Epichlorohydrin Market Research ..

Global demand for epichlorohydrin and its derivatives exceeds offer.

According to UK-based market research firm Merchant Research & Consulting Ltd., epichlorohydrin market is directly affected by the situation on the markets for its main products – epoxy resins and synthetic glycerin. The rate of consumption of these chemicals largely exceeds their production rate, which puts an upward pressure on epichlorohydrin prices.

Epoxy resins consumption will grow by 7-8% a year by 2010, whereas their production rate will augment by just 4% a year. Similar situation occurs in the case of synthetic glycerin, whose global production capacity reaches 1mln mt/y.

Approximately 68% of epichlorohydrin is used for the production of epoxy resins, 19% is used in the production of synthetic glycerin, and the rest is applied for miscellaneous uses such as elastomers, polyamide-epichlorohydrin resins for wet-strength resin production, glycidyl ethers, glycidyl methacrylate, surfactants, ion exchange resins, polyamide water treatment chemicals, flame retardants and quaternary amines.

The United States and China are the world’s largest epichlorohydrin (EPI or ECH) producers.

The "Epichlorohydrin Market Research" Report also features the following information:

• situation on the global epichlorohydrin market;
• main epichlorohydrin-based products, including epoxy resins and synthetic glycerin;
• list of major epichlorohydrin producers and consumers;
• epichlorohydrin market prospects and development forecasts;
• to name only a few subjects.

The objective of this review is to analyse the international and CIS markets for epichlorohydrin, synthetic glycerine and related products. We provide the information on their specifications, feedstock, applications, brands, prices, major producers, demand, consumption, etc.

Contents

CONTENTS

1. EPICHLOROHYDRIN: SPECIFICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY, FEEDSTOCK
1.1 Technical specifications
1.2 Production methods and feedstock

2. EPICHLOROHYDRIN FEEDSTOCK MARKET
2.1 Chlorine market outlook
2.2 Propylene market outlook

3. EPICHLOROHYDRIN PRODUCERS IN CIS

4. GLOBAL EPICHLOROHYDRIN MARKET
4.1 US Producers and Market. Prices
4.2 Europe
4.3 Japan
4.4 China and other countries

5. EPICHLOROHYDRIN CONSUMPTION STRUCTURE
5.1 Epichlorohydrin-consuming sectors worldwide
5.2 Market for synthetic glycerin
5.3 Market for epichlorohydrin rubbers
5.4 Market for epoxy resins

6. INTERNATIONAL EPICHLOROHYDRIN TRADERS

7. EPICHLOROHYDRIN CONSUMERS
7.1 Worldwide
7.2 Epichlorohydrin consumers in China
7.3 Epichlorohydrin consumers in CIS
7.4 Key players on the market for epoxy resins

8. CHLORORGANIC BY-PRODUCTS

SUPPORTING MATERIALS
Supporting Materials 1. Updated information on American ECH companies
Supporting Materials 2. ICIS report on European ECH market and prices
Supporting Materials 3. ICIS report on Asian ECH market and prices
Supporting Materials 4. Current glycerin market issues
Supporting Materials 5. Glycerin Overview
Supporting Materials 6. What is the Global Market Outlook for Glycerine in 2006