Pentaerythritol Market Research (China)

The report is updated based on the old report formulated in 2005. The product scope includes monopentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol and tripentaerythritol etc. The report examines Chinese pentaerythritol industry from the aspects of production, import & export, price, consumption, technology. Except that, some important issues such as antidumping, waste treatment, environment protection are also discussed. Based on the deep understnding to the pentaerythritol industry, the future in the next five days are forecasted, from the aspects of producers, consumption.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Executive summary

Introduction

I PRODUCTION AND MARKET INFORMATION

I-1 Production of Pentaerythritol in the Past Years in China
I-1.1 Production history
I-1.2 Changes in the Production Structure in 2003 & Influence on the Import

I-2 Current Production Situation of Pentaerythritol in China
I-2.1 Product Species of Pentaerythritol in China
I-2.2 Summary of Chinese Manufacturers
I-2.3 Summary of Production
I-2.4 About Monopentaerythritol
I-2.5 About Dipentaerythritol
I-2.6 About Tripentaerythritol
I-2.7 About Trimethoxylpropane and neopentylene glycol
I-2.8 SWOT analysis
I-2.9 About antidumping on Penta

I-3 Import and Export Analysis of Pentaerythritol in 2003 ~ 2006
I-3.1 Analysis on the Import Situation
I-3.2 Analysis on the Export Situation

I-4 Pricing of Pentaerythritol
- Pricing in the past
- Pricing in 2006
- Information about pricing in 2007

I-5 Consumption Pattern of Pentaerythritol in China
I-5.1 Market Size in Major End Use Segments
I-5.2 Brief Introduction to Each Major End Use Segment
I-5.2.1 Alkyd Resin
I-5.2.2 Polyurethane
I-5.2.3 Lubricant (High-grade)
I-5.2.4 Rosin Pentaerythritol Ester
I-5.2.5 Others
I-5.3 List of Major End Users

I-6 Supply Situation of Major Raw Materials of Pentaerythritol in China

II INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF PENTAERYTHRITOL IN CHINA

II-1 Brief Introduction & Comparison of Differnet Production Pathways/Methods

II-2 Technology problems of Pentaerythritol

II-3 Technology Achievements of Pentaerythritol and Research status of Pentaerythritol

III COMPETITIVE POWER ANALYSIS OF CHINESE MANUFACTURERS OF PENTAERYTHRITOL

IV FUTURE FORECAST

IV-1 Key Factors and Driving Forces for the Development

IV-2 Outlook of Pentaerythritol Industry in 2007~2011

V CONCLUSION

VI APPENDIX: PROFILE OF ACTIVE PRODUCERS

VI-1 Active Manufacturers of Pentaerythritol
VI-1.1 Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
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VI-1.9 Guizhou Crystal Organic (Group) Co., Ltd.

VI-2 Manufacturers Who Stopped Production
VI-2.1 Hunan Hengyang Sanhua Co., Ltd
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VI-2.4 Shanxi Sanwei (Group) Co., Ltd.

VI-3 Manufacturers Who was not contacted
VI-3.1 Shandong Bofeng Pesticide For Plants Co., Ltd

LIST OF TABLES

Table I-1.1-1 Major producers of pentaerythritol in 1992-1993 (t/a)
Table I-1.1-2 List of active pentaerythritol producers in 1999
Table I-1.1-3 List of penta producers that stopped production in the past (t/a)
Table I-1.1-4 Development of pentaerythritol in the past
Table I-2.2-1 Pentaerythritol specifications for Chinese product
Table I-2.2-1 Summary of pentaerythritol in the past
Table I-2.2-2 Overview of active pentaerythritol producers in the recent years (including all kinds of pentaerythritols and dipenta, tripenta)-1
Table I-2.2-3 Overview of active pentaerythritol producers in the recent years (including all kinds of pentaerythritols and dipenta, tripenta) -2
Table I-2.3-1 Summary of pentaerythritol production in the recent years (only refer to technical grade, middle grade and mono penta)
Table I-2.3-2 Evaluation of the pentaerythritol producers in the recent years (%, t) (only refer to technical grade, middle grade and mono penta)
Table I-2.3-3 Summary of byproducts and raw material supply for the pentaerythritol producers in the recent years (only refer to technical grade, middle grade and mono penta)
Table I-2.5-1 Summary of dipenta producers in the recent years
Table I-2.7-1 The import of trimethoxylpropane in China
Table I-3.1.1-1 Active importers of pentaerythritol in 2003 (>10MT) Unit: kg
Table I-3.1.1-2 Origin of pentaerythritol in 2003
Table I-3.1.1-3 Consumption area of pentaerythritol in 2003
Table I-3.1.1-4 Import price of pentaerythritol in 2003
Table I-3.1.2-1 Active importers of pentaerythritol in 2004(?1MT) Unit:kg
Table I-3.1.2-2 Origin of pentaerythritol in 2004
Table I-3.1.2-3 Consumption area of pentaerythritol in 2004
Table I-3.1.2-4 Import price of pentaerythritol in 2004
Table I-3.1.3-1 Import price of penta by month in 2005
Table I-3.1.3-2 Active importers of motopenta in 2005
Table I-3.1.3-3 Active importers of dipenta in 2005
Table I-3.1.3-4 Origins for importing penta in 2005
Table I-3.1.3-1 Import price of penta by month in 2006
Table I-3.1.3-2 Active importers of motopenta in 2006
Table I-3.1.3-4 Origins for importing penta in 2006
Table I-3.2.1-1 Active exporter of pentaerythritol in 2003 (>50MT)
Table I-3.2.1-2 Export destination of pentaerythritol in 2003
Table I-3.2.1-3 Export price of pentaerythritol in 2003
Table I-3.2.1-4 Export situation of Chinese manufacturers
Table I-3.2.2-1 Active exporter of pentaerythritol in 2004
Table I-3.2.2-2 Export destination of pentaerythritol in 2004
Table I-3.2.2-3 Export price of pentaerythritol in 2004( Quantity:kg; Unit price: USD/kg)
Table I-3.2.2-4 Export situation of Chinese manufacturers ( Quantity:kg; Unit price: USD/kg)
Table I-3.2.3-1 Export price of penta by month in 2005
Table I-3.2.3-2 Active exporter of pentaerythritol in 2005
Table I-3.2.3-3 Export destination of pentaerythritol in 2005
Table I-3.2.3-4 Export situation of Chinese manufacturers in 2005 (Quantity:t; Unit price: USD/kg)
Table I-3.2.4-1 Export price of penta by month in 2006
Table I-3.2.4-2 Active exporter of pentaerythritol in 2006
Table I-3.2.4-3 Export destination of pentaerythritol in 2006
Table I-3.2.4-4 Export situation of Chinese manufacturers in 2006 ( Quantity:t; Unit price: USD/kg)
Table I-4-1 Average prices from 1992 to 2006
Table I-5.1-1 Consumption structure of pentaerythritol in China in recent years (t)
Table I-5.2.1-1 Forecast of penta consumption in alkyd resin in China
Table I-5.2.2-1 Forecast of penta consumption in PU in China
Table I-5.2.3-1 Forecast of penta consumption in high-grade lubricant in China
Table I-5.2.4-1 Forecast of penta consumption in rosin ester in China
Table I-5.3-1 List of Major End Users
Table I-6-1 Major raw materials for pentaerythritol production (kg/t pentaerythritol)
Table I-6.1-1 Production of formaldehyde in China
Table I-6.1-2 Consumption breakdown of formaldehyde in China in recent years (t)
Table II-1-1 The technology source of Chinese manufacturers
Table IV-2-1 Prediction on the pentaerythritol development in the next few years (t)
Table IV-2-2 Prediction on the product structure of pentaerythritol in the future
Table IV-2-3 Consumption structure of pentaerythritol in China (t)

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure I-1.3-1 The distribution of pentaerythritol production in the world
Figure I-5.2.2-1 Penta consumption in PU 2001-2006
Figure I-5.2.3-1 Penta consumption in high-grade lubricant
Figure I-5.2.4-1 Penta consumption in rosin ester

COMPANIES MENTIONED

Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.; Yunnan Yuntianhua Co., Ltd.; Shanxi Sanwei (Group) Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Sanmu Group; Zhenjiang Xinlong Chemical Co., Ltd.