailand)
6.4 Rest of the World
6.4.1 Aceites y Solventes Venezolanos, S. A. (Venezuela)
6.4.2 Cloroetil Solventes Acéticos, S.A. (Brazil)
6.4.3 Grupo IDESA, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
6.4.4 NCP Alcohols (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa)
6.4.5 Oxiteno (Brazil)
6.4.6 Petroleum Oil & Gas Corporation SA (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa)
6.4.7 Sasol Limited (South Africa)
6.4.8 Sugar & Integrated Industries (Egypt)
List of Abbreviations
List of Graphs
Solvent Questionnaire
