Ethylene World Market Outlook And Forecast 2010 Recently Issued by MarketPublishers, Ltd
Feb 03, 2010
LONDON - In 2010, chemicals demand recovery will differ significantly in terms of end-market and geographic region. Demand growth for ethylene in China has risen by 10% in the last 10 years going to 2008, whereas ethylene demand in established regions extended by 2% only. The tendency is dramatized by financial downturn that effected mostly mature markets.
The Middle East producers dominate in ethylene derivatives global trade owing to low cost position. Ethylene equivalent net exports from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are forecasted to increase from 8m tones in 2008 to 28m tones in 2013. This increase in Middle East market share will take place at the expense of producers in Asia and North America.
Total ethylene consumption will return to 115m tones by the end of 2010, resulting in demand growth for the 2008-2010 period being essentially zero.
Ethylene is a raw material used in the manufacture of polymers, like polyethylene, polyester, polyvinyl chloride and polystyrene, as well as organic chemicals. These products are used in a variety of industrial markets, such as packaging, transportation, electronic, textile, construction, etc.
General information (properties, applications, manufacturing processes);
World market characteristics (capacities, production, consumption, prices, trade by region, future projects);
Overviews of regional markets by country (European, Asian, American, Middle East, African, Oceanian markets).
The research is accomplished by a list of major ethylene suppliers and profiles of leading producers. Ethylene market perspectives till 2015 are also given on global and regional basis.
