Production and Market of Meta Cresol in China

Production and Market of Meta Cresol in China

The coal tar pathway is the traditional method to obtain meta-cresol through the fractional distillation of coal tar that is obtained mainly from the process of coking.

As the boiling point for m-cresol and p-cresol is close, it is hard to separate them. So usually, the rest part exists in form of mixture of meta-para-cresols. The content of meta-para-cresols mixture in coal tar is low. It is reported that these two isomers can be separated out by overseas companies. However, no Chinese company has mastered such kind of technology yet. This is why the product from Chinese coal tar plants is meta-para-cresols instead of meta cresol or para cresol. Also it explains why the production of meta cresol, by the coal tar pathway, is quite small in China.

The capacity of meta-cresols is small in China, less than 10,000t/a in 2004. Meta Cresol in China is mainly used to produce vitamine, pyrethriods, etc. As the output of meta–cresol is restrained from the production technology, now China mainly imports it.

In the next five years, synthetic vitamin E and agrochemical industry are still the major driven forces for the development of meta-cresol industry in China.




Shanghai Baosteel Group, Chemicals Company, Jiangsu Fangzhou Chemical Co., Ltd, Jiangsu Liyang Solvents Plant, Shandong Zibo Dacheng Pesticide Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Group Co., Ltd.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Executive Sumamry
Methodology & Sources
I Production & Market Information
I-1 Introduction to Production Technologies of M-Cresol in China
I-1.1 Properties of Meta Cresol
I-1.2 Meta Cresol From Coal Tar Pathway
I-1.3 Chemical Synthesis Pathway
I-1.4 Other Reported Methods
I-1.5 Brief Introduction to the Research Situation of Meta Cresol in China
Chinese Research on the Isolation of Meta Cresol from (m,p) Cresols
Research Situation on Synthesis of Meta Cresol in China
I-2 Brief Introduction to the Raw Material Situation of M-Cresol
I-2.1 Coal Tar
I-2.2 M-nitrotoluene
I-2.3 M-Toluidine
I-3 Production of Meta Cresol Nowadays
I-3.1 Summary of Chinese Manufacturers
I-3.2 Availability of Meta Cresol From Coal Tar Pathway
I-3.3 Summary of Meta Cresol From Chemical Synthetic Pathway
I-4 Import & Export of Meta Cresol in China
I-4.1 Summary of Import & Export of Meta Cresol in the Past Years
I-4.2 Import and Export Analysis of M-Cresol in 2001-2003
I-4.2.1 Approach Methodology
I-4.2.2 Brief Analysis on the Import & Export Situation of (m,p) Cresols in 2003
I-4.2.3 Import & Export Analysis of Meta Cresol From Chemical Synthetic Pathway – 2001~2003
I-5 Introduction to M-Cresol Derivatives in China
I-5.1 Vitamin E
I-5.2 Agrochemicals
I-5.3 Antioxidant in rubber and plastic
I-5.4 Flavors
I-5.5 Others
I-6 Demand and Growth of M-Cresol in China Especially the Vitamin E and Agrochemical Sectors
I-6.1 Demand from Vitamin E Industry
I-6.2 Demand from Agrochemical Industry
Other Information
I-7 Conclusion
I-8 Outlook and Market Trend of M-Cresol Industry in Upcoming Years
I-9 Recommendation
II Manufacturers of Meta Cresol in China
II-1 Active Producers of Meta Cresol
II-1.1 Jiangsu Fangzhou Chemical Co., Ltd.
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II-1.5 Beijing Zhongbei Kaiming Fine Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
II-3 Stopped Producers of Meta Cresol
II-3.1 Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd., 3rd Branch
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II-3.3 Tianjin Weijin Chemical Plant
II-4 Active Producers of (m,p) Cresols and Crude Cresol-Containing Compositions
II-4.1 Shanghai Baosteel Group, Chemical Company
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II-4.12 Zhen Bang Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. of Changchun
II-5 Active Traders of Meta Cresol in China

LIST OF TABLES
Table I-2.1-1 List of some coking plants in China
Table I-2.2-1 The active producers of m-nitrotoluene in China
Table I-3.2-1 List of some active producers of crude cresol-containing compositions in China
Table I-3.3-1 List of meta cresol producers in China – by chemical synthetic pathway
Table I-3.3-2 Summary of production situation of meta cresol in China – by chemical synthetic pathway
Table I-4.1-1 Import & export of M-cresol in the past
Table I-4.2.2-1 Import situation of meta-para-cresols in 2003 – by active importers
Table I-4.2.2-2 Import situation of meta-para-cresols in 2003 – by origin
Table I-4.2.3.1-1 Active exporter of metal cresol in 2001~2003
Table I-4.2.3.1-2 Export destination of metal cresol in 2001~2003
Table I-4.2.3.1-3 Delivery ports of metal cresol in 2001~2003
Table I-4.2.3.1-4 Export of metal cresol producers in 2003
Table I-4.2.3.2-1 Table Active importers of metal cresol in 2001~2002
Table I-4.2.3.2-2 Active importers of metal cresol in 2003
Table I-4.2.3.2-3 Table Origin of metal cresol in 2001~2003
Table I-4.2.3.2-4 Import port of metal cresol in 2001~2003
Table I-4.2.3.2-5 Application of imported meta cresol in 2001~2003
Table I-4.2.3.2-6 Consumption city of imported meta cresol in 2003
Table I-5.2.1.2-1 Unit consumption of m-phenoxybenzaldehyde for pyrethroids
Table I-5.2.1.2-2 Production and consumption of pyrethroids
Table I-5.2.1.3-1 Producers of m-phenoxybenzaldehyde in China
Table I-5.2.1.4-1 Unit consumption of meta cresol by different pesticides (Unit: MTs)
Table I-5.2.1.4-2 Production of cypermethrin in the past years (Unit: MTs)
Table I-5.2.1.4-3Table List of some active producers of cypermetrin in China(Unit: MTs)
Table I-5.2.1.4-4 Production of fenvalerate in the past years (Unit: MTs)
Table I-5.2.1.4-5 List of some active producers of fenvalerate in China
Table I-5.2.1.4-6 Production of fenpropathrin the past years (Unit: MTs)
Table I-5.2.1.4-7 Table List of some active producers of fenpropathrin in China
Table I-5.2.1.4-8 Production of deltamethrin the past years(Unit: MTs)
Table I-5.2.2.1-1 List of major producers of sumithion in China (technical materials)
Table I-5.2.2.2-2 List of some active producers of T sumacide (technical materials) in China
Table I-5.2.2.3-1 List of some active producers of fenthion in China
Table I-6-1 Consumption & demand of meta cresol in 2003 and in the future (on base of 99.5% material), Unit: MTs
Table I-6-2 Apparent consumption of meta cresol(Unit: MTs)
Table I-6.1-1 Demand for meta cresol from vitamin E industry
Table I-6.1-2 The demand for meta cresol in 2003, from vitamin E industry (Unit: MTs)
Table I-6.2-1 Demand for meta cresol from agrochemical industry (Unit: MTs)
Table I-6.2-2 Demand for meta cresol from other agrochemicals
Table II-5-1 Some Active traders of meta cresol