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Lifting the lid on China's styrene industry. Why can't it reach its production potential?
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Report summary
The biggest styrene industry in the world is only able to operate at an average capacity utilization in the low-70s percent, having profound implications for China's styrene balance and worldwide monomer trade. What holds it back?
What's included
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Table of contents
- Introduction
- China - the world's most important styrene monomer market
- China's styrene industry structure
- Ownership and competitiveness diversify as capacity expands
- China's unique benzene pricing mechanism has kept swing producers alive
- Ethylene availability and price are the main constraints on utilisation rates
- Conclusions
Tables and charts
This report includes 8 images and tables including:
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- Projected Growth in Global Styrene Consumption
- Number of Chinese Styrene Producers by Scale (KT)
- China Styrene Industry Integration to Ethylene
- China Styrene Capacity Growth
- Average Styrene Plant Capacity in China
- Structure of Chinese Styrene Industry
- China Benzene Supply
- Styrene Cost Comparison, 2014
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